Billionaire’s Pampered Wife

Sean was a step quicker as he drew the blackout curtains.

Eli sat up from the bed and realized that the walls were made of glass. With the curtains pulled, she could see the coast.

“Did something happen?” Eli asked.

Sean frowned and made a phone call. He asked coldly, “Do you know what’s going on outside?”

“We have deployed the invisible pseudo-mine rays earlier this afternoon, but they exploded for some reason. An animal might have accidentally stepped on them,” Colonel Cher reported.

“Check the surveillance cameras. There should be surveillance in the place where the pseudo-mine rays were deployed,” Sean said.

“The drill tomorrow will be monitored with unmanned cameras to make the training more realistic and to prevent the fighters from finding the pseudo-mine rays based on the surveillance cameras. We already have people on ground zero to check out the situation as we speak.”

“Alright then,” Sean’s eyes darkened as he hung up the phone. He pulled the curtains and looked over to Eli, “Did that wake you up?”

“Was that the sound of a bomb exploding?” Eli was surprised.

“The enemies would plant mines underground in real battles and no one would survive if they happened to step on them. However, in order to make the drill more realistic yet keeping the soldiers safe at the same time, we have prepared pseudo-mine rays, which are simply empty mines that wouldn’t blow up but merely make sounds akin to a loud explosion,” Sean explained.

“Did someone just stepped on one of those things then?”

Sean smiled and said softly, “Well, it could be animals that had accidentally stepped on it as well. After all, there are wolves, bears, and other small beasts on the island.”

“Wouldn’t that be dangerous?” Eli was a little scared.

She used to watch movies that featured a group of people going to a deserted island or a remote, spooky place. More often than not, 90 percent of them would die. She thought that those people were foolish to go to such dangerous places when they could well be staying at home and watching a movie.

“The soldiers have guns on them. Besides, they are martial artists, so these beasts are no match for them,” Sean said as he sat down on the bed.

“Could I not go to the island tomorrow? You could just bring everyone’s information over, and I’ll just read them here on the boat,” Eli asked.

“You’ll be safest when you’re with me. Plus, I have a schedule to adhere to. Don’t worry. I have my men on the island. As long as I’m alive, you’ll be fine,” Sean assured her.

Eli nodded. She would soon find out the identity of the person who tried to kill her. At the very least, she would be safe as long as she knew who that perpetrator was. “Are you going to sleep?”

“Let’s,” Sean lifted the covers and lay down on the bed.

Eli could no longer fall asleep, so she turned to look at him instead.

Sean didn’t sleep either. He kept his eyes open, seemingly deep in thought.

“Are you worried that it was not a beast that had stepped on it? It would be terrifying if it was a human,” Eli said worriedly.

Sean glanced at her, “Actually, I…”

“Hm?” Eli looked at him with curious eyes.

All of a sudden, Sean sat up from the bed and made a phone call.

The call rang five times before it was finally connected.

“Hello?” Stella’s raspy voice came from the other end of the phone.

“Did you send someone over to the deserted island?” Sean asked directly.

Stella paused and replied, “Yes. I don’t trust your men, and I need to keep Eli safe.”

“One of your men has stepped on the pseudo-mine device as soon as they arrived. Send me pictures of them.”

Stella was silent, “Fine. If you want Eli to be safe, you’d better not touch my people.”

“I know. Ask your men not to act rashly unless absolutely necessary,” Sean said as he hung up the phone.

Eli had heard bits and pieces of the conversation, and she too sat up from the bed, “I heard my name.”

“Stella had sent someone to protect you on the island. It seems that she still cares about you.” Sean said.

Eli lowered her eyes and fell back on the bed, glowering towards the air for a moment before turning her back to Sean and whispering, “Whenever I think of her, I would think of my late mother. A good friend would not have done whatever she did. She should have at least tell me the plan instead of saying nothing and working with you to deceive me.”

“I was the one who asked her to do that. I promised her that I wouldn’t disturb your life and that I just wanted to know that you were safe. She didn’t tell you about it because she was worried that you would disapprove of her actions. I guess she could tell that I like you very much and perhaps, she wanted to set us up in her own way,” Sean explained.

“Regardless, she is my friend, not yours. I might forgive her, but we’ll never be friends again. Never,” Eli said softly. Perhaps, she was trying to convince herself too. She was hurt by her friend’s betrayal at the time.

Sean wrapped his arms around Eli’s waist and pulled her over, “I’m all you need.”

Eli didn’t say anything else, but after an hour or two of tossing and turning, she finally dozed off at dawn.

No one knew how much time had passed. Rays of sunlight were already coming through the cracks in the curtains when she woke up. It was already midday.

She looked to her side and realized that Sean was no longer there. She draped herself in a blanket and pulled the curtains.

Soldiers were standing outside in two straight lines, and they looked orderly and disciplined.

In between those rows were a dozen men in masks. Eli recognized their uniforms. They were known as Sean’s Invisibles.

Sean was standing on the pier, having a conversation with one of the men.

The man he was speaking to was also wearing an Invisible’s uniform, only without his face covered.

If the person who wanted to kill her were among the Invisibles, wouldn’t she have revealed her whereabouts by looking at them so openly and brazenly?

Eli drew the curtains hurriedly, left a small crack, and peered outside.

All of a sudden, there was a knock at the door.

Eli went to open the door. Colonel Cher was standing respectfully in the doorway. “Mr. President requests for you to get dressed and head over the dining room for your meal.”

“Oh, okay. Thank you,” Eli closed the door. She then took out the suitcase that Sean had prepared in advance and pulled out a black suit. She tied her hair up to a ponytail, put on just moisturizer and no makeup, and walked to the dining room.

Sean was already in the dining hall. However, Janet wasn’t there.

There was a thick file of information in his hand, “Come over here and see if there’s anyone you recognize in here. All the information on the soldiers is here.”

As soon as Eli heard that the file contained the information on the Invisibles, she immediately went over and skipped her breakfast. She went through them one by one and read them all, but none of them of whom she recognized.

She looked again and still found nothing.

“Are you sure that they are all here?” Eli asked.This belongs to NôvelDrama.Org - ©.

“I have 276 of them in total. There’s no mistaking it. Everything is here,” Sean frowned slightly.

“276 people. Are you sure that their photos are real? Do your soldiers know how to use photo editing software? He might look different after having his photo edited,” Eli decided to look through the file again, but she still couldn’t find that man, “I clearly saw him wearing the Invisibles’ uniform.”

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