<h4>Chapter 507: Someone Is Coming</h4>


    Mina stared at E in confusion. "How do you know I love Mr. Charlie?"


    E leanedzily against the sofa back, her posture slightly stiff. "If you didn’t love him, why would you stay with him? You’re jealous of me, aren’t you?"


    Mina bit her lip awkwardly. "I’m his girlfriend. I know Charlie loves to have fun, and he changes girlfriends frequently... but I love his charming, bad-boy side."


    Such is the folly of infatuation. No matter how wed or toxic a man may be, love is love, and for a time, it is beyond reason or control.


    E pressed her lips together. "Are you afraid he’ll fall for me? Or... that he’ll leave you because of me?"


    A trace of anger shed in Mina’s eyes. "Of course I’m afraid! But if it’s not you, there will be other women! He... he just loves to y around. He says it’s his freedom to do so before marriage."


    What a pitiful, tragic girl.


    As if Charlie were the only man left in the world.


    "In that case, how about we make a deal? You get him to tell you where my son is, and I promise to make him lose all interest in me," E proposed, sitting upright and looking seriously at Mina.


    Mina’s eyes lit up, but she bit her lip and hesitated. After a moment, she shook her head.


    E frowned in puzzlement. Didn’t Mina love Charlie? Wasn’t this deal enticing enough?


    Or... did Mina not love Charlie as much as she imed?


    "If I betray him, he’ll hate me for it! I’m sorry, but I can’t agree. I’llpete with you fairly," Mina said firmly.


    E was at a loss for words.


    Some women would go to any lengths, even risking their reputations, to fight for a man. Yet this Mina wanted a fairpetition?


    "Don’t worry, I don’t like Mr. Charlie, so I won’t bepeting with you," E said, furrowing her brow as shezily stood. "But I’m sure you wouldn’t want him to touch me either. So, if he tries anything, I hope you’ll intervene—or keep him busy every night so he doesn’t have the energy to bother me."


    Mina, no fool herself, understood E’s implication. She blushed and smiled shyly. "Of course. Don’t worry, I’ll make sure he’s... preupied with me."


    E said nothing more.


    There was no point continuing the conversation.


    Seeing E’sck of interest, Mina bid her farewell. After Mina left, E locked the door and leaned against the balcony, gazing outside. However, her view was blocked by a dense grove of trees. Beyond the trees, though, she could glimpse the shimmering surface of the sea.


    E rubbed her temples wearily. Perhaps Mason hadn’t brought her here just to humiliate her.


    Maybe it was to avoid Eric’s surveince. Mason was likely waiting for the right moment to slip away from the Scott family and quietlye here himself.


    Ey on the bed to rest, closing her eyes to rx. She didn’t know how much time had passed before she fell asleep—and this time, she dreamt of Elias.


    In her nightmare, Elias was being dragged by two men in ck. His tear-streaked face was filled with terror as he cried out desperately, "Mommy, please save me! Mommy..."


    The nightmare jolted E awake.


    When she opened her eyes, it was already 11:40 a.m.


    She had slept for over two hours.


    E quickly sat up, reaching for the small knife in her coat pocket. It was still there. Nothing seemed out of ce.


    Without bothering to tidy her disheveled hair, E reminded herself that Charlie liked neat and proper women. During breakfast, he had already shown his displeasure at her table manners.


    A man can never have feelings for a woman he’s dissatisfied with.


    E hadn’t even opened her door when a servant knocked, informing her that it was time for lunch and that Charlie had invited her downstairs to eat.


    In the dining room, E was slightly surprised to see dishes on the table.


    Charlie spoke warmly and gently, "I know you’re from Country S and usually eat rice, so I specifically asked the chef to prepare S cuisine for you."


    E raised the corners of her lips but said nothing as she sat down, not even offering a word of thanks.


    The anticipation in Charlie’s eyes slowly turned into a faint chill. He hadn’t expected this woman to be so... impolite. It was disappointing, to say the least.


    Even worse, this was the same woman who had ruthlessly kneed him below the belt—and now she couldn’t even muster a simple "thank you."


    Oh, thisck of decorum! Charlie found himself struggling to tolerate it.


    Mina, observing the scene, secretly felt a twinge of delight and quickly tried to smooth things over. "Charlie, Miss Davis isn’t ustomed to our Western manners. Please don’t take it to heart."


    E let out a coldugh. "When will Mason be here?"


    "J? I don’t know. He hasn’t shared any details with me—only said he was sending me a ’gift,’" Charlie said, his gaze smoldering. "Though it seems the gift is a feisty little wildcat."


    E ignored him and lowered her head, eating without hesitation.


    Charlie was so furious he nearly spat blood.


    E could see that Charlie had nothing to do with Elias. He made no mention of her son and kept repeating the idea that she was a "gift" sent by Mason.


    This fool! He didn’t even realize Mason had yed him. If Eric showed up here, Charlie was as good as dead.


    As E calmly ate her meal, Charlie clenched his knife and fork, his eyes fixated on her delicate face.


    The harder it was to win over a woman, the more it fueled a man’s possessive desires.


    Mina nced between Charlie and E, feeling a twinge of fear.


    If Charlie really fell for E, what about her? Would she be abandoned?


    The meal was nd and tasteless.


    Despite his frustrations, Charlie refused to give up, continuing to asionally show kindness to E and even granting her permission to roam outside the vi.


    E was more than happy to oblige and immediately left the vi to explore the surroundings.


    The ind wasn’t veryrge. Apart from the trees around the vi, the rest of thendscape was mostly rugged and rocky. From a single nce, it was clear that aside from Charlie’s house, there were no other buildings.


    Mason was truly cunning. By bringing her here, he ensured she wouldn’t see Elias. If she couldn’t find her son, her efforts would be in vain, and she’d walk right into Mason’s trap.


    No... E reminded herself. As long as Mason showed up, it meant she was one step closer to Elias.


    "Miss Davis." Mina’s voice called from behind.


    E turned with a slight smile. "Miss Mina, have you made up your mind?"


    Mina bit her lip. "Actually... even if I agree to help, I’m powerless. This ind may have boatsing and going, but they all belong to Charlie. Plus, my phone has no signal here. On this ind, only Charlie’s phone works. None of the others have any reception."


    E was secretly rmed. So, the indcked a proper signal tower, and Charlie, wary of being betrayed, had imposed restrictions during its construction. In other words, no one could make calls except him.


    Charlie wasn’t as dumb as he looked. By doing this, he effectively severed allmunication between his subordinates and the outside world.


    "If you need help, I’ll do what I can—but only on one condition: you can’t fall for Charlie!" Mina said firmly.


    "Don’t worry. I have no interest in that kind of man," E replied coldly.


    Her gaze shifted to the horizon, where a small ck dot appeared. The distant roar of an approaching ne echoed through the air...