Chapter 1106 The Real Natalie
“Impossible! How did this happen?” exclaimed Zophie as her pupils dilated in shock. Natalie is right in front of me right now, so why does the person behind me sound just like her?
“Get up, Sarah. Find a place to tend to your wounds,” Natalie ordered the injured woman on the ground. “Yes, Mrs. Bowers.”
Sarah was so good at impersonating Natalie that she only broke character and began acting like herself again after the woman called her by her real name.
As the most powerful warrior Samuel handpicked for Natalie, Sarah was still as capable as ever even though she was injured because Zophie did not shoot her vitals.
Sarah slowly got back on her feet and staggered to the side of another container before tying pieces of cloth she tore from her shirt around her wounds to stop the bleeding.
Zophie’s eyes grew even wider when she finally realized what was going on. “S-She’s not… Natalie.”
“You’re absolutely right,” responded Natalie casually. “The real Natalie is standing behind you now. What you thought you had was merely my substitute. Now you’re mine.”
“A substitute? That woman was someone you trained to impersonate you?” roared Zophie with blood-red eyes. “How dare you fool me with a substitute!”
Natalie would rather not waste her breath to explain herself. It’s not as if any good soldier was ever above playing dirty. If I hadn’t fooled Zophie with Sarah, I would’ve fallen into her trap and lost not only my bargaining chip but also my life. She’d probably even torture me to death.
“I never knew how cunning you were, Natalie! How dare you trick me!” Zophie bit her lip, upset that Natalie had got the better of her.
“I could say the same of you. The exchange hasn’t even started, and my substitute has already been shot twice. Tell me, where are you hiding Yumi? You won’t get the jade key until you tell me where she really is. I don’t think I need to remind you that if you play tricks with me, not only will you die before my daughter, but you’ll also never have the key. I heard Blaze has been looking for it and that it was rumored to be related to Loang’s national treasure. Of course, I’ll be sad if Yumi dies, but she’s just a kid. Whether you get to live and keep the jade key depends solely on your decision.”
What Natalie feared most was Zophie deciding to take Yumi to the grave with her. She did not care about Zophie or Blaze but the girl’s safety.
Zophie kept silent as she thought about Natalie’s words. I didn’t get the jade key or avenge Gale, so how is it worth losing my life just to make Natalie shed some tears?
After some careful consideration, Zophie lifted her hands up high and uttered, “Fine. You have my word, Natalie! We’ll talk about the jade key later, but you have to promise me you won’t hurt me after I bring you to the kid.”
“Enough talking. Get moving!” said Natalie harshly.
Even though Zophie did not appreciate Natalie’s tone, she had no choice but to lead the way in silence since she was at Natalie’s mercy.
Sarah wanted to follow Natalie but did not because the woman gave her a look.
Natalie did not want Sarah to take any more risks even though the woman’s vitals were not shot. She’s already done enough as my substitute.
Knowing what the look meant, Sarah could only stay where she was and wait for orders.
Natalie followed Zophie and headed toward the north.
