Go After My Ex-wife
Chapter 1164 We Shall See if You Manage to Leave

Deanna got up from the bed and stretched, seemingly a little confused. Had she taken her dinner the previous night?

She wondered what time it was at the moment.

She stirred from her bed and put on the clothes Jacky had just bought for her. She felt that it looked quite attractive, and even better than the ones she had worn before.

Coming down from the stairs, she intended to go out and pick some potatoes. Just when she stepped out of the house, she saw a few men talking to Jacky, who was habitually standing in front of them, his arms akimbo. As soon as she came into their sight, one of those men stopped talking and fixed his eyes on her.

Without so much as a word, Jacky whacked him on the head. "Another look and it'll be the end of you."

Leaving the crate in fear, Deanna turned around and fled from there swiftly.

Being scared silly, she entered the door and patted herself on the chest. That day, the man was going to force her to sleep with him. It was too frightening.

After catching a breath, she turned to look outside. She just wanted to sneak a peek, but it turned out that Jacky had already strode towards her and was waving his hand at her, signaling her to come out. Only then did she walk out and stop in front of him.

"Do you know Santiago?" Jacky stared at Deanna's small face with his piercing eyes.

"Ah!" Deanna exclaimed as she looked around. She thought Santiago was there.

When she realized that it was just false hope, she was disappointed. She shrank back. "I know him."

Jacky approached her and placed his hands on his waist. "What is your relationship with him?"

"N-nothing," Deanna replied quickly, but she began to stammer due to her anxiety. The more agitated she was, the more obvious her faltering tones.

Jacky glanced at the men standing behind him. "Haven't you guys gawked enough? You wanna die?"

They said, "Boss, we're leaving now." And off they went. Deanna lowered her head and ducked. "I grew up in the Harvey family household. My mother and Santiago's mother are good friends. They are like sisters."

"I used to live there when I was a child, and my brother, too."

Deanna explained, still not daring to raise her head.

Jacky extended his hand and grabbed her chin, forcing her to raise it. "You don't want to have dinner, do you?"

"Yes I do," she answered without hesitation. Jacky gritted his teeth. "Did he ever touch you?"

In Deanna's mind, she was the one who had touched Santiago, not the other way round.

Shaking her head, she tried to look Jacky in the eye, as a sign of being honest-to-goodness. "No."

Only then did Jacky let go of her, after which she hurriedly rubbed her chin. She wondered if he was going to crush her chin with that much strength from him just then.

Santiago should be coming. She planned to teach Jacky a lesson after she met Santiago.

She felt homesick. It was also because of it that she had shed tears the previous day. It wasn't until Jacky had agreed to let her call home that she was a little happier. Otherwise, she would have wept non-stop during the last dinner.

"It's best if he didn't, or else I'll kill him." Jacky turned and walked towards the farm. He went inside and dug a few potatoes before handing them to Deanna. "Bring them back and wash them. I'm going out for a while. Don't run around, it's not safe here."

"Sure." Holding the potatoes, she went into the house to put them down before coming to the door to watch as Jacky left. Soon, he was gone, out of her sight.

After that, she went back to wash the potatoes while thinking about how Santiago had come to look for her. She felt a tide of sadness rising in her. If she left, then she would never see Jacky again. As hateful as Jacky might be, he hadn't been physically aggressive towards her. Instead, he had even bought some clothes for her.

However, this wasn't her home, and Jacky was a kidnapper. Not only had he abducted her, he also kept blackmailing her brother. He demanded a substantial amount of ransom every time.

She lifted her hands and counted it using all ten of her fingers. Her brother had squandered 150 million dollars on this, hadn't he?

She added up all the ransom.

It was 150 million dollars.

Deanna thought of this number, wondering how many zeros were in it.

It was an astronomical figure to her.

As she was counting, she heard someone's footsteps near the door. From what she could tell, it wasn't Jacky's, for he would always trot briskly.

This person sounded a bit hesitant, wandering behind the house. Deanna's eyes widened in bemusement. Could it be, she thought, a thief?

Deanna was about to run upstairs when she saw a wooden stick at the foot of the stairs. She then held it in her hand and turned back to wait for the intruder.

The sky had darkened, and the surroundings had been enveloped in darkness. Under the dim light, she stared at the person who had come in through the doorway. Perceiving that it was Santiago, she dropped the wooden stick from her hand, made a dash towards him and leapt into his arms. Luckily, Santiago was strong enough to stand firmly without being bowled over by her.

"Santiago," Deanna called his name, sobbing. He raised his hands to embrace her and pat her on the back. "It's okay now. Let's go."

Santiago had always been a decisive, no-nonsense person. He gently pushed her away, held her waist, and directly walked outside.

It was pitch-black outside but it didn't stop Deanna from staying close to him and following him out.

They made their long way in darkness. In the end, Deanna was too weary to move anymore. Nevertheless, she kept following Santiago without saying a word.

Noticing that she was falling behind, Santiago turned around and carried her on his back.

Leaning against his back, Deanna could feel his warmth. Therefore, she just lay prone on his back.

After trudging for a few miles, Santiago found it hard to continue. However, when he saw the main road ahead, he couldn't bring himself to a stop.

It was just that a few cars surrounded him just when he reached the main road. Following that, he had to stop.

Deanna was so terrified that she snuggled close to Santiago.

Santiago did not put her down. He turned and looked around the cars, which left a few Rhyss of light trails, penetrating the darkness. A few people got out of the cars, one after another. One of them was Logan, whom he had seen during the day. Logan stopped before him and said, "I've warned you not to come to Waverly Village since it's our territory. You didn't believe me. What's worse, you came and took Mr. Jacky's woman away. Do you know the consequences of doing that?"

Santiago cracked a smile. "Where's Jacky? Ask him to speak to me."

Logan was about to say something when a person came out from a car. With her head resting on Santiago's shoulder, Deanna didn't dare to look up.

Santiago turned his head to look at Deanna, who was scared to be caught yet again. "Take a look, is it Jacky?"

Only then did she lift her head to steal glances at the man who had emerged from the car from the opposite side. When she saw him, she hurriedly said, "It's him."

Jacky scanned the people around him before he came forward and told Santiago, "Put her down and you may leave."

Santiago sized him up. "Are you kidding me? I've come all the way and brought her here, and you want me to put her down? You think that's possible?"

"Nothing is impossible. In my eyes, you're just a mouse, and I, a cat. I can kill you any time, and I can twist you around my little finger as I please. It's a piece of cake to me. I just want to know if she's lying to me."

After hearing Jacky's words, Deanna immediately tugged at Santiago's clothes. "Don't leave me behind. I'm afraid of them."

Jacky gnashed his teeth. "Put her down and you can leave."

Santiago was amused to hear that. "Nobody can force me to do anything. You're no exception. Since I've brought only me, myself, and I to this fight, I'm not worried about being outnumbered."

"Jacky Scott, I've heard of you before, and I don't give a rat's a*s about what you do. I'll bring Deanna away. She's lived the life of a spoiled rich lady ever since she was young, which is why she can't stay here. Besides, you can't afford to provide for her either."

Santiago was about to leave when Jacky sneered. "Then, we shall see if you manage to leave."