Chapter 123

Chapter 123

After Blake and Ophelia stayed at the Schmidt Villa for a while, they drove away.

On the road, Ophelia's phone suddenly buzzed.

She opened her phone and found a text message from the Schmidt family's lawyer.

The content of the message made her freeze for a moment.

Seeing this, Blake pulled the car over to the side and looked at Ophelia. "What's wrong?"

Ophelia didn't say anything. She showed Blake her phone, completely stunned.

The content of the message made even Blake gasp.

Finnegan had just transferred most of his estate to Ophelia, which meant that the assets Ophelia now possessed could even buy a country.

Blake's eyelid twitched, and he immediately called Lucas.

He told him to gather enough bodyguards to come and protect Ophelia's safety.

With such a large transfer of assets, many people must have heard the news in advance, and everyone would be ready to make their move.

Ophelia's safety couldn't have any slip-ups.

Actually, what Blake thought of, Finnegan had already thought of in advance.

He had already spread the word within the Schmidt family that anyone who dared to harm Ophelia would lose their right to inherit the Schmidt family estate.

This way, the number of people who would dare to harm Ophelia could be counted on one hand.

Except for one person, Cressida.

"Stay at Pine Ridge Estate for now, and try not to go out, understand?" Blake said.

Ophelia nodded. She knew that she was now like a piece of fat meat surrounded by hungry wolves.

Many people would risk everything for a bite of her flesh.

"Why would he make this decision now?"

Blake stroked his chin and gave his answer after careful consideration. "I think it's because something has changed in his environment that he can no longer control."

Ophelia frowned, worried that something had happened to Finnegan.

Although they had just met, she already considered Finnegan family in her heart.

Blood ties were truly magical.

"Should we go back?"

As Blake was hesitating, a black car stopped in front of them, and a man in a suit appeared from the front of the car, standing not far from the car door.

"Mr. Weston, Ms. Hayes, Mr. Schmidt says you should go straight back and not linger on the road. As for his side, don't worry."

"Got it." Blake hit the gas pedal and left the person behind.

For Finnegan to say this, he obviously already knew that someone was preparing to make a move.

At this moment, doing what he said was definitely the right thing to do.

Ophelia and Blake returned to Pine Ridge Estate and found the main iron gate open. The two exchanged glances, quickened their pace, and walked in, only to see Isla lying on the sofa.

Ophelia rushed forward. "Isla, Isla, are you okay?"

Isla slowly woke up, and seeing Ophelia, she showed a slight smile. "Ms. Hayes, you're back? What happened to me? My head feels so dizzy."

Ophelia reached out to touch Isla's forehead, but didn't find anything unusual. Mia, who was in the room, also came out at this moment.

"Mr. Weston, Ms. Hayes, you're both back? What happened to me? I was still sleeping at this hour."

A flash of embarrassment crossed Mia's face. Being caught napping was absolutely unacceptable.

But Blake and Ophelia seemed to have encountered a problem.

"Ms. Hayes? Mr. Weston?"

Ophelia's expression was complicated. "Mia, did you and Isla encounter something earlier?"

Mia thought carefully but found she couldn't remember anything.

"I can't, Ms. Hayes. I don't remember anything."

Ophelia frowned and looked back at Blake. Blake immediately called Lucas.

He had Lucas check the villa's surveillance footage.

But nothing was found.

Clearly, the villa's surveillance had been tampered with.

After Ophelia comforted Isla and Mia, she walked aside with Blake to talk. "What do you think about this?"

Blake frowned. "Someone must have made a move. I didn't expect it to be so fast; they've already found Pine Ridge Estate. It seems this place isn't completely safe either."

"Right, should we send Isla and Mia away first?" Ophelia asked.

Blake glanced at Isla and Mia.

Isla and Mia quickly came forward. "No, we won't leave. We'll stay with you."

Ophelia looked at Isla and Mia helplessly. "Isla, Mia, this isn't a joke. If we're not careful, we could lose our lives."

Isla and Mia looked at each other and both shook their heads. "Ms. Hayes, we won't leave."

Seeing this, Ophelia understood Isla and Mia's determination and agreed. "Since you won't leave, you must follow all my arrangements."

Isla and Mia nodded. Ophelia and Blake went upstairs together.

Ophelia took out the sapphire ring from the drawer and put it on her hand.

Blake walked over and lifted her hand to look at it.

His gaze was as gentle as water.

"After all this is over, I'll give you a bigger and more beautiful diamond ring."

Ophelia nodded. Soon, her phone rang.

It was Debra.

"Ophelia, I found out that someone has been looking into your information recently. Be extra careful."

"I know, Debra. You take care of yourself too."

"Don't worry."

There was a commotion outside the door. Lucas had arrived with people at some point. "Mr. Weston, the people are here."

Blake nodded and helped Ophelia into the car.

Isla and Mia got into another car.

"Where are we going?"

Blake stood by the window. "Leave Silver Bay temporarily and stay in the neighboring city for a while. Come back after I've resolved everything on my end."

Ophelia bit her lip. "I want to stay with you."

"No." Blake firmly refused, as if he had already made up his mind.

Ophelia frowned deeply. After hesitating for a long time, she looked at Blake doubtfully. "Then promise me you'll keep yourself safe. I want to see you in one piece."

Blake's gaze was gentle as he nodded.

Ophelia's car moved forward. The driver, Griffin, glanced in the rearview mirror. "Ms. Hayes, please fasten your seatbelt."

Hearing this, Ophelia instinctively did as told, but soon realized something was wrong. "What did you say?"

Griffin froze, his face turning pale.

He had forgotten that this car was very advanced - the back seat didn't need seatbelts.

Ophelia immediately shouted. "Stop the car."

Griffin didn't comply. Instead, he stepped on the gas.

Ophelia realized something was wrong and quickly rolled down the window, looking back.

But there were no cars behind them now.

Isla and Mia!

Ophelia's heart jumped. She immediately braced herself and jumped out the window.

"What are you doing!"

The vehicle was moving at high speed. Jumping out of the car at this moment was practically suicide.

But the boss had told him before that he must bring the person safely.

"Wait!"