When Her Death Couldn't Break Him (Cecilia and Nathaniel) novel Chapter 1735

Chapter 1735 Our Lives Could Be At Stake
When Cecilia woke up again, she was engulfed in complete darkness, with only the faint murmur of people conversing reaching her ears.

“This is a matter of life and death. A few million is far from enough. It has to be at least this amount!”

“Ten million?”

The voice of a somewhat familiar middle-aged man rang out.

“No, it's one hundred million Azanian currency!” said the man negotiating with the middle-aged man.

A hundred million Azanian currency?

Ralph found it hard to believe. “That's a huge amount. Why don't you just go rob someone instead?”

He didn't have that much money on him at that moment.

“If you're not going to give it to me, then do it yourself,” the young man said, exasperated. “We're taking a huge risk here. Once this is over, we can't stay around. Don't think I don't know who she is. She's the CEO of Jamieson Group. If I were to ask her, do you think she'd give me a hundred million Azanian currency to save her own life? I suppose she'd even give me a billion Azanian currency.”

Ralph felt a twinge of regret, questioning how he had ended up with such unreliable individuals.

Yet, he himself didn't dare to truly take action.

“I just don't have that kind of money on hand right now. How about this? You guys start ahead, and once you're overseas, I'll figure something out and wire the money to you.”

Cecilia listened in silence and came to the chilling realization that someone had paid to have her killed.

“No way! How can I be sure you'll keep your promise? Money first,” the young man stubbornly insisted. “Don't worry, as soon as I get the money, I'll handle her immediately. Her being alive is a risk for me too.”

“Wait for me a moment. I need to make a phone call.”

With no other options left, Ralph reluctantly called Cassandra, asking for money.

Upon hearing the demand for a billion Azanian currency, Cassandra couldn't believe her ears. “Where am I supposed to get that kind of money right now? Can't they give me some time? Once I become the CEO of Jamieson Group, I won't be short on funds to pay them.”

Ralph, equally out of options, replied, “No can do. If you don't pay up, these people won't work.”

Cassandra slightly furrowed her brows. “All right, I'll figure something out.”