05
“Dear passengers, this is your captain speaking. Due to an emergency situation, our flight will be delayed.”
The surrounding passengers had never seen such an astonishing scene. They were all dumbfounded.
“What’s going on? Did someone not board the plane?”
“That can’t be right. The plane was already on the runway. How can it turn back now?”
The airport announcement was broadcast several times. It didn’t seem to be a mistake.
Looking confused, everyone returned to the waiting area.
As soon as I appeared, over a dozen airline staff lined up in an orderly fashion and marched towards me in unison.
At this moment, everyone, including Yasmin and William, turned to look at me in unison.
With a faint smile on my tips, I calmly walked to meet them.
“Excuse me, are you Miss Chen?” the lead captain asked cautiously, afraid of saying the wrong thing.
I nodded slightly at him.
That’s right, I’m Jessica Chen. Thank you all for your hard work.”
The next second, all the airline staff bowed deeply to me in greeting.
“Miss Chen, please don’t say that. It’s our honor to serve you.”
“Our superiors specifically instructed us to thank you for choosing our airline.”
freached out and gently patted the captain’s shoulder.
“Oh my god, what’s going on?”
“Am I seeing things? Did you all see that too? The entire airline staff came out – I’ve never seen anything like it.”
“Yeah, this is way over the top. Could this girl be some kind of mysterious VIP?”
The passengers who had mocked me on the plane earlier now stared at me in shock.
I waved my hand casually, a smirk playing on my lips.
“You came at just the right time.”
“Among these passengers, someone threatened my life. Please take care of it.”
I raised my hand to point at Yasmin, who had gone pale.
“There, she’s the one who threatened me earlier.”
The captain glanced back at the crowd and immediately pulled out his radio.
“Attention all security personnel. Come to the waiting area immediately. We have a suspect here.”
Before Yasmin could even react to what was happening, she was lifted up by security.
“What are you doing? I’m Mr. Smith’s personal assistant! Put me down this instant!”
“William Smith! Mr. Smith! You know him, right? He’s the largest shareholder in your airline!”
Seeing this scene, I couldn’t help but laugh.
“Ms. Zhang, I told you earlier that there would be consequences for offending me. Now do you understand?”
“Even if you were Mr. Smith himself, you’d still have to bow your head and apologize to me!”
By the time I finished speaking, the captain had already brought Yasmin before
- me.
“Miss Chen, is there anyone else besides her?”
Seeing his secretary in trouble, William felt his face couldn’t be saved. He reluctantly stepped forward.
“Captain, I’m William Smith, the current chairman of Smith Group. Can you do me a favor and release my employee first?”
The captain sighed lightly, looking troubled.
“Mr. Smith… I’m truly sorry, but we only take orders from Miss Chen right now.”
With those words, the entire waiting area erupted in shock.
“What? Did I hear that wrong? Even the richest man in Bay City doesn’t have the authority to ask for her release?”
“Making a plane turn back with just one phone call, getting a personal welcome from the captain- there can’t be more than a handful of people in the country with that kind of clout.”
“It’s all over now… Ms. Zhang really kicked the wrong hornet’s nest this time.”
As the murmurs around us grew louder, Yasmin’s face grew increasingly pale.
I had a faint smile on my face as I slowly stepped forward.
“Ms. Zhang, the $100 million in cash you wanted is here now. The armored trucks are outside.”
“Now then… shall we discuss my compensation?”
22 AM
Yasmin glared at me with a twisted expression.
“You little brat, I’m warning you – this is Bay City. Don’t push your luck!”
I couldn’t help but laugh.
“Oh? From Ms. Zhang’s tone, are you threatening me again?”
