Dumped My Cheating Ex. Now I'm Sleeping Next to a Billionaire CEO novel Chapter 912

James grabbed his phone as soon as it buzzed. The message was from his assistant.

Boss, all the terrorists have been taken care of. Like you said, we left two alive for questioning. The Fijian military is on the way to clean up.

Also, while searching, we found two people lost in the jungle. After checking, they turned out to be Dean’s men.

They’re at your twelve o’clock, but pretty far out. Do you want us to handle them?

James stared at the screen, his eyes turning cold. The twelve o’clock direction meant the dead zone of the jungle, a place full of swamps and toxic mist. Even the most experienced guides wouldn’t go near it. Anyone who wandered in was pretty much done for.

He glanced at Emmy, still asleep, and a faint smile tugged at his lips.

No need, he replied.

He’d rather let the jungle take care of them. No point in getting his hands dirty.

He hesitated for a moment, then sent another message.

Let my mother-in-law know I’ve found my wife.

His assistant replied almost right away, clearly excited.

Yes, sir! That’s amazing! I’ll tell Teresa now!

James put his phone away and looked back at Emmy. Outside, rain started to fall again, drumming softly on the banana leaves.

Emmy was still out cold, only waking up a couple of hours later. She looked groggy, her head heavy, and she seemed even worse than before.

James noticed right away and handed her a canteen. “I brewed some herbal wine in here. It’ll help with the chills and pain. If you don’t mind, just take a couple sips. You’ll feel better.”

Emmy didn’t want it. She turned her head away, too tired to argue.

James just sighed and put the canteen aside. He reached into his bag and pulled out a white pill. “Try this instead. It’s for colds and fevers.”

This time, Emmy took it. She checked it quickly, then tossed it in her mouth and swallowed it dry.

“Put this on,” he said, holding the jacket out to her. “It’ll keep your arms from getting scratched up again.”

Emmy was about to refuse, but James didn’t give her a chance. He tossed the jacket into her arms, grabbed his backpack, and started heading down the rock face.

“Stay close,” he called back.

Emmy hurried to put on the jacket, which was way too big for her. The sleeves hung past her hands. She watched James walk, noticing his left leg was stiff, and her heart clenched.

“James, your leg is hurt!” She rushed after him, her voice tight with worry. “That backpack looks heavy. Let me carry it for you.”

James stopped and glanced back at her, a faint smile in his dark eyes.

“It’s not that bad. I can handle it for a while,” he said. “We’ll find a flat spot. The helicopter will pick us up from there.”

Hearing about the helicopter, Emmy finally relaxed a little. She’d been stressing out about how they’d get out of this endless jungle, especially with him hurt. She should have known he’d already figured everything out.