Spoiled by the President novel Chapter 716

Nell had no idea what he was trying to convey with that gaze.

She racked her brain and could not think of a time that she had made an absurd request. It confounded her as to where the mockery might have come from.

Her sense of uneasiness was growing stronger and stronger.

On top of that, she still had no leads on the identity of the people who had tried to assassinate them on the plane yet.

An assassin in hiding, and a strangely antiquated village. That was not counting these villagers with mystifying intentions.

This whole thing made her body tense, and there was no way she could relax.

The good thing was that it seemed like this man was true to his words.

He promised to take her to see the legendary “Fred,” and they really did go there.

Fred was at the village chief’s house, so they made their way there without having dinner.

The village chief’s house was not far from where they were. They arrived at the house after about 20 minutes of walking.

They could see a large clay house in the distance before they went through the door. It was brightly lit.

There was a huge fire outside the house, and a few tables were arranged beside it. Every spot around the tables was occupied. It was obvious that a banquet was happening.

The attendants of the banquet raised their hands up to call for him right away when they saw the man approaching.

“Hey, Max is here!”

The man made a sound of acknowledgment and led Nell to a middle-aged man with tan skin and black hair. He looked a little overweight and had a few strands of white hair on his head.

“Here’s Fred.”

With that, he proceeded to introduce Nell to the man named Fred. “This is the lady my wife picked up the other day, She said she wants to find her friend. What do you say?”

Fred gave her a once-over that lasted longer than it should. He seemed impressed by what he was looking at.

“Oh, it’s you. Nancy is your friend?”

Nell nodded quickly.

Fred grinned and waved his hand. “Don’t you worry. She’s fine. Do you want to see her?”

Nell replied instantly, “Yes. Can you take me to her?”

The man stroked his chin. “I can do that, but we’ll have to blindfold you if you want to follow me. You should know that there’s an area not far from here that is always rife with wars. We had enough of it and found a piece of peaceful and secluded land to live. We don’t wish to attract any kind of strife back there. That’s why we don’t allow any strangers into our land.

“But I’ll concede since you two ladies seem weak. Your eyes still need to be covered though. If we don’t do that, who’s to say that you won’t expose our location once you get out of here? Our peaceful days will be over if that happens.”

Nell listened as he spoke with a thick country accent. She nodded vehemently after just a moment of hesitation.

“Okay. I agree.”

Fred’s smile grew wider at once upon Nell’s agreement.

“Then it’s settled. You can have your dinner here. Once you’re done you can leave with us. I have to go home tonight, so I can take you with me.”

Nell frowned as she was a little confused. “If we’re traveling at night, I don’t think it’s convenient for you to blindfold me.”

“It’s fine.”

Fred waved his hand absentmindedly to dismiss her concern. “I’ve brought my oxcart with me. You can sit in it. There’s no need to walk. We’ll be there in an hour or two. It’s really convenient.”

Nell nodded at his words.

Nell’s head began throbbing as she arrived at that thought.

Nevertheless, it was not the time for her to think about this right now.

Whatever it was, she could put it off until she met Nancy.

They could deal with whatever that came after that on their way out of here.

Nell finished her dinner in no time.

Fred ate much slower though. He was chatting and drinking beer with the men at his table as he ate.

Nell was getting restless, but she thought against pressing him to leave, so she could only sit and wait beside him.

She waited until it was around 8:00 pm before he finally left his table. He waved goodbye to the group of men with a smile.

“All right, I’m going. You don’t have to see me off. I’ll see you guys next time, next time,” he said as he waved his hand in a drunken manner.

A young man at his table stepped up and steadied him by the arm. He gave him a sycophantic smile. “Fred, please be careful. I’ll help you out.”

Fred nodded and thanked him politely. Then, the drunk man climbed onto his cart and sat in the coach.

The coach was not big, and there was a long bench on each side of the wall.

Fred was now sitting on the left side of the bench. He had already fallen asleep because he drank too much tonight.

Nell went and sat herself down on the right side of the coach. The oxcart rattled into motion shortly after that.

The oxcart rolled slowly ahead on the uneven mountain road. The wheels emitted a grating noise as they turned, and she knew just from listening to it that they were moving at a sluggish pace.

This was Nell’s first time in an oxcart. She felt that aside from her prior curiosity, there was nothing pleasant about this ride.