Simultaneously, Jazlyn raised her sniper gun and aimed it at the target, ready to pull the trigger at any time.
"Dixon! Dixon!"
As soon as the two approached the bay, Archer shouted, "We’re here to make a deal!"
"Who are you? Stop!" When a group of bodyguards saw the two, they quickly pointed their guns at them, obviously threatening to shoot if they were to step any closer.
Hearing that seemingly familiar voice, Dixon immediately turned his head and was utterly shocked to see who it was. "How could it be? Are you..."
"Surprise!" Aisha grinned deviously at him and proudly said, "I was rescued, and your boss, Corbett, has been captured by us."
Archer didn't say anything. The twins resembled each other a lot, which was why Dixon would definitely mistake Aisha for Mary. But for how long could she hide it?
"Mommy, help! Huhu!" Elissa's frightened voice suddenly filled the cold air.
"Mommy!" This time, it was Alick who called for their mother.
"Honey, don't be afraid!" Aisha comforted, her eyes now filled with utmost disgust and fury on the vile man before them.
"We’re proposing to exchange the hostages," suggested
the first time I got shot! How would I know?"
On the other side, several bodyguards carefully settled Alick and Elissa down to check their wounds. Aisha left both Lucas and Jazlyn and hurriedly walked up to the kids.
Back in the sea, Barry managed to grab hold of Ray and dragged him out of the water. With the help of several bodyguards, the young boy was finally brought ashore.
"Ray! Ray!" Barry called his son and untied the rope for him. "It's all right. Ray, you are all right now."
"Ahem..." Ray spat out the seawater and opened his eyes in a daze.
"Ray?" With his arms enveloped around his son, Barry breathed a sigh of relief. "Oh, thank god, you’re awake! It's all right. You're saved. It's all right."
"Thank you, Uncle Barry," he replied weakly, trying to fully open his eyes to make sense of everything around him.
"I'm not your uncle, Ray," Barry croaked, not knowing whether it was the seawater or tears on his face. A lump had found its way to his throat. "I'm your father! Ray, I'm your father!"
"Father?" Ray wanted to speak more, but because of the lack of strength, the young boy fainted in his father’s arms.