thenovelthief Chapter 1716: Enzo and Naylani
Chapter 1716: Enzo and Naylani
Chapter 1716: Enzo and Naylani"Long story short, Naylani needed Enzo Pierson... to find the coordinates."
Once again, everyone was thrown into a river of questions and confusion. Just moments ago, Zoren had told them the coordinates were imprinted beneath Noel’s skin. And now, he was claiming that Enzo Pierson knew them as well?
"I understand it’s confusing," Zoren murmured. "But bear with me."
No one spoke. Out of respect for Zoren, they simply listened in silence.
According to him, it was true that the coordinates had been entrusted to Noel Zorken, the third daughter of the Zorken family. However, they didn’t come to light until later in the war. Zoren didn’t know exactly when Naylani and Nathalie learned of this secret power the late Mr. Zorken had passed down, but based on the timeline, he assumed it was after Noel’s death.
And that was where the problem lay.
After Nathalie’s forces subjected Charles to unimaginable torture to extract details about Noel’s remains, she had also sent someone to infiltrate the base. There, she pressured Charles’s commanding officer to hand over Noel’s body.
During that time, Naylani’s forces managed to locate and rescue Charles.
Meaning Naylani was, once again, a step behind Nathalie, because by the time she rescued Charles, Nathalie had already taken possession of Noel’s remains.
But then came another twist. Nathalie discovered that what was embedded inside Noel wasn’t the coordinates after all—it was the formula for a lethal drug Noel had created.
In other words, Noel hadn’t hidden the coordinates within her. Perhaps she knew death was imminent and that keeping them inside her wouldn’t stop Nathalie from dissecting her anyway.
However, because everyone already believed the coordinates were inside Noel, Nathalie spun a lie. A lie big enough to delay Naylani and to sow doubt among those who still supported her.
And for a while, it worked.
After all, Nathalie claimed to control the Zorken family’s true power—its treasure—while secretly still
No one knew why she eventually said yes, not even Zoren. But in the end, she accepted his proposal.
Just like that, they left for Anteca.
Zoren believed that it had been Naylani’s plan all along. After all, Noel had also lived in that same town before eventually heading to Anteca, where she met Haines.
Anteca was the last place Noel had stayed before she fled the country—and met her end. Being with Enzo, a powerful man with influence and wealth, would help Naylani stay hidden.
And with Enzo’s resources, she could continue investigating her sister’s steps without leaving a trail. She already suspected Nathalie was on her tail, tracking the forces helping her.
Zoren believed that Nathalie was simply waiting—biding her time until Naylani got close enough to the truth, so she could swoop in and steal it for herself.
At least, that was what Zoren’s investigation from his first life had uncovered.
But even that wasn’t the full truth.
Because while Naylani might have started by retracing Noel’s steps, she truly did love Enzo.
And that investigation in Anteca?
It might’ve just been an excuse—a delusion she clung to so she could justify staying with the man she had come to love.