The people seated at the back of the car exchanged glances.After pondering for a moment, the man said over the phone, “500 thousand in cash, not a cent less.”“Deal!” Christopher said, “Give me the address. I’ll immediately send the cash, and you’ll hand her to us on the spot.”Upon seeing him agree so readily, the man changed his mind. “Seems like you really dote on this niece of yours. I want to change the price.”“Don’t push your luck,” Christopher said coldly.“What do you mean by that? Your niece is very valuable. How could she only be worth 500 thousand dollars? I want five million.”“Sure, I’ll give it to you.” Christopher just wanted Rosalie to be safe.The man was in disbelief over how easy-going Christopher was. “You’re agreeing so readily to my request. Are you calling the police?”“I have plenty of money. The only thing I care about right now is my niece’s safety,” Christopher said as he suppressed his anger. “No matter how much you want, the premise is that my nie
The van sped across the road, but Rosalie had no idea where the car was going as she was blindfolded. The van drove for a long time, until she felt herself being dragged out and pulled along an uneven road.She didn’t know where she was, but she could hear the sound of the wind blowing. She felt herself pushed into a musty-smelling place and thrown on the ground.“Take turns to watch her. Don’t let this wench run or die, or we won’t be able to get the money.”“Bro, will her family call the police?”“They wouldn’t have the guts to! If they do, I’ll kill this bitch.”“Come to think of it…” he went on after pondering for a moment, “better to be safe than sorry. Come here.”The other man approached him, and he whispered something into his ear. He spoke so softly, Rosalie couldn’t hear what he said. The other man nodded and said, “Sure, got it. I’ll get on it right away.”Right after that, Rosalie heard footsteps. The man was approaching her.She shrunk back into the corner of the
“Sure, but I’m warning you—don’t install any surveillance equipment or tracking devices in it. We’ll bring a detector. If we find anything suspicious, Rosalie Young is dead. Got that?”“Got it. We will be careful, please don’t act rashly. Is Rose safe right now? Let me hear her voice.”“She’s great. Don’t worry.”“How can I be assured with your words? I want to hear her voice with my own ears. Do you still want the money? Five million in cold hard cash. That’s something you won’t be able to finish spending in one lifetime.”“Fine. Wait!”Rosalie was almost dozing off when someone pulled her hard. “Your family wants to speak to you. Tell them you’re very safe.”The man put the phone to Rosalie’s ear and Sebastian blurted out, “Rose, how are you?”“Seb? I’m fine, don’t worry. I’ll be home very soon.”The abductor realized that something was wrong. “Seb? Damn it, what’s going on? Didn’t you say that it’s your uncle? Why did your voice change?”Christopher was worried that the abd
The sky started turning brighter as the feelings of unease grew in everyone’s hearts.A huge truck loaded with cash drove into a quiet, secluded district. An abandoned warehouse with overgrown weeds stood right there.There was no one around or walking by. This district had been abandoned a long time ago.The entire scene was captured on a huge screen. Christopher and Sebastian stood before the screen, staring at the image on it.The images from the screen came from the most advanced manless military vehicle.Christopher didn’t call the police, but he called for the military’s help. They dispatched a manless vehicle in search of Rosalie.A middle-aged man dressed in military garb stood next to Christopher. He pointed at the screen, and said, “Ms. Young can’t be found anywhere in the surroundings. In fact, no one can be found.”“Please expand the search area,” Christopher said.General Wagner nodded. “Sure, no problemThere was nothing Christopher could do at this point except
Today was also the day of Theodore’s wedding, for which he booked an entire luxury hotel for.Wedding guests streamed into the hotel non-stop.Theodore stood silently before a mirror, and looked at his face in it. He looked pale and haggard, completely unlike what a radiant groom should look. He looked more like he was sick.It was supposed to be his big day, but it looked more like he was attending a funeral.The stylist left after styling his hair. Theodore sat all alone before the mirror, his eyes glazing over. He pulled out his phone from his pocket and scrolled to Rosalie’s photos, looking at each one carefully.From today onward, he would be a married man and couldn’t love her so boldly.-Cynthia was wearing a pure white wedding gown in the makeup room. Expensive jewelry sparkled at her neck. She looked at herself in the mirror, and saw how radiant and happy she looked.“Jen, do I look pretty?” Jennifer glanced at her. “Yes.”She wanted to add, what’s the point?Howe
“Yuvan!” Theodore yelled.Yuvan soon ran over. “Mr. Spencer, what instructions do you have for me?”“Find the man indicated on this slip of paper. Also, use all resources we have to track Rose down.”With that, Theodore tugged his tie off and flung it aside.“Mr. Spencer, where are you going?” Yuvan asked.Theodore said, “To find Rose.”“What about the wedding? You and Ms. Zeller are about to walk down the aisle.”“Call off the wedding!”Theodore then disappeared from Yuvan’s sight.Cynthia hid behind a pillar a distance away and saw Theodore walk off, her eyes filled with anger and indignation.She couldn’t believe he called off the wedding!This was a huge blow to her. Her dream stood right before her, but it popped just like a bubble.If it were in the past, she would have jumped into his arms and hugged him tight, crying and begging him not to leave. But now, she knew that wouldn’t work anymore. Doing that would only irritate Theodore.The hatred burning in her chest
Everyone was searching for Rosalie.On the Carters’ side, Christopher and Sebastian were tireless in their efforts to rescue Rosalie. However, the truck loaded with money went on a wild goose chase and drove to many places which all ended up incorrect.The abductors were adept at preventing themselves from being caught. They were sly and cunning. Out of fear the police would be called, they deliberately Christopher and Sebastian them fake addresses to test them and also prevent them from distinguishing the genuine location from the fake.Christopher and Sebastian were furious, but couldn’t do anything about it. All they could do was to be led by the nose by the abductors. On Theodore’s end, he used all of his network and resources to locate Rosalie, analyzed all surveillance footage and searched every possible place, expanding his search parameters again and again. He had the list of abductors from Laila, and found out who they were. He also seized everyone related to the abduct
“It’s so lively in here. Am I interrupting something?” A man’s voice sounded from the door.The men stopped whatever they were doing, and turned to look at the man at the door.He was wearing a black shirt, a bonnet, and a black mask. He leaned leisurely against the door frame, and spoke in a low voice.The abductor asked fiercely, “Who the hell are you?”He seemed to be all alone, but he didn’t look like the police, given the clothes he was wearing.The man in black walked over slowly. “So many burly men bullying one lady. How shameful.”Rosalie’s eyes widened as she looked doubtfully at the man. The aura he exuded felt familiar, as if she had met him before.“Damn it, are you tired of living? Seize him!” The chief of the gang pointed angrily at the man in black.Some of the thugs pulled out their knives and charged forward to seize the man in black, who leisurely pulled out a gun from his waist and shot upward twice. The thugs took a few steps back in fright.He had a gu