“Mommy.”“Mommy is here. You’re such a good boy, Pudding,” Madeline patted his little head lovingly.“Mommy, isn't Aunt Ava coming to our house today?” Jackson also asked curiously.Madeline was trying to find an excuse to muddle through this when she heard the familiar footsteps coming from the entrance. She looked up and saw that Jeremy was back.Madeline stood up while carrying her youngest son. “Jeremy, you're back. Any news?”Jeremy took the little boy from Madeline's arms and kissed him intimately.“No news yet, but I’ve already found out who kidnapped Ava.”“Who is it?”“The kidnapper is just a lazy bum who has a lot of criminal records. In order to make quick money, he’ll do anything.” After that, Jeremy analyzed the situation and said, “I found that he has been receiving a lot of money in his account recently, and the amount is the same as the money Naya transferred. It means that Naya must have a deal with this person.”“No, it’s not a guess but the truth,” Madeline
Madeline looked up and saw a man dressed in black and sunglasses. He looked like a thief or a robber.She was sure that she did not know this man, but she felt that he was inexplicably familiar.After thinking about it for a second or two, Madeline suddenly remembered that this man was the thug who kidnapped Ava.Madeline's eyes lit up as she recalled the footage Jeremy showed her last night. This man in front of her was surely the one who kidnapped Ava.Knock, knock, knock. The man knocked on Madeline's car window again.Madeline cautiously lowered the window a little. The gap was not enough for anyone to reach their hand in.She looked at the man with a calm and puzzled expression, “Sir, what's the matter?”“You’re Eveline Montgomery, right?” the man asked directly, and his voice which was as rough as sandpaper made Madeline even more certain that he was the kidnapper who wanted a ransom of ten million dollars.“I am. May I ask who you are…”“Eveline, I don't want to waste m
Madeline dared not gamble on Ava's safety.She glanced around. There were passing vehicles but no passersby.Even if there were passersby, it was not easy to ask for help.Madeline followed the man to the other side of the road, only to discover that the car she lent Ava yesterday was parked there.The man drove this car and followed her to the vicinity of Jackson’s school.Someone must have told him her route since he was able to figure it out within a day, and this person was none other than Naya.In the hospital.Naya was lying comfortably on the bed. She had long been fine, except for a little flesh wound. She was basically unscathed, but the woman who was hit by her was still in a coma in the ICU.She picked up another spare mobile phone. When she was about to make a call, she saw her mother walking in nervously.Naya hid the phone and asked suspiciously, “What happened? Why are you panicking?”Naya's mother was pale, looking as though she was at a loss. “Dead… Naya, tha
Ava's expression suddenly changed, and she rammed into Madeline with her shoulder.“Maddie, he won't do anything to me. You should leave.”“Since you’re already here, don’t even think about leaving.” The man's evil voice came from behind Madeline.Madeline raised her hand and gently wiped the stain on Ava's face. Then, she stood up.She raised her imposing eyes. “You’re only doing these things for money. Since that’s the case, how about we make a deal?”After hearing this, the man stared at Madeline with a playful look in his eyes for a few seconds. “Mrs. Whitman, you’re my hostage now. You’re the most valuable item that I’ll be using to extort money, so why are you even talking to me about conditions?”“You’re just saying that because you want money. I want to live, and I want to take my good friend out of here safely. I’m willing to propose a higher price to buy both my and my good friend’s lives.”The man originally thought that Madeline was just saying this to buy more time,
“Mrs. Whitman, if you don't want your delicate skin and tender flesh to be hurt, then cooperate.”His meaning was very clear. He wanted to tie up Madeline as well, just in case.“Maddie, don't listen to him. You can’t trust people like him at all. You should leave as soon as you can,” Ava advised, worried that Madeline would be implicated by her.Madeline looked at Ava and gave her a reassuring smile.“Ava, since I'm here, I'll return with you. Don't worry, I believe that money can solve many problems in this world, including the problems we’re facing now.”After Madeline finished speaking, she simply stretched out her hands to the man. “Go ahead.”“As expected of Jeremy’s woman. How courageous.” The man praised and quickly tied Madeline's hands.As soon as he was done tying her hands, the man received a call.He glanced at Madeline and Ava who were already tied up and went outside to answer the phone with confidence.Ava sighed depressedly. “Maddie, how did you get kidnapped?
Naya abruptly stopped in her tracks and looked at the man who broke into the room angrily. She did not know him at all.“Who are you? Why are you screaming my name?” Naya said coldly, feeling pissed.The man suddenly turned his face when he saw Naya.The man’s red eyes fell on Naya's arrogant face, and Naya was startled by those eyes. When she was in a trance, the man rushed in front of her without her noticing. Then, the man raised his hand and slapped Naya’s face heavily.Slap!“Ah!”Naya screamed in pain and raised her hand to cover her cheek. Then, she widened her eyes to look at the man in astonishment before taking two steps back in horror.“W-Who are you? Why did you slap me? Nurse! Where’s the nurse? How can you let just anyone into the VIP ward?” Naya shouted toward the door of the ward.“Naya, what's the matter? What happened?” Naya's mother also came back at this time. She hurried to Naya's side and looked at the man with red and teary eyes, “W-Who are you? Why are y
She touched her sore cheek, gritted her teeth, and clenched her fists. “Ava, you’re the one who did this to me. You were the one who should have died! I won't forgive you! I’ll never forgive you!”Whitman Corporation.Jeremy had been looking for Ava’s whereabouts for a long time. Aside from having no clues about where she was, Madeline was also suddenly uncontactable.He made several calls in a row but still, no one answered.Jeremy was a little worried. He finally found Madeline's car using the GPS tracker.Unexpectedly, Madeline's car was still parked on the side of the road near Jackson’s school. The door was not closed tightly, while Madeline's phone and the jewelry she usually wore were strewn on the driver's seat.Jeremy had guessed that Madeline might be in trouble on the way here. After seeing this, his heartbeat, which had always been calm, began to become irregular.Jeremy quickly turned on the dashcam. Not long after he saw Madeline parking in this spot, a man's voice
Inside the electronics factory in the suburbs.At this moment, the sky outside the window was gray, and the afterglow of the setting sun had long since dissipated.Madeline glanced at Ava next to her, who looked weak.“Ava,” Madeline called out to Ava. “Ava, are you hungry?”Ava moved her eyelids and leaned her head on Madeline's shoulder very tiredly. “Maddie, I'm so hungry and sleepy. The man said he’ll get us something to eat. What is taking him so long? Why isn’t he back yet?”“Someone like him might be having a good time right now.” Madeline guessed.“Then why did you trust him and strike a deal with him?” Ava joked before sighing. “Back then, I thought that Meredith was crazy and perverted enough. I didn't expect that there are so many women like her.”Madeline laughed and sighed. “There are always people who’ll do heartless things in order to achieve their goals, but I believe that such people will get their due punishment and retribution in the end.”Ava curled her lips