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Alexander

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The next morning, the sound of my ringing phone woke me up from my sleep. I stretched my hand to the side table to retrieve the phone but the call had already ended.

Just as I was about to check to see who the caller was, I got a text that caught my attention. [ I have confidential information about your son’s kidnapping. But you have to pay twenty million dollars for the information.]

My heart skipped a bit as I stared at the screen. I hoped the person was actually legit and not a fraud. I quickly responded to them back.

[How do I know that I can trust you?]

I sent the text and sat upright, waiting for a response.

Within a few seconds, another text came in.

[I have access to the unaltered CCTV footage from the school.]

My interest was piqued because if the person knew about the scrambled footage, there was a possibility that they had genuine information.

I proposed a deal because I wasn’t sure I could trust the person completely. [ Alright, I’ll send you a down