Coco took a deep breath and approached Lucas, pulling back his hand. "What are you doing?!" she asked.His knuckles were red from hitting the wall. "It's my fault Eden was kidnapped! It's all my fault" Lucas mumbled, his eyes filled with pain."No, you mustn't think that way. They're the culprits, not you," Coco anxiously replied."How can I not blame myself? If it weren't for my love for Serenity, they wouldn’t have targeted Serenity's baby. Serenity and Eden are suffering because I didn't handle things properly with them. It's all my fault!" Lucas' voice was hoarse.Coco's heart was pierced with pain. The one he loved was still Serenity. She knew that, and so did Aubrey and Snow.Therefore, Aubrey and Snow kidnapped Serenity's daughter to get revenge on Lucas. Coco had been ignoring the fact that Lucas loved Serenity. And now, this incident was mocking her negligence.However, compared to her pain, Lucas, Serenity, and Jackson must be in even greater pain right now – espe
"That's right, Eden will be alright. She'll definitely be alright," he whispered softly, trying to reassure himself with those words.-That evening, Harry Scott rushed over to the Stanton Residence after receiving a call from his son. The Scott family had a lot of connections in the local area, making their assistance in the search invaluable. Serenity and the others had helped Summer before, so Harry felt compelled to help them, whether as a gesture of gratitude or to ease his own conscience.Unfortunately, both Aubrey and Snow seemed to have vanished without a trace. Aubrey had already sent her parents out of the country, leaving them with no leads to follow. Two women and a baby could easily hide in a city. As time passed, everyone grew more anxious. The longer it took, the more dangerous it was for the hostage. There was an increasing concern that something might happen to Eden.Days went by with restless nights for everyone, particularly Serenity. She could barely
The phone was on speaker mode, allowing everyone in the living room to hear the conversation."Once the money is deposited into the account tomorrow, I’ll tell you where the baby is. However, you must come alone to retrieve the baby. No one else is allowed to come with you," Aubrey's voice echoed ominously from the phone."No problem," Coco replied, "I can go alone. But first, I must make sure that Eden is safe, or the money will not be transferred to your account. I request a video call right now so I can see her.""You can believe whatever you want. If we don't receive the money tomorrow, the baby won't survive!" Aubrey maliciously declared.Jackson stepped forward and addressed Aubrey, "If all you want is money, then let me confirm my daughter's safety. Money is not a problem. I only care about her safety. If my daughter is harmed in any way, I will find you, wherever you are, and I will make you suffer. I will find you even if you flee overseas!"Jackson's threat made Aubrey f
"I know." Coco gently patted on Serenity's shoulders. "You don't have to say anything. I'm sure you'd help me if I was in the same place."Serenity burst into tears and hugged Coco.Coco hugged Serenity back, comforting her gently, "Serenity, it'll be fine. I'll bring Eden back safely tomorrow.""You have to come back safe. I can't let anything happen to you too...""I'll come back safe too. We'll all be safe!" Coco soothed, wishing this storm would be gone quickly.All Coco needed to do was bring Eden back safely. Serenity would be happy, and Lucas would no longer be tormented by guilt and pain. Everything would be fine again!Jackson looked at his crying wife and thought Serenity had a good eye for making friends. He was impressed by Coco, who was busy comforting Serenity. Many would be desperate to earn a favor from the Valor family, but Coco turned it down without even thinking.Lucas, on the other hand, looked extremely worried. Coco had to pick up Eden tomorrow, so she w
Lucas stared at Coco as he listened to her even breathing as she slept. Then, he turned off the light and left the room.When Lucas returned to the main hall, Jackson and Serenity were already discussing with the police about the operation tomorrow. They needed to come up with a plan to protect Coco secretly.Lucas joined in the discussion immediately. All for tomorrow!The next day, Aubrey contacted them with a video call. This time, Eden finally appeared. Although the baby could not speak, she could react and move. Therefore, the video conversation was real. It was clear that Aubrey kept her location in the video a secret. The background was covered with white cloth, so no one could determine where the video call was made! Not only that, the video conversation only lasted for 30 seconds, which was very short.Fortunately, everyone could be sure that Eden was safe and sound. Thus, they had less to worry about her safety!The funds were all ready. Aubrey would tell Coco the loca
"If I can't get the money today, I'll make the transaction with someone else next. But I don't know when will that be," Aubrey threatened, laughter in her voice. Coco gritted her teeth."Well, if I don't see you at the next place, the deal is off today!" Aubrey warned, ending the call once again.Coco looked at the dangerous bridge before her. After making up her mind, she climbed over the fence and headed for the bridge."Coco? What are you doing?!" Lucas asked, his voice coming from the button on her shirt.Coco knew Lucas must be with the police right now, watching from somewhere. 'Lucas will protect me!' Coco told herself in her mind."Aubrey wants me to cross the bridge. If I don't, I don't know when she'll call and start the deal all over again," Coco explained."But the bridge is dangerous!" Lucas hissed.The hidden camera on her had captured an image of the bridge, and the police immediately pulled up information on the bridge.The bridge was dangerous. The governme
Coco had no way to turn back now. Crossing the bridge had been extremely dangerous. After crossing the bridge, her legs were weak and shaking like floating in a cloud.Coco took a deep breath and continued along the mountain road, heading to the next destination. Not long after that, she heard an explosion from the suspension bridge.Coco turned around only to see that the bridge had been destroyed. Did Aubrey blow up the bridge? Was Aubrey and Snow afraid someone would follow her, so they cut off the road?Coco thought Aubrey and Snow were more prepared than she had ever imagined. They had figured out the bus and subway frequency as well as the exact arrival time. They would always order her to get on the bus or train at the very last minute.It seemed they both had given a lot of forethought to their master plan, and that meant their plan to kidnapping Eden had been successful. Coco began to worry. Could they save Eden and catch Aubrey and Snow? They must arrest these two after
Coco climbed into the gondola. After sitting down, the gondola started to move, and the gondola on the other side of the river began to move toward her.Snow pressed the pause button as she said she would, so the two gondolas stopped when they met in the air. Coco looked at the crying baby in the gondola. It was indeed Eden.As Coco hurriedly leaned over and took Eden out of the gondola, Snow urged her for the code. "Okay, it's time for you to give me the code for the withdrawal."Coco gave Snow the code, which had been agreed with the group as part of the plan. She would tell Aubrey and Snow the code upon taking Eden to lower their guards, and the police would respond immediately and get her and Eden out of danger.Snow hung up after getting the code.Coco held Eden, trying to coax the baby to stop crying. She had no idea why Eden was crying. Was she hungry or something? She kept crying with no sign of stopping.Not long after, the cell phone rang again. This time, it was Aubr