The man's words gave Margaret a reminder. She said, "I have money if you want it. My husband runs a company. He can give you money in exchange for me. So, please don't hurt me."The man said with a smile, "Are you sure he'll be willing to spend a large amount of money for an old hag who's near death? One of the best things that can occur in life is your spouse dying in middle age. He might as well use that money on a younger woman instead."Margaret immediately fell into despair. She didn't have much faith in Colin. That selfish bastard only cared about himself. In this case, he might not even exchange all the wealth he had accumulated to save her, his middle-aged wife.…Meanwhile, Amy was causing trouble as usual. Upon discovering that Clara hadn't told Thaddeus about her sneaking out the day before, Amy convinced Clara to go for a walk together. She felt stifled being indoors.Amy wasn't sick at all, but she was being looked after as if she had a serious heart condition. All he
When Thaddeus arrived at the scene, Clara had already called the security guards over. The fire department had also arrived.This artificial lake was concave, with shallow edges and deeper waters the further they went. Since they hadn't found Amy after a long time, she most likely had sunk to the bottom of the lake. Therefore, they needed to drain the lake. Everyone began to work in haste.Clara looked at Thaddeus as if he was her savior. "I'm sorry, Mr. Holt. I-I didn't take good care of her. Ms. Quilton said she was bored staying in the house and wanted to come out for some fresh air. "I thought nothing would happen in the neighborhood, so I followed her out. When I went upstairs to get some snacks, Ms. Quilton was gone."Clara burst into tears from fear. She had messed up when caring for the Holt family's future successor. She felt as if everything was about to fall apart. She had never made such a huge mistake in her years of working for the Holt family.Thaddeus remain
"You'll find out when it gets dark," Grim said. "Oh, I wonder if you're afraid of ghosts. I'll take you to meet some later."Amy looked horrified when she heard his words. "What the hell are you talking about? There's no such thing as ghosts."She had been afraid of the dark since she was a child, so she dared not watch thriller movies, let alone supernatural films. Right now, she was worried that these men might bring her and Magaret into a haunted house.Then, the sun began to set, dyeing the sky red. Soon, the sky turned dark.A man put out his cigarette, threw it on the ground, and stomped on it. He asked, "It's almost time, guys. Should we get ready now?""Let's do this."Amy and Margaret were petrified. Since the men had kidnapped them and waited until night to take action, they were definitely up to no good. Were they going to kill them after taking advantage of them?Margaret was so terrified that she couldn't walk at all. She had even wet herself.However, Amy was some
Margaret felt sorry for her precious daughter and wanted to hug her, but her limbs were bound. She couldn't move at all and could only remain on her knees. "Don't be afraid, Amy," she said. "I'm here with you. I'm always on your side."Amy cried even harder. "Mom. Mom, I see a light in the distance. Are we about to die now?"Margaret glanced at it and said comfortingly, "No, Amy. Don't look at it."…The leader chuckled, "Let's go, guys. We shouldn't stop them from atoning their sins."After that, the four men passed through the densely packed graves toward the exit of the cemetery. They heard the pitiful cries of the two women behind them, along with a few hoots of the owls from time to time. The noises sounded scary in the empty suburbs. Even the four men felt chills run down their spines.Grim cursed, "Fuck! I wouldn't have dared to do this job if that lady hadn't paid me so much. This is so fucking scary."The four men couldn't help but quicken their pace.Meanwhile, a
For Margaret, all those cries sounded like they belonged to Elizabeth. Elizabeth had come to seek revenge!Margaret was scared out of her wits. "Don't come here! Stay away! You're the one who didn't drive properly. You can't blame me for that. Get away!" she rambled.Amy hurriedly shouted, "Stop talking, Mom! She's coming!"Then, Margaret fainted in fear in front of Elizabeth's grave."Mom! Mom, wake up! Don't leave me alone!" Amy trembled, sweating all over. Since Margaret had fainted, the ghost was probably after her now.She mustered the courage to look in the direction of the wails, but there was only darkness in the distance.…Thaddeus had already led the team to drain the artificial lake in the neighborhood. When they didn't find anything in the lake, he was relieved.He was sure that Amy had tricked Clara so she could run away. Clara believed she had fallen into the water, making everyone think so as well.Now, Thaddeus composed himself and thought about things. Amy wa
The security room was filled with loud snores. The two new security guards were still sleeping soundly, unaware of what had happened. Jordan had to knock on the door several times before they woke up."Check the surveillance tapes," Thaddeus ordered.Jordan turned on the computer and found the correct timeframe of the tapes. However, they could only see static. "Mr. Holt, the footage has been destroyed. I can't find anything."Thaddeus narrowed his eyes and went out to look for Amy. They brought a few bodyguards with him, and Jordan led them into the cemetery to conduct a full-scale search.As Thaddeus stood at the entrance, he looked at his surroundings. He wondered where the thugs could have hidden Amy. Where on earth did those two men take her?If this were a plain kidnapping, they would've called him for money. However, he hadn't gotten any calls. The thought of the thugs killing Amy without giving her a chance to survive was what he feared the most. In that case, it would
Thaddeus remembered Jessamine's depressed yet furious disposition at the hospital and how she and Shane had accused Amy of doing something she didn't. And just like that, Thaddeus had some clue about what had happened.Jessamine was definitely capable of resorting to such ruthless yet harmless revenge plans that mentally tortured the victims.He thought he had married a docile woman, but recently, he had seen her true colors. She was a kitten with claws and couldn't be trifled with.Amy had already passed out. Thaddeus picked her up and walked toward the exit. Amy and Margaret had to be spooked after staying there with their limbs bound all night.Even though he didn't see any wounds on Amy, he still decided to bring her to the hospital for a checkup. After all, she was pregnant."Bring them to the hospital for now." Thaddeus walked in front with Amy in his arms. Behind him, the bodyguards stood awkwardly around Margaret. She was filthy after soiling her pants the day before. Th
Thaddeus drove to the hospital and carried Amy straight to the OB-GYN department to get her treated. Then, some doctors conducted a full body checkup on Amy. Amy had just experienced some shock, so the doctor recommended she stay in the hospital to ensure that her baby was unharmed. She was mostly fine, apart from minor injuries on her knees, rope marks on her arms, and wounds on her face.After making sure Amy didn't have major problems, Thaddeus sighed in relief. He had finally found her. He had spent the entire day riddled with anxiety, but at least things weren't as bad as he thought.Amy was still sleeping. After asking Jordan to keep watch, he went to the inpatient building. He had to ask Jessamine what was going on. When he arrived outside Jessamine's ward, she had already completed the procedures to be discharged and was packing her things.Jessamine saw him come in, but she ignored him and continued to pack her things awkwardly with her bandaged hands. Since she was fin