MICHELLE was completely shocked.Her hand trembled as she gave the papers to Ethan so he could see it for himself. When Ethan took it and read it, his eyes narrowed in confusion.“Who is this woman? This is not Anna,” he told the cops and looked at them with a questioning look. “This is an old woman. Anna is still in her mid-20’s!”One of the cops tilted his head and gave them an empathetic look.“That’s the issue here, Sir. We have confirmed with the agency that Anna Peterson is a fifty-year-old nanny. She was the one who was chosen to work for your daughter, not the woman in the picture you provided. The agency had no idea who that woman was. They have been trying to call Anna Peterson for weeks and all they were getting were text messages saying that she couldn’t accept calls due to her busy working schedule in your family.”Michelle could hardly process the information she just heard and only looked at the cops in disbelief.But when it sank in, she gasped loudly. To say that she
“HI, do you happen to see this kid in the picture?”Michelle showed Marsha’s picture to the old woman who was sitting on the bench in the market, with high hopes that she would get a different answer this time after asking so many people.The old woman adjusted her eyeglasses and took a closer look at the picture. Her lips pursed before she shook her head. “I apologize, but I didn’t see that kid around here.”“T-Thank you,” Michelle stuttered as she felt the lump building inside her throat.“Is she your child?” asked the old woman curiously.Michelle nodded. “Y-Yeah, she’s missing and we’ve been trying our best to find her.”“Oh, poor girl. I hope you find her soon.” The old woman held her hand and squeezed it. “Don’t give up. Your child needs you.”Michelle had no idea what she was going to say. The past couple of days had been rough for her, and hearing those words from the person she didn’t know was something she never expected. In the end, she nodded her head, and spun around, gla
HER EYES widened, her lips separating slightly as she was completely shocked at what she heard.Michelle had been wondering who was to blame for her accident at the ski resort, or if it was truly an accident that no one wanted to happen.However, it was all planned.The fraud Anna Peterson, who taught her how to ski and smiled at her in a friendly way, was the one who harmed her that day. That woman almost killed her without her knowledge!Michelle’s body started to tremble, both in fury and fear. She could not believe she let a lunatic woman stay in their home and take care of her daughter. She could not believe that she slept in the same house with a woman who had such criminal thoughts swirling inside her head. Anna made them look foolish and manipulated them like freaking puppets!“I will never forgive you…” Michelle stated firmly, her teeth gritting so hard that her jaw ached. “I will never let this slide, bitch… I swear. You are going to hell after this!”Anna laughed once again
THEY RECEIVED two phone calls from the police since they went to where Anna and Marsha were. One that informed them that the police were on their way to the ski resort in Grindelwald and the other that said they were going to raid the entire area.Michelle paced back and forth in the living room, biting her fingernails as she was anxious about the operation. Anna was with their five-year-old daughter who had no idea that she was kidnapped, and Michelle knew that Marsha would freak out once the police took action to arrest her lunatic nanny. Her little girl would be terrified, or worse, traumatized.Her heart pounded aggressively inside her chest, and her insides seemingly ran out of air because of the anxiety that was consuming her.It had been almost an hour since the police last called, and her patience was getting thinner.“Why aren’t they calling us yet?” she asked Ethan, who was seated on the couch and looking at the phone resting on the center table. Even though his eyes were fo
ETHAN and Michelle wasted no time in booking a flight back to the United States that night. The case was forwarded to the U.S. police and they’d be helping them from now on to arrest the woman, whose name was Ellaine Suarez.Ethan coordinated with Andrew, who used his connections to secure the airport where Ellaine and Marsha were supposed to land in a few hours. He wanted it to be as discreet as possible, knowing that Ellaine had an anger issue and could harm Marsha if things did not go to her plan.When they finally landed, they were welcomed by Andrew and Megan. Michelle burst into tears when Megan pulled her into a hug. The last few days had been torture for her, and it would continue as long as Ellaine wasn’t arrested and Marsha wasn’t saved.Ethan and Andrew proceeded with the operation..."They should already have landed a couple of hours ago," Ethan told Andrew as they approached the police, who were disguised as normal civilians.Ethan was confused as to why there was no upda
MICHELLE’S body went still as the police, Andrew and her husband scanned all the CCTV footage in front of her. She couldn’t breathe properly while her eyes focused on the multiple monitors before her, trying to find her daughter and Ellaine.Her stomach twitched in anxiety. It had been hours since she spoke with that woman, and yet Ellaine’s furious voice still lingered in her mind. The woman was totally enraged when she spoke with her on the phone, and she couldn’t imagine what an enraged, mentally unstable woman could do to her daughter."Do you happen to know the color of their clothes, Sir?""No," Ethan answered in frustration. "They are on the run. But I know my daughter’s body frame. I should be able to recognize her.""Please prepare the CCTV footage of the basement too," the U.S. cop requested.Michelle sucked in a deep breath. Her eyes checked every CCTV footage, hoping one of them could give them a hint about Marsha. Her poor little daughter must be really scared right now,
IT WAS near evening when Marsha woke up. Looking around at the room filled with spider webs and dust, the little girl could not help but feel the fear crawling over her skin. The room was dark all over again, forcing her to turn on the lamp, whose light kept cutting in and out like a Christmas light she used to admire whenever she looked up at Christmas trees.The place was oddly silent. Afraid that her nanny might have left her, Marsha ran to the door and swung it open. Her eyes roamed around the empty living room, and she got scared immediately because of its darkness."N-Na-Mommy…?" she called to her Nanny Anna.She walked around, scratching her hair. It was already oily, and smelling. It had been a couple of days since the last time she took a bath, and she badly wanted to take one now. However, she was afraid to open it up to her nanny, knowing that she was quick to get upset since they left the villa."Mommy… Daddy…" Marsha mumbled as she took a look around until another door pi
SILENCE and darkness still enveloped the entire living room as Marsha went out of her room. Her little body started to tremble as her eyes darted to the other door, where her Nanny Anna was asleep inside. She stood in her direction for a few seconds, checking if she’d heard any noise from that room.When she confirmed the silence, indicating that her nanny was still asleep, she began to walk on her tiptoes... slowly and quietly until she was able to reach the front door.Her breathing was heavy as she looked at the front door. Marsha then spun around and checked Anna’s room again, and the door was still closed.Taking a sigh of relief, she proceeded to hold the door knob and turn it as quietly as possible. The cold night breeze entered instantly as she slowly pulled the door open to avoid any noise that would wake up her nanny.Once successful, she stood at the front door. Unable to make any move and was still trembling. Her hand took the phone that she slid into her shorts’ pocket, g