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
THE WORST thing about an ongoing kidnapping case would be having to stay in the car to wait for things to happen. That was what Michelle had felt the moment Ethan finally entered the abandoned house and was reunited with their daughter."Come on. Leave that house now… Ethan," Michelle mumbled, her lips quivering, and her hands clasped together.She was totally anxious. Why weren’t they coming out yet? Why weren’t the cops moving? Weren’t they supposed to raid the house now since Ethan had finally had their daughter in his arms?Michelle swallowed so hard. After a few more glances around the abandoned house, she felt compelled to step in. She wouldn’t wait inside the car anymore. Marsha needed her too.That said, despite her entire body trembling in fear and anxiety, she pushed the car door open and quickly went out. She managed to run and cross the road even though her lungs were running out of air. The only thing she had in mind was to save her family and that Ellaine Suarez should b
"ARE YOU hurt?"Michelle pulled back and looked at her old man, who then caressed her arm and scanned her entire physique as if he wanted to make sure she was fine. She could not believe she was seeing her father in the flesh, with that deep concern evident in his brown eyes and with a little frown embedded on his forehead.Since her mother died, Gregory Finley had become a stranger to her. The father, who was supposed to be his daughter’s greatest strength and anchor, was not able to fulfill his responsibilities, so Michelle had to stand all by herself at a young age. She wouldn’t deny that she had loathed him for not appreciating everything she did in order to help him, and she gave up on him the way he gave up on her.But now... now that she looked at the man who was giving her a fatherly stare—the kind of stare that told her he missed his daughter so much and had been worried about her situation—she couldn’t help but cry like a