Chapter 318:

Mabel’s eyes welled up with tears as she trembled. The man glanced at her and removed the gag from her mouth. “What is it you want to say? Let’s hear it,” he prompted.

Mabel questioned loudly, “Why is my ransom five million dollars and hers only one million? Isn’t Elyse your actual target? Why kidnap me too? Aren’t we in the same boat? Why?”

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Mabel broke down crying. The man found her tears amusing. He stroked his chin, observing her for a moment. It seemed that Mabel’s tears quickly bored the man, and he shifted his attention to the quiet Elyse.

He questioned, “Any ideas why I did this?”

Elyse remained calm and quickly assessed the situation. As Mabel pointed out, these kidnappers specifically targeted her, indicating they wouldn’t release her easily. But why did they resort to a ransom scheme? And why were the ransoms set at different amounts?

Though Elyse was puzzled, the man didn’t allow her time to think. He removed the gag from her mouth and demanded an answer.

Biting her lip, Elyse hesitated before saying with uncertainty, “Are you planning to release one of us?”

Before the man could respond, Mabel erupted in anger. “You’re wasting your breath. They plan to release you because you’re only worth a million, while I’m valued at five million. Dad loves money so much, he’ll definitely pay to get you back.”

I do to deserve this? Why was

quivered slightly. She doubted the man’s intention was

moment. Then he turned to Elyse

pause, Elyse replied, “It’s not for

and Elyse and Mabel were escorted back to where they had been tied

of sadness. She hadn’t been entirely truthful just now. She believed that in the end, her sister Mabel would be the one released. After all, Lanny and Glenda had never truly

her heart, she secretly hoped that Jayden would find out about the kidnappers’ conversation with Glenda on

circulated in her mind, Elyse gradually composed herself. When she was first kidnapped, she did think of various escape plans but eventually abandoned them. If the kidnappers had wanted to

Mabel had mentioned about her own abduction, Elyse concluded that the kidnappers must have a different agenda. She figured she wouldn’t be killed immediately. She needed to observe what

wouldn’t make any moves soon, so she decided to conserve her energy. She closed

Harbor. They had quickly gathered five million dollars as

stopped at a deserted dock, abandoned for many years. It featured a few small bungalows and several

the open area for half an hour when suddenly the lights around them flickered on, startling them

you haven’t told anyone about this,” a man appeared in the distance. He

each seizing a

hopped on one foot, sobbing as she

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