Chapter 322:

With a shrug, the man lifted his glass for a sip of whiskey. Then, a thought struck him, and he remarked, “I’m Baxter Cutter. Just call me Cutter, like everyone else does.”

Elyse couldn’t stop herself from throwing up once more. “You really know how to kill the mood,” Baxter commented, his distaste evident. He took another sip of wine and asked, “Isn’t it sad? You were almost free, yet here you are stuck with me on this boat. Don’t you worry you might never see home again?”

Patting her chest, Elyse scoffed, “Almost free? You’ve had your eye on kidnapping me right from the start. Even during the so-called rescue, you knew I wouldn’t be ransomed, didn’t you? This was all part of your plan.”

A spark of amusement lit Baxter’s eyes as he looked at her playfully and inquired, “Oh, so you figured out early on that we had no intention of letting you go?”

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Sarcasm twinkled in Elyse’s gaze as she countered, “While I’m still puzzled why you also had to abduct Mabel, it’s clear you all came out ahead. Didn’t you also con five million dollars from her?”

five million wasn’t

seriousness, her voice tinged with a growing

“You don’t need to know who we are just

refilled his glass and raised it in a mock toast

in fear, and she bit her lip so hard she didn’t even notice when it started

still intended to converse with Elyse, but a commotion at the door interrupted him. His face tensed slightly. Setting his

recoiled, too frightened to

the door, he was greeted by the sight of his own men sprawled across the floor while several stern-looking bodyguards glared

alarm. Baxter, accustomed to constant threats, immediately understood that these newcomers were here for him as well as for

guys, why don’t we sit down and talk this out? There’s no problem that can’t be resolved, right?” Baxter

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