Chapter 1063:

Just then, a cruise ship cut through the river’s calm, approaching steadily. The man snapped to attention and moved towards the riverbank, awaiting its arrival.

Elyse’s heart thudded against her ribs. Instinctively, she knew—the cruise’s passengers were likely embroiled in the black market.

The cruise liner arrived at port, and two men in dark coats disembarked, both dressed identically in black hats and tinted glasses. Between them, the one trailing behind held a large travel case.

The man who had knocked Elyse out grinned servilely, bowing and nodding to the pair as he escorted them toward a nearby vehicle.

in their direction. One of the men from the black market nodded slowly and asked,

worry about it. Why would I even bother? She’s nothing special—no figure whatsoever to speak

the men, who opened the car door and hauled Elyse out. Shaking with fear, Elyse remembered a time when Kaelyn had also employed underworld figures, but Elyse had kept her distance back then, so she hadn’t experienced their

Ecstatic, he leafed through the money, casting a glance at Elyse. “Who would’ve thought she’d be worth this much? What kind of wealthy person would spend all

not for you to know,” one of the men responded. “We only deal in cash. You’ve got

was nothing more than cargo. With the odd instructions from their buyer, they had no intention of harming her. After chaining her up, they paid her no

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her arms around her knees. For the first time, she truly understood what it felt

found herself in a different location. Now, she was confined to an iron cage, surrounded by

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