Cold husband burning regret

Chapter 292

“There’s no such thing as a random disaster…”

“Shut up!”

Stevenson shot her a glare, beads of cold sweat gathering on his brow. “That kidnapping years ago–it only targeted rich families‘ kids. Our daughter just happened to be mistaken for one of them, and we got hush money out of it. Do you really think that’s a stroke of luck?”

Stevenson’s words sent a chill down Candida’s spine.

The infamous kidnapping that made national headlines had happened just a few miles from their village. Back then, everyone knew the kidnappers only went after wealthy children, so no one in their community ever worried their own kids were at risk.

Their daughter had been little at the time. Her father took her out to the fields, and by sheer chance, they stumbled on two children who had managed to escape.

Only one of the girls was still conscious enough to beg for help. She told them her name–something similar to their own daughter’s nickname, though Stevenson couldn’t recall the exact name now.

The police arrived quickly, followed by an ambulance.

After the kids were taken to safety, law enforcement sealed off the hills and began a manhunt. Of the gang, only three were caught, and all were sentenced to death.

The news later reported that six children had been kidnapped. Four never

made it home.

Remembering it all, Candida felt a wave of dread.

If they’d been too conspicuous, flashing that reward money around, who’s to say the kidnappers wouldn’t have come after them too?

“So what do we do now…?”

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pondered in silence, then

Meanwhile-

with Chairman Lennox when Natalie approached. She leaned in and whispered something in

his chess piece down. “If you’re busy, Mr. Howard, I shouldn’t keep

rematch soon, Chairman. I’ll have someone see

out.”

always the gentleman, Mr.

the security detail

door.

leaned back in his chair,

in her parents‘ hands,” Natalie

all that

a single page of documents across the table. “Here’s the information on the

to

Loretta Donovan.

in translation,

lingered on that word,

something wrong,

to investigate earlier,

the witness statement. “A villager who saw you and the girl being rescued

on the page. “And

realization dawning on her

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