Chapter 422

She’d tried so hard not to step on his toes–wasn’t that enough?

Maja kept quiet, her head down.

The kidnapper hung up and kicked her.

“Ms. Pennyfeather, did you hear that? You’re worth nothing to your husband.”

A rough hand grabbed her hair, forcing her to look up.

The man studying her face swallowed hard.

“Damn, she is a looker. How can lan not appreciate such beauty?”

He hoisted her up, shoved a sack over her head, stuffed a rag–into her mouth, and carried her into the factory.

Inside, Carlene was also bagged, but her mouth wasn’t gagged. She was crying.

“Let me go! Let me go!”

“What are you idiots waiting for? Let’s scram! lan’s going to be here any minute; you want to stick around and get killed?” The man carrying Maja shouted. He’d been cocky on the phone with lan, but that was all for the two million ransom.

They’d never seen that much money–enough to make them risk it all, even death.

But given the chance, who would choose to kick the bucket?

Maja was swallowed by the massive sack, which was pitch black inside.

were retreating. Besides Carlene’s sobs,

were serious; they even had a chopper ready.

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the guy who’d carried Maja. Having seen her beauty, he

the sack from Maja’s head and ripped

in terror as he leaned in to kiss

stormed in. “Are you really ready to die for a piece of

front of Maja cursed and shoved her away.

Lucky you. Otherwise,

a torch and threw it

with hay, clearly

fire touched the hay, it blazed.

the kidnappers left, lan kicked the

“lan, lan!”

shaking and hid under

fire, but there was

swept Carlene into

her cheeks, collapsed into his arms.

face was icy as he carried her

Neil and the police had arrived.

was panting every few steps. Seeing lan, he blurted out a question.

where’s

hadn’t seen

Carlene in lan’s arms, he was consumed

the fire. If anyone was inside, they should be

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