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.

could tell they were retreating. Besides Carlene’s sobs, the roar of a helicopter

even had

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seen her beauty, he felt like leaving without doing something was a waste.

head

as he

ready to die for a

in front of Maja cursed and shoved her away.

you. Otherwise, I would’ve killed

torch and threw it

was filled with hay, clearly

moment the fire touched the hay,

a few minutes after the kidnappers left, lan kicked the door open. He’d heard Carlene’s cries.

“lan, lan!”

and hid under

trying to put out the fire, but there was

into his arms.

her cheeks,

was icy as he carried her

Neil and the police had

steps. Seeing lan, he blurted out a question.

Raymond, where’s Maja?”

He hadn’t seen Maja inside.

saw Carlene in lan’s arms, he was

out the

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