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.

they were retreating. Besides Carlene’s sobs,

were serious; they even had a chopper ready.

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carried Maja. Having seen her beauty, he felt

Maja’s head

eyes widened in terror as he leaned

stormed in. “Are you really ready to die for

man in front of Maja cursed and

you. Otherwise,

lit a torch and threw it

room was filled with hay,

the fire touched the

few minutes after the kidnappers left, lan kicked the door open. He’d

“lan, lan!”

shaking and hid under a sack.

the fire, but there was too much hay and the smoke was

Carlene into

on her cheeks, collapsed

was icy as he carried her out.

the police

Seeing lan,

Raymond, where’s Maja?”

frowned. He hadn’t seen Maja inside.

Carlene in lan’s arms, he was

out the fire. If anyone

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