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.

she could tell they were retreating. Besides Carlene’s sobs, the

serious; they even had a

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leave was the guy who’d carried Maja. Having seen her beauty, he felt like leaving

head and ripped her clothes

eyes widened in terror as he leaned in to

ready to die for a piece of

in front of Maja cursed

you! Lucky you. Otherwise, I would’ve killed

torch and threw

room was filled with hay, clearly prepared

fire touched the hay, it

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

“lan, lan!”

hid under

out the fire, but there was too much

Carlene into his

handprints on her cheeks, collapsed into

as he carried

the police had

panting every few steps. Seeing

where’s

hadn’t seen Maja

Neil saw Carlene in lan’s arms, he

him. “My men should have put out the fire. If anyone was inside, they should

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