Chapter 51

Vera's greatest wish these days was for her precious daughter to marry into a wealthy family.

Now that Suzan had finally managed to get close to Mitchell, Vera was

determined not to mess things up.

Still, she couldn't shake her doubts. Suzan's relationship with Mitchell hadn't been made public yet so how did this kidnapper know about it?

This was just too strange.

"What are you talking about? I don't understand," Vera feigned ignorance, doing her best to act clueless.

She wouldn't admit to anything, no matter what.

The bald man glanced at his phone for instructions and sneered. "Is that so? Well, in that case, I'll just send this recording to the Lloyd family. I wonder what they'll think when they hear it, Mrs. Bagnold. Are you sure you don't want to pay up?"

Vera was so furious she nearly had a heart attack.

Just her luck to have crossed paths with a monster like this.

snapped, "All I have is fifteen million-that's every penny of my savings." Effie gave

gestured and said, "Alright, fifteen million. I'll send you the account

that, he hung up and promptly

but ask, "Do you

on getting revenge, but Effie clearly had a different idea-she

into

exactly where

up from being the other woman, but she'd

she pinned all her hopes on

girl, Vera drilled it into her: climb higher, change your

let her down-she'd

afford for anything

the fifteen million came through

really—it was her own mother's

been so ruthless all those years ago, leaving her mother practically penniless. Now, as far as Effie was concerned, taking a chunk out of Vera's stash was only

turned to the two kidnappers, her tone flat. "You did help me out, I suppose. In that case, you each get a couple of punches-call

too stunned to protest, before Lyman's men dragged them outside for

echoed from the

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