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.

is fifteen million-that's every penny of my savings." Effie gave the bald man a short

said, "Alright, fifteen million.

hung up and

ask, "Do you really

clearly had a different idea-she was going

marry into

knew exactly where Vera's

but she'd never managed

it herself, she pinned all her hopes

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

down-she'd

afford for anything to

enough, the fifteen million came

really—it was her own

those years ago, leaving her mother practically penniless. Now, as far as Effie was concerned, taking

help me out, I suppose. In that case, you each get a couple of punches-call

men froze, too stunned to protest, before Lyman's men

screams echoed

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