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.

I have is fifteen million-that's every penny of my savings."

"Alright, fifteen million. I'll

that, he hung up and promptly

"Do you really think she'll

Effie clearly had a different idea-she

to see her daughter marry into

exactly where

being the other woman, but she'd never managed to break into the elite circles of Neo-Arcadia's society

couldn't do it herself, she pinned all

time Suzan was a little girl, Vera drilled it into her: climb higher, change

Suzan hadn't let her down-she'd

afford for anything to go

the fifteen million came

was her

had been so ruthless all those years ago, leaving her mother practically penniless. Now, as far as

tone flat. "You did help me out, I suppose. In that case, you each get a couple

too stunned to protest, before Lyman's men

agonized screams echoed from the

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