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.

penny of my savings." Effie gave the bald man a short

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

hung up and promptly

ask, "Do you really think she'll send the

on getting revenge, but Effie clearly had a different idea-she was going to bleed

see her daughter marry into the Lloyd family,

where Vera's weakness

clawed her way up from being the other woman, but she'd never managed to break into the elite circles

do it herself, she

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

Suzan hadn't let her down-she'd finally gotten close to

couldn't afford for anything

the fifteen million came through almost

was her own mother's

penniless. Now, as far as Effie was concerned, taking a chunk out of

tone flat. "You did help me out, I

stunned to protest, before Lyman's men dragged

echoed from the

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