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.

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

"Alright, fifteen million. I'll

that, he hung up and promptly

"Do you

Effie clearly had

biggest dream is to see her daughter marry into the Lloyd family, and nothing

knew exactly where

but she'd never managed to break

do it herself, she pinned all her hopes

Vera drilled it into her:

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

couldn't afford for

the fifteen million came through

really—it was her

practically penniless. Now, as far as Effie was concerned, taking a

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

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

screams echoed

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