Faux Vows, True Desires

"Why are you smoking?"

The woman complained and then said, "I want to buy some maternity clothes. Can you give me some money?"

Mr. Blue frowned, "I just gave you ten grand not long ago. Have you spent it all already?"

"What can ten grand buy? It's gone after buying a single bag. I'm pregnant with your child, and I'm not even your official lady. What's so hard about spending a little of your money? Are you afraid your wife will check the accounts?"

"At home, I call the shots." Mr. Blue handed a bank card to the woman, reminding her, "Don't splurge; I've already lost a ton of money. It hurts."

"Got it."

She took the bank card, pecked him on the cheek, and sashayed away.

Lucinda woke up less than ten minutes after being dragged out of the car by the kidnappers.

She just felt a lot of pain in the back of her neck.

Lucinda suddenly sat up as she recalled what had happened before she was knocked out.

She felt relieved when she discovered that she was able to move freely and that her phone was still in her pocket.

Although she was unsure of what had happened, at least she was safe for now.

Lucinda looked around as she got up from the ground. She was on a highway with no signs nearby, so she was unsure where the road led.

She turned on her phone, which had been turned off, and promptly made a call to Ike.

She wanted to confirm whether Ike really had a car accident.

When Ike received her call, he assumed it was the kidnapper contacting him through her phone and hastily answered, "How much do you want? I'll give you whatever, but you can't hurt my sister. Even if you escape to the ends of the earth, I'll find you."

"Ike."

get you. Don't panic, and don't resist. Do whatever they ask you to; don't make them angry. Money is not important. I will raise the money to get you back. Just

worried that she might provoke the

her, telling her not to panic and

weren't in

concerned about whether he had a car accident in her predicament

no

a highway; I'm not sure where it leads. There's hardly any traffic. I haven't seen a single car since I woke up. I'm

was unaware that her husband had already mobilized all his contacts and had them looking for her all over the

pick me up. My phone's almost out of battery; once you get the location,

"Okay."

too many questions. The most important task at that moment

Lucinda

to contact Cecilia Yates, but the moment the call was connected, her phone powered

up the phone when the line suddenly went dead.

Cecilia said as she paced anxiously around the

to provide any help when

Lucinda, there was still no news. But

wait by the roadside for Ike's arrival, but she

found a large tree with lush branches and leaves, climbed up the tree,

that Stefan wouldn't contact her

phone turned off, he would surely drop everything and rush to her shop looking for

this moment, Lucinda thought Stefan was oblivious

later, a fleet of cars could be seen coming from a

tree, saw the fleet approaching from afar. They were driving very

the cars was the one she rode to work in early in the morning, and the owner of that car was

saw Ike's car, but his car was at

Ike's car was being

"Stefan, Stefan."

her hands around her mouth as a makeshift megaphone, calling Stefan's name loudly

Stefan received the location sent by Ike, he immediately led the team over. When he saw the destination, he didn't see Lucinda, and his heart started to panic. Suddenly, he heard Lucinda shouting. He looked towards the grove by the roadside and