Chapter 721

Marilla’s phone was confiscated, and she was “invited” into the car.

A cold sweat soaked her trembling back; her slender, fragile frame curled pathetically next to Hans, her hands clutching a teddy bear, shaking uncontrollably.

Facing unknown dangers, she did not cry, make a fuss, or beg Hans to let her go. She sat quietly like a pretty doll at the mercy of others, which only made it harder to bear the thought of causing her too much pain.

Before leaving the mansion, Hans casually grabbed a couple of apples. He took a bite from one and then offered the other to the girl.

“Want some?” He asked.

Marilla slowly lifted her pale face, her soft lips tinged with white, delicate beads of sweat making her hair stick to her cheeks, her voice faint and weak, “Are you really sent by the Fairhaven group’s people to pick me up?”

Hans remained silent, taking the apple back.

“Are you going to kill me?”

Hans crunched into his apple.

“If your target is me, please don’t hurt Lily.”

Determination shimmered in Marilla’s eyes; the thought of saving Lily dispelled the crippling fear that felt like the sky was falling, “As long as Lily is safe, I won’t run. Even if it costs my life to exchange for Lily’s!”

glanced at her with his sharp, thin lips slightly pressed.

the screen and then answered

“Sir.”

get the girl?”

a familiar tone in the barely audible voice. Before she could lean in to listen more carefully, Hans alertly switched the phone to his other ear,

Hans confirmed, “Yes.”

you to

told me to

it comes to

impassive, “If there’s no need for action, then

fully with Mr. Chambers. Whatever he tells you to do, you do it.”

responded coolly,

she was taken to the Fairhaven Group! Her emotions were a tumultuous mix of anxiety and complexity because she knew Jareth

no one, obviously, someone had arranged their path

seemed like an eternity, Hans forced her to stop in front of

a panel. The wall cracked

underworld and lawful society in his quest to expand his territory, he had designed this hidden safe room within the Fairhaven Group premises, not far from his office, for his own safety.

precious girl right here. A classic case of hiding in plain sight, indeed! “Go in,” Hans said

into the pitch–black room, her

her arms! Hans had snatched the teddy bear from her and pushed her

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