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!”

pressed.

glanced at the screen and then answered

“Sir.”

get the girl?”

in the barely audible voice. Before she could lean in to listen more carefully, Hans alertly switched the phone to his other ear, and she could no longer hear anything.

Hans confirmed, “Yes.”

Avery tell you

told me to

it comes to breaking hearts and taking lives, no one can

there’s no need for action, then can I return once I’ve

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

coolly, “Alright.”

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

led her through a maze of turns, encountering no one, obviously, someone had arranged their

like an eternity, Hans forced her to stop in front of a plain white

wall cracked open,

only to Barry. Because he had made countless enemies in both the underworld and lawful society in his quest to expand

mastermind behind the scenes had hidden Jareth’s precious girl right here. A classic case of

room, her pupils

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

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