Chapter 782

The moment the live stream flickered to life, the police had zeroed in on the kidnappers‘ hideout.

Squad cars encircled the crumbling villa, with sirens piercing the night sky; the blue and red lights of the cars expelled the shadows of fear.

Glynnis was still knocked out cold on the floor, but Edith, with the tenacity of a cockroach, had come to her senses earlier.

Hearing the wail of sirens, she panicked and attempted to flee, only to be confronted by several familiar silhouettes storming in with earth–shaking presence.

“Marilla!”

Jareth burst in first; in his eyes brimming with tears of blood, a glimmer of hope shined through the pain.

He’d always been fearless; even having known that Star Island was home to stone–cold mercenaries, he’d ventured there with Thaddeus.

But now, he was pale; his steps were unsteady, and he was almost stumbling.

The living room was a mess, with the bullies sprawled out across the floor, and Glynnis was still unconscious.

The space was small, but Marilla’s fragile figure was nowhere to be seen.

Thaddeus and Evadne dashed into the other rooms, calling out for Marilla, but to no avail!

That’s when Aaron, flanked by two colleagues, burst through the door:

“We’ve searched the villa top to bottom, including the basement. No sign of Marilla!”

“And Lily?!” Evadne was frantic, and her beautiful face was slick with sweat.

“We can’t reach her! But our tech team is on her phone’s trail!”

A sinking feeling hit Thaddeus, “Evadne, you said this was Gary’s doing, so could these scum be a smokescreen? Could Marilla and Lily have been moved by him?!”

Evadne was choked by terror, barely able to breathe.

Edith, seeing no way out and shaking like a leaf, tried to play the victim; she crawled to Jareth, sobbing and wailing:

“Big brother! You’ve come for me? I was brought here by Gary, and he tried to kill me. Ah!!”

Her plea cut short by a bone–chilling scream, but Jareth, with his eyes blazing with murderous intent, kicked her like a soccer ball, sending her flying!

thud of Edith crashing against the wall, then sliding down like a broken doll.

*Ugh.

vomited a mouthful of

just stomped

her dead,

Edith couldn’t even sob; she could do nothing but writhe before her old classmate, her former lover;

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Chapter 782

He watched coldly, because Jareth’s actions mirrored his own desires.

blood,

if she dies,

a cop, had to step in, “Do you want to be separated from Marilla forever?!”

from Aaron, grabbed Edith by the hair,

up:

“Where’s Marilla? Where?!”

“I… don’t… know…”

barely speak through the blood, but she

even now you

entering this villa was caught on hidden cameras, and it was streamed online. The whole country has seen your crimes; you’ve been played by Gary, yet you

her mouth agape, and it grew increasingly wide until it

I

Edith called one of them Ken, but he ignored her! Mr. Thaddeus! Mr. Fairhaven! We were all tricked by Edith! She

the face, “How dare you call her

cried, with his

bullied Marilla! We were all under her spell!” another chimed in

You wondered who betrayed

red dress confessed, “I’ve always hated your guts! You’ve always just used us to bully Marilla, and never gave us a

in, the traitors

corner, wanted

tongue was

slide the one who tried to

a brutal

Alston’s severed tongue quivered and his body turned rigid; the severe

was completely silenced.

We need to issue a nationwide manhunt

his knuckles cracking. As the head of the detective squad, he was fighting to

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