Chapter 108

Just as the tension between them peaked, a series of voices suddenly sounded from outside the door. Soon, the clamor grew louder, as if people were arguing.

Sheena frowned, casting a cold glance at the kidnapper before stepping out to investigate.

The commotion was getting closer, and Sheena looked toward the source of the noise, only to find two familiar figures.

“What are you doing here?” Howard’s face was icy as he glared at Elijah, clearly displeased and annoyed.

Elijah was not in the mood to talk with him. Impatiently, he retorted, “Do I need to report my whereabouts to you whenever I go somewhere? Or do you have a peculiar liking for tracking other people?”

Seeing the tension between the two escalate as if they were about to come to blows any second, Sheena could not help but feel exasperated. Then, she stepped in between them to intervene.

“Why did you both come?”

always making us worry,” Howard grumbled, flicking her nose. “Auntie Gloria told me you were going out to fight, so I followed. What happened? Do

They’re hardly a match for

was still surprised to hear that. After all, facing

by her background. Elijah was increasingly convinced that her origins were far more complex than that of an ordinary orphan adopted from the orphanage, and he looked at her with

the ground, catching his breath. However, his

got some nerve to mess with someone I care about. Today, you’ll

Howard’s “someone I care about” remark. Then, he gestured with his hand, and several bodyguards immediately restrained the struggling men on the ground. “And I’m Elijah Freeman. How dare you hurt my ex–wife,” Elijah

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hearing their names, the kidnappers‘ leader trembled and kneeled on the ground, repeatedly begging for mercy.

personal against this beautiful lady. I made a mistake. Please spare my life! I’m

in this line of work, he had heard countless

to look at him coldly, staying silent.

approached him, emanating an intense aura of dominance. “Who

to kidnap Phoebe and text you, asking you to come here. S–She promised me 150,000 dollars if I succeeded. I thought the money was good, and you’re just a

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