Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 834

Kathleen froze, every muscle locking up as if she'd seen a ghost. Her lips

trembled. "You... you..."

Did she remember?

Did she remember the kidnapping?

No-

Kathleen couldn't let herself think about what came after that.

But Madge saw right through the fear and panic in her eyes, letting out a bitter laugh. “So it's true. You made that noise on purpose. You wanted the kidnappers

to come after me. You- you wanted them to catch me instead!"

Years ago, the two of them had gone out shopping and ended up being kidnapped.

Their wrists and ankles had been bound, and they were taken to the outskirts of the city, dumped in an abandoned factory. It must have been a spur-of-the- moment crime. The men wanted something more than money.

When they went after Kathleen first, Madge had stepped up, desperately revealing her family background to protect her.

She'd pulled out the platinum credit card and a wad of cash from her purse, along with her ID-anything to convince the kidnappers that she was the one worth a fortune.

As for Kathleen...

hand-me-downs from me. She's only here today to carry my bags. What's the point in bothering with

her eyes cold, every inch the entitled

The kidnappers bought it.

Madge. She didn't notice the shame and fury flickering in Kathleen's eyes from her place in the corner,

was just

How laughable.

ransom demands, Madge had already

of glass she'd hidden

kidnappers finally nodded

Kathleen awake and untied

into the darkness, escaping the warehouse and

the kidnappers realized they were missing before long

along, running for their lives, and

long gone, taken with

but Madge remembered she always

That's

hadn't brought it

time arguing. She just dragged Kathleen with her,

late, the middle

road. Even if they found someone, would anyone have dared to help? The kidnappers were armed, outnumbered them. You

chance was to

weren't enough kidnappers to search the whole forest. If they hid well enough, a day or two

it