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...

today to carry my

her chin as she spoke, her eyes cold, every inch the entitled heiress she'd been raised to

The kidnappers bought it.

and fury flickering in Kathleen's eyes from her place in the corner, clothes torn, pride shredded. The

was

How laughable.

ransom demands,

the knots with a shard of glass she'd hidden

and the kidnappers finally nodded off, she

awake and

sisters slipped out into the darkness, escaping the

the kidnappers realized they were missing before long and gave

Kathleen along, running for their lives, and asked her for

own phone was long

been confiscated too, but Madge remembered

That's

Kathleen said she hadn't

didn't waste time arguing. She just dragged Kathleen with her, heading

late, the middle

would anyone have dared to help? The kidnappers were armed, outnumbered them. You couldn't blame

best chance was to

well enough, a day or two would be all men

it