Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 176

In a pitch-black room.

Julie woke up, all muddled up, only to find herself tied to a chair. Her limbs were sore and her head felt like it was about to split up, filled with pain.

Her eyes were covered with a blindfold, and her hands and feet were firmly tied to the chair. The air was filled with a damp, moldy smell that was

nauseating.

In the absence of sight, a person often feels more insecure. Julie was no exception, particularly when she heard the dull sound of chains, which made her get goosebumps.

She tried to break free, but a deep voice came from not too far away, “Babe, if I were you, I’d just sit tight.”

Julie felt like she was suspended in mid-air, and any movement would trigger the sound of chains. She probably figured it out: although she was sitting on a chair, the chair was likely chained up. And the sound of water was probably from beneath her feet.

Julie calmed down, stopped struggling, and tried to maintain balance. Just as she was about to speak, she heard another man’s voice, “It’s such a waste for such a beautiful woman to be tied up…”

“Quit your daydreaming, we’re here for the money, not her. Once our employer pays up, we’re out of here. Don’t get greedy and land us in trouble.

“Don’t you think this woman looks familiar?”

“Familiar? How?”

“You remember Mrs. Hernandez from Simpo Co., the one on the news a while back? Don’t you think she looks like her?”

From the kidnappers’ conversation, Julie was sure they didn’t know she was Mrs. Hernandez. If the kidnappers had known, they would have kidnapped, her for her wealth. But they didn’t know her identity and yet still kidnapped her. What were they after?

They had mentioned there was a real employer. What was their purpose?

According to one of the kidnappers, she was brought here by them. Did that mean there was another group of people also after her?

These questions threw Julie’s thoughts into a whirl.

thing right now was that these two guys seemed

paying you? I can double

then one laughed

Hernandez!”

deduced that these two men seemed to be more interested in money than her life. Hence, dealing with this situation would be a lot

two kidnappers clearly didn’t

are you blabbering about, Mrs.

supposed to believe you’re Mrs. Hernandez? Well, I can claim I’m the next in line to be

to the two kidnappers, “In my pocket, I have a credit card with no limit, and it can be used to withdraw cash anytime. It was given to

predicament. For the kidnappers to get the card, they would have to untie her as she was sitting tightly bound to the

kidnapper was still hesitant, while the other one had already taken out his phone to check the news, “Look at this woman. Doesn’t she look like Mrs. Hernandez? I think she’s about

in Julie’s direction. As their employer’s instructions, the two men had tied Julie to a chair and suspended it mid-air using chains. Julie was not only blindfolded

meters in the air. If she were to fall

Julie’s eyes were covered, she could clearly sense the distance between herself and the kidnappers and knew she was hanging in the air. But she couldn’t tell how high she was, so the

seemed to have confirmed Julie’s identity and excitedly told the other, “We can use this situation to our advantage and ask Mr. Hernandez for a ransom. Didn’t she bear him a child? Mr. Hernandez would definitely

other kidnapper was

ransom. You guys can let me down first. I have a credit card with no limit; you can go withdraw cash now. I’m blindfolded and haven’t seen your

does have a point.” One of the kidnappers’ excited voices

on the head, “Are you out of your mind? That credit card is a supplementary card. If this woman really is Mr. Hernandez’s wife, he would know our location as soon as we swipe the card. We wouldn’t be able to

man stopped talking.

Julie fell silent.

are so much smarter than the ones on TV.

money? You can go to the bank, then call my husband to come

time to withdraw cash. If you’re worried,

fell silent. Because this was indeed a good plan. By the time Mr. Hernandez rescues his wife, they would have already escaped.

“I have no idea who your boss is, nor what beef he’s got with me. I heard you just

is sick… I need the money

or life imprisonment, and fines or confiscation of property; if the kidnapping results in the victim’s death, or if the victim is killed, it could mean the death penalty, and confiscation of property; if the situation is less severe, it

nonsense! Shut up!” Another kidnapper