Chapter 141

By the time Clara came to, she found herself lying on the gritty floor of a dilapidated warehouse. Her wrists and ankles were bound, and duct tape sealed her mouth shut.

Not far from her, two men sat watching. They were well–covered, making it impossible for

Clara to discern their faces.

It was only then that she realized she had been kidnapped. She had to stay calm and think of a way to call for help.

Just then, she caught sight of one of the kidnappers dialing a number on her cell phone. Clara’s heart seized with fear. Muffled sounds of “no” escaped from behind the tape.

She dreaded the thought of them calling her father. A call in the dead of night with news of her abduction would be too much for his recently mended heart to bear.

As she struggled to crawl towards them, lan’s husky voice came through the phone. “Clara, are you alright?”

hands. If you want her safe, prepare ten million, or I’ll take very good care of

was a brief silence on the line before lan’s voice returned, cold

speak!”

the tape from Clara’s mouth and pressed the phone against her ear. There was a

over but tried to keep her

gun.

the wooden box on the first shelf of the safe in the study. Remember

she couldn’t be too obvious. She hoped lan would

move. I’m

a sliver of relief, Leonora’s shrill voice pierced the phone call. “lan, where are you going? Heidi’s fighting for her life, and you can’t leave her side.

she’s been seriously hurt for your company. You can’t be so heartless, ignoring her like this.”

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