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?”

in my hands. If you want her safe, prepare ten million, or

silence on the line before lan’s voice returned, cold and stern. “Let her

speak!”

tape from Clara’s mouth and pressed the phone against her ear. There was a gun pointed at her head. “Play nice, or

over but tried to keep her composure. She knew she had to warn

gun.

a weak voice, she said, “lan, the cash is in the wooden box on the first shelf of the safe

gun to her head, she couldn’t be too obvious. She hoped lan

move. I’m on my way

call. “lan, where are you going? Heidi’s fighting for her life,

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

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