Reclaiming Her Heart

Chapter 422 Hurt

She'd tried so hard to not be a nuisance, to stay out of his way. Wasn't that enough?

Intimidated, she remained silent, letting her lashes cast shadows on her tear-streaked cheeks.

The call ended with a kick to her side. "Hear that, Miss Fair? To your dear husband, you're not worth a dime."

As they yanked her up by her hair, forcing her to look at them, the man's Adam's apple bobbed with a mix of pity and disgust. "Damn, you're pretty. Hard to believe Raymond's not into you."

He slung Selena over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes, covering her head in burlap and stuffing cloth in her mouth before hauling her into the factory.

Inside, Olivia was similarly shrouded, her mouth free, her sobs piercing the murky air. "Let me go! Please, let me go!"

"Snap out of it, guys! Time to hightail it out of here!" shouted the man carrying Selena. "Raymond's minutes away."

Their demands to Raymond were a charade, powered by the lure of $20 million they had never dreamt of money worth dying for. Such was the cost of desperation.

had the choice, who would truly seek out death

the silence were Olivia's sobs and the unmistakable thrum of helicopter blades above. These kidnappers clearly meant business, coming prepared with a helicopter for their

not to. Untying the sack, he ripped Selena's clothes with a ravenous urgency. Selena's

man in front of Selena cursed under his breath and shoved her aside roughly, saying, "Damn, your

into the room. The space was laden with straw, unmistakably pre-arranged kindling. As soon as the flame touched the dry

with a kick. Olivia's cries had guided him. "Raymond,

straw was plentiful, and smoke billowed densely, causing the lights to flicker erratically. Without hesitation, Raymond swept Olivia into his arms. Her cheeks bore the marks

arrived. James, panting every few steps, caught sight of Raymond and frantically inquired, "Mr. Montague, where

her. Upon seeing Olivia in

"My team will

on his cane, he moved as if to enter the inferno. "If you care so little for

James had ever

helicopters-a show of force that dwarfed the police presence. He heard James's words and let out a

now. If anyone in the Fair

down the window to reveal a

your daughter is really like