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.

who would truly

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

had hauled Selena around. After catching a glimpse of her striking appearance, he felt compelled to do something more before departing, as though it would be a loss not to. Untying the sack, he ripped Selena's clothes with a ravenous urgency. Selena's pupils dilated in shock, and just as she saw the man leaning in to seal his vile intent with a kiss, another kidnapper burst in, cursing. "You value a

and shoved her aside roughly, saying, "Damn,

tossed a lit flare into the room. The space was laden with straw, unmistakably pre-arranged kindling. As soon as the

only a few minutes, Raymond forced the door open with a kick. Olivia's cries had guided him. "Raymond, Raymond!" she cried from within a burlap sack,

scrambled to douse the flames, but the 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 of violent hands as she buried her face in his chest. With a cold expression,

panting every few steps, caught sight

he hadn't found any sign of her. Upon seeing Olivia in Raymond's

him, leaving only the words, "My team will

as if to enter the inferno. "If you care so little for her well-being, Mr.

time James had ever entertained the thought

his car, surrounded by his own helicopters-a show of force that dwarfed the police presence. He heard James's words and

anyone in the Fair

window to reveal a jaw set hard

daughter is really like better than