Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 281 Attempted Kidnapping

A flicker of excitement flickered across Jeremiah's face, but he quickly suppressed

it.

Clearing his throat, he forced a warm smile and asked, "Where are the two people who were with you just now?"

Zeke smirked, shaking his head. "No idea. Maybe they went to buy something."

Elsa reached out to touch Zeke's head, but he swiftly dodged it, leaving her hand hanging awkwardly in mid-air.

Still, she maintained her sickly sweet tone. "They're really irresponsible, aren't they? Leaving you here all alone... Aren't you afraid you'll get lost?"

She leaned in closer, her voice turning coaxing. "Why don't you come with us? We'll buy you whatever you want to eat. Anything you like."

Hearing this, Eric and I exchanged glances. As expected, they were trying to take Zeke away. The motive was obvious they wanted to use him to force Mr. Simpson into signing with Jeremiah's company.

Zeke looked up, his face full of pretend innocence. "Really? That sounds amazing!"

The next second, his expression dropped into a deadpan stare. "But no thanks. I'm not going anywhere with you."

"Why?" Elsa frowned, clearly not expecting a flat-out rejection.

jumped in. "We're not going to just abandon

lift his head. "Still no.

this, Jeremiah inhaled sharply, and Elsa almost lost control of her fake smile. Right after that, a shadow

arms. His expression suggested he was ready for

flickered in Jeremiah's eyes, Eric and

and when he turned around, Eric landed a solid punch square on

pain, immediately loosening

right out of his grasp and went straight

cops," Eric said to me, his voice as calm

forward, her voice full of panic as she explained, "Jane! You've

on the lollipop

indignation, "Lies! They were trying to

widened in

Zeke's nose. "You really know your stuff, huh? Even calling it a

tilting his chin up. "Of course! My mom taught me all about

Elsa. "Just because you talk in

he stuck

face stiffened

long after,