She Got A Better Man

Chapter 44

After capturing the aftermath with her phone-a trio of kidnappers knocked out cold and two critically injured-Elvira quickly sent the video evidence to Amber through WhatsApp.

Then, pain throbbing through her, she exited the vehicle and decided to leave the scene, wary of any accomplices lurking nearby.

She hailed a cab back to the school to find Marsh.

Her phone rang; it was Zach. She answered, "Hey, Zach."

"Elvira, where are you?" His voice was thick with urgency. To him, the brief separation for 10 minutes had felt like an eternity.

"I'm in a cab, heading to pick up Marsh and then off to the hospital," she replied, her voice betraying none of the turmoil she had just endured.

To her, there was no point in worrying him with the details of her abduction, now that she was safe.

Despite her omitting the kidnapping from the conversation, Zach was frantic with worry. "Tell me where you are. I'm coming to get you."

"Let's meet at the school," she suggested, her head throbbing from the side effects of the sedatives she had countered with Olivia's antidote.

Then, she hung up the phone. Zach, gripping the wheel tightly, issued commands to Spike to deal with the mess and ensure those who targeted Elvira paid a steep price.

Amber had sunk half her personal fortune accumulated after entering the Willis family into ensuring Elvira's capture, certain of her victory.

wealthy businessmen seemed like a foolproof plan to secure a future for her

mask applied, softly humming a melody, as she had her servant bring her a freshly made bowl of luxurious collagen broth to sip. The notification on her phone made her delighted, thinking it must be the

on her phone and saw what was on it, her excitement

video,

what's wrong?"

agitated, Amber ordered the servant away and threw away her facial mask, her worry

spent 1.6 million dollars on professionals, not street thugs. How can she slip through their grasp?'

not confront Elvira directly through a phone call, but her anxiety made her light-headed when the phone rang again. It was the organizer of the botched kidnapping. She picked it up immediately, asking thickly, "What

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didn't catch her?"

are encircled by her men!" he yelled out his anger. This deal had caused him nearly all

be? Elvira was just a girl with nowhere to

events.

a penny less. If not, even if I'm on the run, my people will come for you, the man's voice

felt a chill run down her spine, falling down on the couch. "10... 10 million dollars? I don't have that kind of

wit's end.

If it fails to reach my account tomorrow morning, you'll see the worst coming!" Hanging up, she felt her world crashing down. She had nowhere to find 10 million dollars overnight. The man was ruthless, and

saved up only 3 million dollars, including some real estate. Liquidating everything might barely scrape together 1 or 1.2 million dollars. Feeling faint and overwhelmed, Amber knew

near despair. Such a paltry sum was nowhere near enough. Her own family always flattered her when they borrowed money or