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

became extremely excited. She relaxed with a nourishing facial 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,

her excitement turned to horror with

video, just to realize that it

what's wrong?" the

ordered the servant away

possible? I have spent 1.6 million dollars on professionals, not street

her light-headed when the phone rang again. It was the organizer of the botched kidnapping. She picked it up immediately, asking thickly, "What happened?

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didn't catch her?"

are encircled by

nowhere to turn," she said, bewildered and shaken by the

events.

the mess you've dragged me into demands compensation-10 million dollars, not a penny less. If not, even if I'm on the run,

I don't have that kind of money. I've given you everything I

wit's end.

got one night to prepare the money. If it fails to reach my account tomorrow morning, you'll see the worst coming!" Hanging up, she felt her world

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

was out of the question. Amber scrambled to raise funds through phone calls, managing only 200 thousand dollars after nearly an hour of desperate calls, leaving her near despair. Such a paltry sum was

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