The Divorce Prescription

Adam answered the call, and a rough male voice came through. "Mr. Alvarez, good evening."

Adam held the phone, his face unreadable. "Who are you?"

"Mr. Alvarez, my identity doesn't matter. All you need to know is that the person you're looking for is with me."

Lucy's eyes widened in alarm. "He's the one who took Carly! Mr. Alvarez, we have to save her!"

Adam's tone remained cold. "Carly is with you?"

"That's right. Here, I'll let her talk to you."

A moment later, Carly's voice came through, panicked and desperate. "Adam, help me! Please! I'm so scared!"

Adam's lips pressed into a thin, icy line. "What do you want?"

"Mr. Alvarez, I want money. Get one billion dollars ready immediately."

Adam let out a short, mocking laugh. "You kidnapped someone and are now extorting me for one billion? That's more than enough to lock you away for life. You'll never see the outside world again."

The man on the other end of the line wasn't the least bit intimidated. "Mr. Alvarez, don't try to scare me. I wasn't raised to be afraid of threats. Is one billion dollars too much for one person's life? What if I make it two?"

A sharp glint flashed through Adam's eyes. "Two people?"

moment, Perry rushed over. "Mr. Alvarez, bad news.

had been scheduled to make her appearance, but when Perry

Celine had disappeared.

gripping his phone even tighter.

warehouse on the outskirts of the city, Celine's

of her stood a man with a scar across his face, flanked

the situation. She

bitter laugh. What

herself as Dr. C, only

her

her head and saw

tied up as well, dumped

eyelashes quivered slightly. "Carly, they

go! Do you have any idea who I am? I'm Adam's girlfriend! you

ret

it. This is his territory. You

holding the phone in his hand. "So,

girlfriend. And this one here is his

"Celine, say something to

quickly scanned the surroundings before

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