The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 552

Anyone who dared kidnap his first love and his son without meticulous planning was simply courting death.

Joshua sat quietly on the side the entire time-saying nothing, making no comments, and not once trying to excuse himself to leave. He was doing everything possible to keep suspicion away from himself.

Another two hours passed before the kidnappers finally called.

"Mr. O'Brien, have you managed to gather the money?"

"It's ready."

"Good. Have your ex-wife deliver it to the address we send you. She's got thirty minutes. And remember-she comes alone. If she brings anyone else, I'll kill one of them. If she brings more than two... well, then don't bother trying to ransom them at all."

Haynes was silent for a moment.

Stella spoke up. "Fine. But I want proof they're both still alive and unharmed."

"Of course," the kidnapper replied.

A moment later, a video call came through.

and Rachel were tied to separate chairs. Keen's eyes were red and puffy-he'd clearly been crying, but thankfully there were no obvious injuries. Rachel, on

camera. "Say hello to

real kidnapping, was trembling with silent tears in his eyes. "Daddy... please,

the camera, wanting to speak, but her words dissolved into sobs.

take it out on me.

you're not exactly easy to get to. So, I had to

fists

waste any more

eyes lit up when he heard Stella's voice, and the tears

missed his mother more than ever, and every memory of her kindness flooded back. He felt lost, suddenly unable

"Keen, don't be scared.

seemed to wrap him in a warm embrace,

kidnapper turned the

them.

you've

Cameron, you'd

late-I

can't keep a schedule."