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.

but thankfully there were no obvious injuries. Rachel, on the other hand, looked much worse. Her

kidnapper grinned at the camera. "Say

completely unprepared for a real kidnapping, was trembling with silent tears

head to the camera, wanting to speak, but her words dissolved into sobs. She looked utterly

darkened. "If you have a problem, take it out on

to come after you directly, but you're not exactly easy to get to. So, I had to start with

clenched his fists

waste any more time. I'm

Stella's

kindness flooded back. He felt lost, suddenly unable to

and steady. "Keen, don't be scared. Your father and I are

words seemed to wrap him in a warm embrace, and Keen nodded obediently, feeling

kidnapper turned

them.

"Alright, you've

Cameron, you'd

late-I hate people

can't keep a schedule."