Chapter 213 Just Cooperate

With Us

Eric was visibly fatigued, yet luck was on his side as one of his subordinates arrived just in time.

The vehicle slowed to a crawl rather than a complete stop, the door flinging open. “Mr. Flynn! Jump in!”

With momentum still carrying him, Eric hurled himself into the car, clumsily hitting his limbs as he did so.

“Mr. Flynn, are you alright?”

“Just drive!” Eric retorted, dismissing his own discomfort.

He urgently gestured towards a van ahead, missing its license plate, as he fought to catch his breath. “Follow that van!”

“Right away, Mr. Flynn!”

Having issued the command, Eric grasped his chest, wincing from the sharp stings of pain caused by his rushed breathing.

Regaining some composure, he retrieved his phone to contact Phillips.

“It’s me…”

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Meanwhile, in the van they were chasing, the man began to show signs of distress. “He’s almost on us!”

“What’s got you so flustered?” With a stern glare, the woman scolded him. “Show some backbone! You’re more frightened than a woman!”

Though her words were sharp, her own nerves were fraying.

No time for second thoughts now.

She pressed the gas pedal, pushing the van to its speed limit.

Hadley, caught off guard, was thrown forward, banging her forehead.

Something about the woman struck a chord of familiarity. But Hadley was sure they had never met; so why did

she feel like she knew her?

Who were these kidnappers, and what did they want with her? Ransom seemed unlikely–she wasn’t rich.

Had she unwittingly upset someone?

Being a minor player in Srixby, she couldn’t think of anyone she might have offended that would warrant this.

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through Hadley’s

ride’s roughness, causing Hadley’s stomach to churn, particularly because her

surroundings grew

was uncharted territory for

they taking her?

to glance back, hoping to see if Eric was

“Ugh!”

was thwarted as the man forcefully gripped her shoulder. “Stay

ceased moving.

blurring her vision with pain

“Mmm, mmm…”

gag, her cries were silent.

and she lost

a wave of pain washed over

felt the dampness of her

had they taken her?

smell of dust mingled with the tang of seawater filled

light seeped into the space, revealing what appeared to be a cargo hold–a setting she

“Finally awake now.”

women’s shoes

earlier woman–or more precisely, a girl barely in her twenties–crouched before

an unusual tactic for a kidnapper. Typically, wouldn’t they conceal

their identities?

exposed throughout, hardly the

their identities wasn’t a concern for them?

to utter, her gaze locked on the young

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“Oh.”

Cooperate With

chuckle, her smile carrying a

taken aback by her next words.

years, but I recognized you

it be someone she

brow creased in thought; the familiarity she felt suddenly made

“Are you…?”

the girl’s face, recognition dawning slowly.

her. “Is it

she propped her chin on her hands. “Finally figured it

was Astrid Jenkins!

frown marred

hadn’t she connected the dots earlier? Who else could it be but the Jenkins family,

adamantly declined to donate part

Astrid, their daughter, had turned to abduction? “Ha.” The irony made Hadley chuckle. “So, you’ve kidnapped me for your brother, right?”

smirked, cocking an

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