As soon as they reached the door, a dozen police officers surged in.

The situation unfolded so quickly that Cyrus was still in shock, his face reflecting fear and anger, when he was pinned to the ground.

"Let me go! Do you know who I am?!" Cyrus growled.

"No matter who you are, you're under arrest for kidnapping. We are taking you into custody!" one of the officers declared.

Cyrus glared at Nyla with a look of deep hatred. "Nyla, you set me up!"

He had been very discreet, keeping his plans to kidnap Nyla a secret from everyone except his trusted associates. The swift arrival of the police meant that Nyla must have known about the kidnapping in advance and set a trap for him.

His eyes burned with rage. It was as if he wanted to tear her apart.

Nyla, pale and frightened, looked at him with wide eyes. "You're insane! You're the one who kidnapped me. How could I possibly force you to do anything?"

Yet, Cyrus caught a fleeting glint of satisfaction and coldness in her eyes.

you get away

the officers,

realizing he had been caught off guard,

hurried over to her. "Ms. Jayston, are you

her head. "I'm fine. Mr. Monaghan, please take me to the police station. I need to give

Pete nodded. "Of course."

were in the car, Pete expressed his concern. "Ms. Jayston, we were fortunate that the police arrived in time. Otherwise, things could have turned out very differently..." Nyla smiled, no

I trust you and appreciate that you warned me

not to encourage her to set a

is it

over the evidence to the police, Cyrus would

moment before responding softly. "It's worth it to me. I consulted a lawyer, and the evidence would only lead to an economic crime charge. With some influence from the Sumners, Cyrus might have avoided jail time altogether.

this time. I hope you won't risk your life like this again. Your life is

understand. Thank you, Mr. Monaghan,"

added, "I'm still investigating who sent

for your hard

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