True Love Waits

Chapter 1099 Stockholm Syndrome

The combined forces of Sheffield and Carlos were able to gather evidence incriminating every nefarious activity Penley Tao had committed.

When Napier turned to face Sheffield's cold and mirthless eyes, he stood there frozen from the neck up, blood drained from his face. Even words struggled to come out of his mouth as he stammered, "What...what else do you know?"

"I also know that you purchased the weapon from the black market. The only reason why Gillian is aiding you and still hasn't reported your crimes to the police is because she is suffering from Stockholm syndrome." Needless to say, it was all over for Napier and Gillian because the police had found their hideout. Sheffield reckoned that Gillian might have already been taken away while they were chatting here. Stockholm syndrome is a condition in which hostages will develop feelings of trust or affection for their captors during captivity. In such circumstances, the victims, despite the danger and risk endured, will tend to foster sympathy for their captors. This attraction is not to be taken lightly, as hostages would even find themselves aiding and abetting their captors. On the contrary, some cases have shown that the victims might even start to see their rescuers as enemies.

Such was the case with Gillian. When the rescuers came to free her, Gillian went berserk, absolutely reluctant to leave the basement where Napier had held her captive. The police had no choice in the end but to take her away by force.

Now that all of Napier's secrets were exposed, he felt completely vulnerable in front of Sheffield. Much like a man who had nothing else to lose, Napier took the safety off his gun, ready to shoot Evelyn. Sheffield's heart skipped a beat. He stealthily sent a signal to his men when Napier wasn't looking.

"I have something important to tell you. Melody is still alive..." he said confidently, trying to distract Napier.

Just as Sheffield had intended, the last sentence succeeded in drawing Napier's attention as the kidnapper took the bait like a hungry trout. As he shook his head in disbelief, Napier's voice trembled with each word. "You are talking nonsense! Ahh!"

Bang! Bang!

Napier's ear-piercing shriek was followed by two consecutive gunshots, before it faded and the weapon in his hand fell to the ground.

This was the only chance Sheffield was going to get and he knew that all too well. Without any hesitation, he rushed over and held Evelyn in his arms, kicking the injured kidnapper as far as he could. Napier crashed into Melody's tombstone and spat out a mouthful of blood, writhing in excruciating pain.

Before long, more and more people swarmed in from all directions.

Sheffield's arms, Evelyn shut her eyes tight and cherished the

okay! Don't be afraid, honey! I'm here

"Hmm..."

reverse the circumstances, Napier pulled out a dagger from his pocket. He bit off the scabbard,

moment Sheffield's eyes caught the dagger in Napier's hand, he pushed Evelyn away and jumped up to kick the dagger back, parrying it and stabbing Napier on

Napier screamed in agony, the police

shamefully dragged out of there right before Melody's

after, while Terilynn and Joshua stayed back at home

and circled around Evelyn in the

the conversation between Sheffield and Napier just now. At the very least,

ready to take Napier out with just one signal. Evelyn's father was not going

put Evelyn's life at risk.

attention, cleverly talking him into moving to a spot where the snipers would have a better shot to take him

they received Sheffield's signal, the snipers launched an attack, hitting Napier on the wrist and then his

for them,

the hospital. She waited patiently in

from the hemodialysis room showed almost a dozen patients inside, men and women of all

harmful waste inside the body would then filter

on his face, he inarticulately uttered a few words, but Evelyn couldn't catch what he had said. As she

long as I come to the hospital for a dialysis regularly." "That's good to hear. There's one more thing I wanted to ask you, Uncle. Do you know someone called Napier Tao?" Evelyn stopped after she noticed the smile on his face fade away. He seemed frightened by the

at once, "Don't be afraid. He's already in jail. I just wanted to