A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

The reporter was terrified. Still, he did his best to feign composure. "Jacob, why have you brought us here? You're breaking the law!"

"Exactly! This is kidnapping. And you must know that you're doing a horrible thing!" the "victim" chimed in.

Jacob sneered. He raised his eyebrows and said, "Breaking the law? Kidnapping?" With a wave of his hand, a couple of bodyguards came forward to untie the two men.

The men had not expected Jacob to do such a thing. Suddenly, they regained the courage to speak up against him. "I advise you to let us go as soon as possible, or we will go to the police and report this awful crime!" the reporter swore, raising his voice as he pointed a finger at Jacob.

Annoyed at the men's brazenness, Sam marched forward, determined to teach them a lesson. Jacob, however, stopped him in time with another wave of a hand. He had something else in mind.

He opened his mouth slightly and said, "I think you should listen to your gut, given your current situation. If you're willing to cooperate, you can expect an even bigger reward. From me."

For a moment, the "victim" felt quite tempted. Nevertheless, the thought of his mother in Darren's hands distressed him. While Jacob's offer was tempting, he wouldn't dare risk his mother's well-being. The reporter, on the other hand, was convinced that this was merely a trap. As long as he did not admit to anything, Jacob couldn't harm him.

With this in mind, the two shook their heads, their way of telling Jacob that they had no idea what he was talking about.

Of course, Jacob had expected this. He had just thought that if they knew they could work with him, they might change their minds. However, these two seemed to have no intention of turning against Darren.

"Well, it seems that I've found the wrong men then. You two can go," Jacob said with a shrug, effectively surprising the two. This was far from their wildest dreams. They hadn't seen that coming.

Having been told that they were now free to leave, they didn't want to waste another second in this place. Without delay, they left.

The two ran for as long as their legs could carry them, constantly looking back to see if there were any suspicious people or cars following them. When they were sure that they were safe and unfollowed, they stopped to catch their breath.

"Damn it! He's much less intimidating than I thought!" the reporter exclaimed, gasping for air.

"I thought we were going to die in there," the "victim" agreed with a lingering feeling of fear. The two were overcome with the excitement of escaping the jaws of death. Although they were still quite shaken, they were also happy to have been released without a scratch. They thought that perhaps Jacob had only wanted to frighten them or get them to tell him what they knew.

decided to put

buddy! We're free!

so let's have a good time! What do you say?". . .

Jacob were engaged

Sam believed that they should have tried to get the two to

had made a few changes to his plans. After all, Darren had paid them well. They

Darren planned to throw them under the bus, they would definitely panic. Once they reached that point, they would do

Before you know it, they'll be begging me to take them in," Jacob smacked his lips as he shot Sam a confident look.

Jacob's

approached, the lights on the streets grew brighter.

Perhaps owing to the amount of alcohol that

out from how drunk they were, a man inside

doing? Who are you and what do you want?" the reporter demanded to know as he was brought back to his senses. The familiar sense of being abducted

Only the dim light from

Shreds of wide cloth were stuffed into their mouths, effectively silencing them. Shortly after, their resistance turned into helpless

two were then taken to a small, dark room by the

The door was slammed shut, and the

wondered if this was Jacob's doing. Perhaps since they had decided not to work with

them and around the chairs that they were seated on. Their mouths were stuffed with

the distant sound of waves and seagulls, the "victim"

reporter vigilantly turned his head

shimmied violently to try to break himself free.

he do now? He had only been on this Earth for a little more than twenty years. There were a lot of things that he hadn't done yet. Was this the end? These were

that they could do. They had the desire, but not the ability, to escape. They could only