A Crazy Night Novel

Nathaniel had always been independent-minded since he was a child. Nobody could ever influence his decisions.

Thus, Charlie had already gotten used to Nathaniel’s aloof response to his advice.

Nathaniel caught the ball Lucas had accidentally kicked in his direction and stood up casually.

“I will protect my family.”

He strode toward the children following that haughty declaration.

Julia appeared beside Charlie with a platter of fruits. She watched as he took a sip of tea while staring fixedly at his cup, so she asked, “Penny for your thoughts?”

Charlie sighed. “He’s become more capable than me. My son, indeed.”

Julia fell silent for a split second as she could make neither head nor tail of her husband’s remark, which came out of nowhere. She then laughed. “Well, of course. I gave birth to him, after all. I think he takes after me.”

Smiling wordlessly, Charlie wisely refrained from making a comment lest he was sentenced to spend the Tight in the study.

That night, the Hadley residence was filled with laughter and chatter while the Gibson residence was enveloped in an awful, tense gloom.

Azure had received a call from the kidnappers demanding twenty million in ransom, which was to be collected by daybreak and sent to a location of their choosing at a predetermined time.

Seized by panic, she sought Timothy and Yerek to discuss a strategy: the latter only found out about Anya’s kidnapping that night.

After Azure relayed the whole situation, Yerek raised several points of concern.

The kidnappers did not immediately demand a ransom after getting their hands on Anya. Instead, they waited almost a full day to call her family.

Yerek thought the behavior strange, as kidnappers had no other motives for committing such a risky crime aside from money.

usual cool when she heard the kidnappers would

of Yerek’s

ordinary circumstances, the kidnappers would not do anything rash before getting the ransom. Anya will be safe.”

million! It would’ve been easy for us to gather that sum of money in the past, but. with the current predicament

a way.

him from helping Anya can only count on you. Yerck. I have some jewelry. Sell them and get some

on hand which amounted to only at million, which was still

of Gibson Corporation, he might be able to put together that sum over

was supposed to inherit were transferred to Christina, only Nigel still had

mind. He dialed a number. “I need you to head to Jadeborough

lawyer entered a detention center with

the lawyer as though seeing his

discuss something urgent with you,” the

message. When Nigel heard that Yerek wanted to

way! I will never have a say in the company again if

shares more important than your daughter’s life? Mr. Yerek will take over Gibson Corporation one day.

collapsed onto the icy cold stool, reeling from the devastating news.

promises me, it will never be as reassuring

been useless. There’s no point in holding on to those shares if he can’t manage the company. Why don’t you ask Yerek to convince him to sell his? If that isn’t enough, have him sell the properties under his name. He’s relying on my child to support him until he dies, anyway. The

and selfishness took the lawyer by

assigned him the case, he would have flung the documents at the despicable man’s face back in his

name, Mr. Gibson, there’s not enough time. There’s currently a buyer willing to pay handsomely for Gibson Corporation’s shares. If you would just say the word, the ransom can be put together

lawyer could tell Nigel was beginning to hesitate, so he employed every tactic of persuasion up his sleeve and in half an hour, managed to convince Nigel to sign the agreement detailing the transfer

did so. “Mr. Yerek is doing all he can to get you out

The lawyer turned to leave.