She’d tried so hard not to step on his toes–wasn’t that enough?

Maja kept quiet, her head down.

The kidnapper hung up and kicked her.

“Ms. Pennyfeather, did you hear that? You’re worth nothing to your husband.”

A rough hand grabbed her hair, forcing her to look up.

The man studying her face swallowed hard.

“Damn, she is a looker. How can lan not appreciate such beauty?

He hoisted her up, shoved a sack over her head, stuffed a rag–into her mouth, and carried her into the factory.

Inside, Carlene was also bagged, but her mouth wasn’t gagged. She was crying.

“Let me go! Let me go!”

“What are you idiots waiting for? Let’s scram! lan’s going to be here any minute; you want to stick around and get killed?” The man carrying Maja shouted. He’d been cocky on the phone with lan, but that was all for the two million ransom.

They’d never seen that much money–enough to make them risk it all, even death.

But given the chance, who would choose to kick the bucket?

Maja was swallowed by the massive sack, which was pitch black inside.

were retreating. Besides Carlene’s

were serious; they even had a chopper

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Having seen her beauty, he felt like

Maja’s head and ripped her

in terror as he leaned in to

really ready to die for a piece

of Maja

Otherwise,

and threw it

hay, clearly prepared

moment the fire touched the hay,

kidnappers left, lan kicked the door

“lan, lan!”

shaking and hid under a

bodyguards were busy trying to put out the fire, but there was too much hay and the

swept Carlene into his arms.

her cheeks, collapsed into his

as he

the

steps. Seeing lan, he blurted out

Raymond, where’s

hadn’t seen Maja inside.

lan’s arms, he was consumed by

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