His Ex Wife Is A Billionaire

Chapter 683

Chapter 683

The name echoed, tugging at the frayed edges of Aaron’s tightly wound heartstrings.

“Aaron, help me

Marilla’s pale face was streaked with tears, each one falling from her long lashes and landing on Aaron’s chest.

He wanted to comfort her, but any reassurance could provoke the hostage–taker, making her situation even more perilous.

Aaron met Marilla’s gaze before shifting his attention to the man’s bloodshot, terrifying eyes.

“Don, take a breath, buddy. The girl’s innocent. She doesn’t know your story, never met those five kids – she’s just an outsider here. How ‘bout this: I’ll be your hostage. Let her go, and you take me instead.”

Marilla’s teary eyes followed Aaron as he cautiously approached the captor, waves of guilt washing over her.

How could she have been so foolish? If only she’d waited patiently in the classroom for Lily to return. If only she hadn’t been so clumsy, maybe she could’ve outrun this.

But it was too late for what–ifs.

As Aaron edged closer, Don roared, “Don’t come any closer! I’ll slit her throat and jump, we’ll both be done for! Don’t think I can’t see right through you! You want to trade places and then fight me? You’re a cop; you think I can take you? I’ve already taken two lives what’s one more at this point?!”

his ribs, “I get it; I really do. I don’t have a daughter, but if someone hurt my sister like this, I wouldn’t stand for it either. I’d want justice for my family.”

against Marilla’s neck trembling, its cold blade biting into

your daughter was a student here, that those five guys hurt her, right? School

eyes widened in shock as painful memories exploded in her mind, ringing in her ears,

in

be at a normal school; she

her – she’s crazy! Who knows,

shut her eyes tightly, her face ashen, her legs trembling, barely able to

hoarse, “I truly want to help you! You’ve made a mistake, but don’t compound it with another.

the burden of your crime. How can she bear it, so young and already so wounded? She’s tried to end her pain once;

Captain Ashbourne, though young, possessed the negotiation skills of a seasoned detective. His words were

sincere – a lethal

hostage, but he also empathized with the perpetrator, treating them as a victim, which often

appeal seemed

bull! You cops talk a good game but can’t do

to the school authorities, to the cops, to deal with those five beasts more than once! Just because they come from influential

Academy of Fine Arts was outside their jurisdiction; only now, with a criminal case, had they been called

understand

her frail voice shedding its prior terror for a touch

“What

the shadow, and find justice,” Marilla struggled against the suffocating fear, which made

frail girl

the Abernathy family. Don’t believe me? Check your phone right

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