Chapter 782

The moment the live stream flickered to life, the police had zeroed in on the kidnappers‘ hideout.

Squad cars encircled the crumbling villa, with sirens piercing the night sky; the blue and red lights of the cars expelled the shadows of fear.

Glynnis was still knocked out cold on the floor, but Edith, with the tenacity of a cockroach, had come to her senses earlier.

Hearing the wail of sirens, she panicked and attempted to flee, only to be confronted by several familiar silhouettes storming in with earth–shaking presence.

“Marilla!”

Jareth burst in first; in his eyes brimming with tears of blood, a glimmer of hope shined through the pain.

He’d always been fearless; even having known that Star Island was home to stone–cold mercenaries, he’d ventured there with Thaddeus.

But now, he was pale; his steps were unsteady, and he was almost stumbling.

The living room was a mess, with the bullies sprawled out across the floor, and Glynnis was still unconscious.

The space was small, but Marilla’s fragile figure was nowhere to be seen.

Thaddeus and Evadne dashed into the other rooms, calling out for Marilla, but to no avail!

That’s when Aaron, flanked by two colleagues, burst through the door:

“We’ve searched the villa top to bottom, including the basement. No sign of Marilla!”

was frantic, and her beautiful face was slick with sweat.

tech team is on

said this was Gary’s doing, so could these scum be a smokescreen? Could Marilla and Lily have been moved by

was choked by terror, barely able to

out and shaking like a leaf, tried to play the victim; she crawled to Jareth, sobbing and wailing:

You’ve come for me? I was brought here by Gary, and he tried to kill me.

by a bone–chilling scream, but Jareth, with his eyes blazing with

room was silent, save for the thud of Edith crashing against the wall,

*Ugh.

up, twitched, and vomited a mouthful of

mercy; he just stomped toward her and kicked her

her

but Edith couldn’t even sob; she could do nothing but writhe before her old classmate,

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but not this time. He watched coldly, because Jareth’s actions mirrored

his hands be stained with blood, nor would he let his buddy pay

she dies, you’ll

as a cop, had to step in, “Do you want to be separated

Aaron, grabbed Edith by the hair,

up:

“Where’s Marilla? Where?!”

“I… don’t… know…”

blood, but she was still

now you

was caught on hidden cameras, and it was streamed online. The whole country has seen

stunned, with her mouth agape, and it grew increasingly

know! I know!”

called one of them Ken, but he ignored her! Mr. Thaddeus! Mr. Fairhaven! We were all tricked by Edith! She threatened us if we didn’t hurt Marilla, she’d

and kicked him squarely in the face, “How dare you call her Marilla?”

with his

Edith bullied Marilla! We were all under

who betrayed you?

girl in the red dress confessed, “I’ve always hated your guts! You’ve always just used us to bully Marilla, and never gave us

the walls closed in, the

in the corner,

tongue

who tried

over, and delivered a brutal kick below Alston’s belt.

body turned rigid;

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