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!”

her

our tech team is on her phone’s

“Evadne, you said this was Gary’s doing, so could these scum be a smokescreen? Could Marilla

terror, barely able to

a leaf, tried to play the

come for me? I was brought here by Gary, and he tried

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

Edith crashing against the wall, then sliding down like

*Ugh.

curled up, twitched, and vomited a mouthful

he just stomped toward her

her

do nothing but writhe before her old classmate, her former lover; her disgrace was on full display.

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normally he’d intervene, but not this time. He watched coldly, because Jareth’s actions mirrored his own

with blood, nor would he let his buddy pay

she dies, you’ll

in, “Do you want to be separated from Marilla forever?!”

as he broke free from Aaron, grabbed Edith by

up:

“Where’s Marilla? Where?!”

“I… don’t… know…”

blood, but she was still

even now you

country

was stunned, with her mouth agape, and it grew increasingly wide until it turned into a gaping and bloody hole.

I know!”

Edith 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 kill us! We had no choice.

the face, “How dare

with his teeth

middle school, Edith bullied Marilla! We were all under

who betrayed you?

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

the traitors turned on each

corner, wanted

tongue was

slide the one who tried

over, and delivered a brutal kick below Alston’s

body turned rigid; the severe pain knocked

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