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

reach her! But our tech team is

said this was Gary’s doing, so could these scum be a

by terror,

way out and shaking like a leaf, tried to play the

brought here by

but Jareth, with his eyes blazing with murderous intent, kicked her like a soccer ball,

silent, save for the thud of Edith crashing against the wall, then sliding down like

*Ugh.

and vomited a mouthful of

he just stomped toward

her dead,

but Edith couldn’t even sob; she could do nothing but writhe before

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He watched coldly, because Jareth’s

Thaddeus wouldn’t let his hands be stained with blood, nor

dies, you’ll face

to step in, “Do you

he broke free from Aaron, grabbed Edith by the hair, and hauled her

up:

“Where’s Marilla? Where?!”

“I… don’t… know…”

but she was

even now you lie?”

caught on hidden cameras, and it was streamed online. The whole country has seen your crimes; you’ve been played by Gary, yet you

grew increasingly wide until it turned into a gaping and bloody hole.

know! I know!”

and a woman away! 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

the face, “How dare you call

cried, with his teeth shattered.

Marilla! We were all under her spell!” another

who betrayed you? It was

girl in the red dress confessed, “I’ve always hated your guts! You’ve always just used us to bully

in, the

the corner, wanted to speak.

his tongue

one who tried to assault his

a brutal kick below Alston’s belt.

tongue quivered and his body turned rigid; the severe pain knocked him out cold.

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