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!”

and her

But our tech team is on her

so could these scum be a smokescreen? Could Marilla and Lily have been moved by

was choked by terror, barely able

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

me? I was brought here by Gary,

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

thud of Edith crashing against the wall, then sliding down

*Ugh.

twitched, and vomited

stomped toward her and kicked her

her

nothing but writhe

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Chapter 782

not this time. He

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

dies, you’ll face the consequences!”

in, “Do you want to be

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

up:

“Where’s Marilla? Where?!”

“I… don’t… know…”

barely speak through the blood, but

now you

rage, cried out, “Everything you’ve done since entering this villa was caught on hidden cameras, and it was streamed online. The whole country has seen your crimes; you’ve been played by Gary, yet you still won’t tell the truth? Are

agape, and it grew increasingly wide

I

woman away! Edith called one of them Ken, but he ignored her! Mr. Thaddeus! Mr. Fairhaven! We were all

and kicked him squarely in the face, “How

cried, with

Marilla! We were all under her spell!” another chimed in between sobs.

who betrayed you? It

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

the walls closed in, the traitors turned on each other.

corner, wanted to speak.

tongue was gone.

let slide the one who tried to assault his

and delivered a brutal kick below Alston’s belt.

and his body turned rigid; the severe pain

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