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

can’t reach her! But our tech team

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

terror, barely

a leaf, tried to play the victim; she crawled

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

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

save for the thud of Edith crashing against the wall, then

*Ugh.

curled up, twitched, and vomited

showed no mercy; he just stomped toward her and kicked her relentlessly.

her

even sob; she could do nothing but writhe before her old classmate, her former lover; her disgrace

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

let his hands be stained with blood, nor would

Stop, if she dies, you’ll face the

step in, “Do

broke free from Aaron, grabbed Edith by

up:

“Where’s Marilla? Where?!”

“I… don’t… know…”

could barely speak through the blood, but she was

even now you

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 you waiting to see your own

stunned, with her mouth agape, and it grew increasingly wide until it turned

know! I

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

kicked him squarely in the face,

cried, with his

middle school, Edith bullied Marilla! We were all under her spell!” another chimed in between

betrayed you?

always just used us to

the walls closed in, the traitors turned

corner, wanted to speak.

his tongue was gone.

who tried to assault

a brutal kick below Alston’s

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

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