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!”

Evadne was frantic, and her beautiful face was

our tech team is

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

choked by terror, barely able to breathe.

leaf, tried to play the victim; she crawled to Jareth,

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

eyes blazing with murderous intent, kicked her like a soccer ball, sending her

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

*Ugh.

vomited a mouthful

Jareth showed no mercy; he just stomped toward her

her

nothing but writhe before her old classmate,

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

hands be stained with blood, nor would he

if she dies, you’ll face the

as a cop, had to step in, “Do you want to be separated from Marilla forever?!”

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

up:

“Where’s Marilla? Where?!”

“I… don’t… know…”

barely speak through the blood, but she

even now

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

increasingly wide

know! I

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. Ah!”

glared coldly, and kicked him squarely in the face, “How dare you call

cried, with his teeth

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

who betrayed you?

You’ve always just used us to bully Marilla, and never gave us

closed in, the

lying in the corner, wanted to

tongue

slide the one who tried to assault

and delivered a brutal kick below Alston’s

his body turned rigid; the severe pain knocked him

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