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!”

frantic, and her beautiful

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 have been moved

choked by terror, barely

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

here

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

thud of Edith crashing against the wall, then sliding

*Ugh.

up, twitched, and vomited a

stomped toward her and

wanted her dead,

could do nothing but writhe before her old classmate, her former

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but not this time. He watched coldly, because Jareth’s actions mirrored

stained with blood, nor

if she dies, you’ll face the consequences!”

step in, “Do you want to be separated from Marilla

grabbed

up:

“Where’s Marilla? Where?!”

“I… don’t… know…”

but

now you lie?”

The whole country has seen your crimes; you’ve been played by Gary, yet you still won’t tell

mouth agape, and it grew increasingly wide until it

I know!”

Marilla 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 didn’t hurt

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

cried, with his

Marilla! We were all under her

betrayed you?

girl in the red dress confessed, “I’ve always hated your guts! You’ve always just used us to bully Marilla, and never

walls closed in, the traitors turned on

lying in the corner, wanted to

his tongue was gone.

who

and delivered a

turned rigid; the severe pain knocked him out cold.

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