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 beautiful face was slick with

her! But our tech team is on her

doing, so could these scum be a smokescreen? Could Marilla and

terror, barely able to breathe.

no way out and shaking like a leaf, tried to play the victim; she crawled to Jareth, sobbing and

was brought here

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

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

*Ugh.

and vomited a mouthful

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

her dead,

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

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

be stained with blood, nor would he let his

she dies, you’ll face

step in, “Do you want

grabbed Edith by the hair,

up:

“Where’s Marilla? Where?!”

“I… don’t… know…”

could barely speak through the blood, but she was still denying, “It wasn’t

even now

since entering this villa was caught on hidden cameras, and it was streamed online. The whole country

stunned, with her mouth agape, and it grew increasingly

I know!”

them Ken, but he ignored her! Mr. Thaddeus! Mr. Fairhaven! We were

kicked him squarely in the face, “How dare you call her Marilla?”

kid cried, with his teeth shattered.

bullied Marilla! We were all

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 Marilla, and never gave us a

in, the traitors

corner, wanted to

his tongue was gone.

the one who

a brutal kick below

body turned

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