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

tech

Gary’s doing, so could these scum be a smokescreen? Could Marilla and Lily have been moved by

terror, barely able to

seeing no way out and shaking like a leaf, tried to play

brother! You’ve come for me? I was brought here

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

for the thud of Edith crashing against the wall, then sliding down like a broken doll.

*Ugh.

twitched, and vomited

showed no mercy; he just stomped toward

her dead,

couldn’t even sob; she could do nothing but writhe before her old classmate, her former lover; her

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

hands be stained with blood, nor would he let his buddy pay the price.

dies, you’ll face

“Do you want to be separated from Marilla forever?!”

grabbed

up:

“Where’s Marilla? Where?!”

“I… don’t… know…”

blood, but she was

even now you

was streamed online. The whole country has seen

agape, and it grew increasingly wide until

I know!”

Mr.

kicked him squarely in the face, “How dare

cried, with

school, Edith bullied Marilla! We were all under her spell!” another

You wondered who betrayed you? It

You’ve always just used us to

closed in, the traitors turned

the corner, wanted

his tongue was

wouldn’t let slide the one who tried to assault his

strode over, and delivered a brutal kick below Alston’s

body turned rigid; the severe pain

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