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 face was slick

our tech team is on her phone’s trail!”

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

choked by terror, barely able to breathe.

tried to play

I was brought here by Gary, and he tried to kill me.

his eyes blazing with

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

*Ugh.

twitched, and vomited

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

wanted her dead,

writhe before her old classmate, her former lover; her

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this time. He watched coldly, because Jareth’s actions mirrored his

his hands be stained with blood,

dies, you’ll face the consequences!”

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

wild as he broke free from Aaron, grabbed Edith

up:

“Where’s Marilla? Where?!”

“I… don’t… know…”

the blood, but she was still denying, “It wasn’t

even now

caught on hidden cameras, and it was streamed online. The whole country has

stunned, with her mouth agape, and it grew increasingly wide until it turned into a gaping and bloody hole.

I

but he ignored her! Mr. Thaddeus!

squarely in the

cried, with

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

betrayed you?

hated your guts! You’ve always just

the walls closed in, the traitors turned on each other.

the corner, wanted to speak.

tongue was

the one who tried to

over, and delivered a brutal kick

Alston’s severed tongue quivered and his body turned

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