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

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“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,

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

for me? I was brought here by Gary, and he

plea cut short by a bone–chilling scream, but Jareth, with his eyes blazing with murderous intent, kicked her like a soccer ball, sending her flying!

was silent, save for the thud of Edith crashing against the wall, then sliding

*Ugh.

up, twitched, and vomited

just stomped toward her and kicked her relentlessly.

wanted her dead,

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

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just watched; normally he’d intervene, but not this time. He watched

be stained with blood, nor would he let his

if she dies, you’ll face

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

broke free from Aaron, grabbed Edith by the hair, and

up:

“Where’s Marilla? Where?!”

“I… don’t… know…”

blood, but she was

now you

trembling with 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 your crimes; you’ve been played by Gary, yet you still won’t tell the truth? Are

and it grew increasingly wide until it turned into a gaping

I know!”

but he ignored her! Mr. Thaddeus! Mr. Fairhaven! We were all tricked by Edith!

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

cried, with his teeth

We were all under her spell!” another chimed

You wondered who betrayed you?

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 second

walls closed in, the traitors turned on each other.

lying in the corner, wanted to speak.

his tongue

slide the one who tried to assault his

strode over, and delivered a

severed tongue quivered and his body turned rigid; the severe pain knocked him

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