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!”

Lily?!” Evadne was frantic, and her beautiful face was slick

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

Thaddeus, “Evadne, you said this was Gary’s doing, so could these scum be

by terror, barely able

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

was brought here by Gary, and he tried to kill me. Ah!!”

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

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

*Ugh.

up, twitched, and vomited a mouthful of blood.

he just stomped toward her and kicked her

her dead,

was excruciating, but Edith couldn’t even sob; she could do nothing but writhe before

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

blood, nor would he let his buddy pay the price.

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

“Do you want to be separated from

as he broke free from Aaron, grabbed Edith by the hair, and hauled her

up:

“Where’s Marilla? Where?!”

“I… don’t… know…”

through the blood, but she

even now you lie?”

out, “Everything you’ve done since entering this villa was caught on hidden cameras, and it was streamed online. The whole country has seen

her mouth agape, and it grew increasingly wide until it turned into a

know! I

Marilla and a woman away! Edith called one of them Ken, but he ignored her! Mr. Thaddeus! Mr. Fairhaven! We were all tricked by

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

cried, with

all under her spell!” another

who betrayed you? It was me!”

always just used us to bully Marilla,

closed in, the traitors turned

lying in the corner,

his tongue

the one who tried to assault his sister.

delivered a brutal kick below Alston’s

turned rigid; the severe pain knocked him out cold.

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