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

But our tech team is on her

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

choked by terror, barely able to breathe.

out and shaking like a leaf, tried to play the victim; she crawled to Jareth, sobbing and wailing:

me? I was brought here by Gary, and

a bone–chilling scream, but Jareth, with his eyes blazing with murderous

of Edith crashing against the wall, then sliding down like a broken

*Ugh.

up, twitched, and vomited

showed no mercy; he just stomped toward her and kicked

her dead,

could do nothing but writhe before her old classmate, her former lover;

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

be stained with blood, nor would he let his buddy

she dies, you’ll face the consequences!”

to step in, “Do you want to be separated

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

up:

“Where’s Marilla? Where?!”

“I… don’t… know…”

but she was still denying, “It

even now you

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

it grew increasingly wide until

know! I

but he ignored her! Mr. Thaddeus! Mr. Fairhaven! We were all tricked by Edith! She threatened us if we didn’t hurt Marilla, she’d kill us! We

coldly, and kicked him squarely in the face, “How dare

cried, with his

all under her spell!” another

You wondered who betrayed you? It was me!”

your guts! You’ve always just used

the walls closed in, the traitors turned on each

in the corner, wanted to speak.

his tongue

wouldn’t let slide the one who tried to assault

a brutal kick

turned rigid; the

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