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!”

and her beautiful face was

reach her! But our tech team is on

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

was choked by terror, barely able to breathe.

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

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

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

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

*Ugh.

up, twitched, and vomited a mouthful

just stomped toward her and kicked

her

couldn’t even sob; she could do nothing but writhe before her old classmate, her former lover; her disgrace was on full display.

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

be stained with blood, nor would he

she dies,

“Do you

from Aaron, grabbed

up:

“Where’s Marilla? Where?!”

“I… don’t… know…”

could barely speak through the blood, but she was still

even now

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

increasingly wide until

know! I know!”

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

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

cried, with

school, Edith bullied Marilla! We were all under her spell!” another chimed in between sobs.

who betrayed you? It was me!”

confessed, “I’ve always hated your guts! You’ve always just used us

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

the corner, wanted to speak.

tongue

who tried to

strode over, and delivered a

quivered and his body turned rigid; the severe

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