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 with sweat.

reach her! But our tech team is on her phone’s

so could these scum be a smokescreen? Could Marilla and Lily have been moved by

choked by terror, barely able to breathe.

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

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

but Jareth, with his eyes blazing

crashing against the wall, then

*Ugh.

and vomited a mouthful of blood.

no mercy; he just stomped toward her and

wanted her

even sob; she could do nothing but writhe before her old classmate,

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not this time. He watched coldly, because Jareth’s

wouldn’t let his hands be stained with blood, nor would he let his buddy

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

in, “Do you

broke free from Aaron, grabbed Edith

up:

“Where’s Marilla? Where?!”

“I… don’t… know…”

barely speak through the blood, but she was still denying, “It wasn’t me.”

even now you

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

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

know! I

Edith called one of them Ken, 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!

in the face, “How dare you call her Marilla?”

with his teeth

Marilla! We were all under her spell!” another chimed in between

wondered who betrayed you? It

girl in the red dress confessed, “I’ve always hated your guts! You’ve always just used us to

in, the traitors

the corner, wanted to speak.

his tongue was gone.

let slide the one who tried to assault his sister.

a brutal

tongue quivered and his body turned

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