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!”
her
tech
said this was Gary’s doing, so could these scum be
choked by terror, barely able to
seeing no way out and shaking like a leaf, tried to play
I was brought here by Gary, and he tried
with his eyes blazing with murderous intent, kicked her like a soccer ball,
was silent, save for the thud of Edith crashing against the wall, then sliding down like a
*Ugh.
and vomited
showed no mercy; he just stomped toward her and kicked her relentlessly.
her
could do nothing but writhe before her old classmate, her former lover; her
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normally he’d intervene, but not this time. He watched coldly,
hands be stained with blood, nor would he
Stop, if she dies,
cop, had to step in, “Do you want to be separated from
wild as he broke free from Aaron, grabbed Edith by the
up:
“Where’s Marilla? Where?!”
“I… don’t… know…”
the blood, but she was still denying, “It
now you
hidden cameras, and it was streamed online. The whole country has seen your crimes; you’ve been played by Gary, yet you still
stunned, with her mouth agape, and it grew increasingly
know! I know!”
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!
kicked him squarely in the face, “How dare you
with his teeth
We were all under her spell!” another chimed in
You wondered who betrayed you? It was me!”
guts! You’ve always just used us
closed in, the traitors turned on each other.
the corner, wanted
tongue
one who tried to
delivered a brutal kick below Alston’s
tongue quivered and his body turned rigid; the
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