After hearing what his mother said, the boy nodded and walked away. After a while, he returned with the most recent phone model on the market. “Here, Mom.”

Then, the woman handed the phone to Olivia. “Make the call. Don’t worry; you’re safe here,” she said confidently. Even though the villa in this neighborhood was not as expensive as Northpine Villa, it was still expensive to purchase a home here. Moreover, this is not a neighborhood where just anyone could settle down. She reasoned that only foolhardy people would attempt to abduct someone from her home.

On the other hand, Olivia knew that Duban would have instructed his men to search every house in a different residential neighborhood, but not this one. So, no matter how powerful the Pearsons were, they wouldn’t risk offending every influential person in this neighborhood all at once.

As if she had reached her breaking point, she finally started crying. A stranger came to my aid in my darkest hour, but my family did the opposite. They set me up, sabotaged me, and took over my company. They are evil, despicable, and shameless.

“Oh, don’t cry. Why are you crying?” The woman quickly comforted her.

Sob! Olivia nodded and stopped crying upon hearing that. Even without the woman’s reminder, Olivia knew her priority was to call Thomas and have him pick her up. She understood she could feel safe only when he was beside her. Since she had memorized his number, she immediately dialed his number, but his phone had been turned off.

she mumbled and tried calling him again, but she only got a recording

go out, or that old man will capture me.

What’s wrong?” the boy

his mother patted his head. “Go to sleep. It’s a school night. I’ll stay with the

bedroom, though he kept glancing at Olivia. He liked her, but that was to be expected, given

meantime, the woman noticed that whomever Olivia was calling had their phone turned off. Since her husband was on a business trip, she didn’t mind keeping Olivia around. Aside from her son, there were no other men, so she suggested, “Let’s go. Allow me to take you to the guest room so you can rest. You

that alright?” Olivia was moved by the

“Of course. Let’s go.”

best she could hope for, so she followed the woman to a guest room. The woman even got her some salve for her sprained

I will express my gratitude to this woman. If not for her, I would still be stuck in

slept for two hours, which was a fitful sleep. After that, she tried to call Thomas again, but his phone was still turned off, which

prepared to drop her son off at school, she observed that Olivia still couldn’t make the call,

again. Hence, Olivia climbed into the backseat, and as the car approached the neighborhood’s entrance, she noticed a group of burly men standing around, staring at the passers-by. Her heart sank upon seeing those men. It’s been a whole night, and they’re still searching for me? “T-They’re looking for me, miss—” She spoke with

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