“Isn’t it obvious what  I want  to do? I want  to let you experience what it’s like to lose someone you love, forever.”

“Carter! Carter! ” Beep—

When Jeremy was about to stop him, he heard the busy tone on the other side of the phone.

Carter hung up the phone, and the plane took off ten minutes later.

Jeremy immediately and decisively booked a plane ticket to St. Piaf online. When he was about to head home to pack his bags, he received a sudden call from the schoolteacher.

On the other end of the line, Jackson’s teacher sobbed and said inaudibly, “Mr. Whitman, the school was on fire just now. We had been in such a hurry in putting out the fire, and Jackson and another kid in the class disappeared after we’ve put out the fire. We’ve checked the security footage, and we saw two men forcefully taking them away during the fire.”

After learning about this, Jeremy immediately went to the school to look at the footage.

When he saw the two men in black who came to the school with a purpose on the footage, Jeremy immediately understood.

Those must be Carter’s men.

would immediately chase after him once Jeremy knew that Carter

delaying Jeremy so that Jeremy could not catch up to Madeline

had meticulously

had his mouth covered, his fingers

His heart thought of

not tell his family about Madeline lest he made everyone

he could only

wedding ring on

you after I find our son and send him home

looked at the ring and promised

a moment later, Jeremy received a phone

now, a man called

to speak, but Jeremy could

then hung up the

million dollars, but Jeremy knew very well that Carter

could not predict how sinister and cruel Carter could be—he

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