Thalia pursed her lips. She found it pointless for her father to be there if all he could do was cry. Rather than helping, he could only sob to himself when the Riveras were busy negotiating with the kidnappers. He was not acting how a man should act, and she particularly despised those who shed tears.

"Don't hand over the money right away. We ought to contact the police and ask for their opinion on how to handle it," Cedric said.

Henry became anxious when he heard that. "But isn't that exactly what the kidnappers warned us not to do? We have to do as they say and avoid involving the police! If they find out, both Lucas and Claudia's lives will be in danger!"

The old lady waved. "You're not well-acquainted with their character, and you don't understand them either. Even if we don't involve the police, they have all sorts of ways to threaten the safety of our children.

"A better solution is to stall them and use the time to locate their hiding place. We can't view it from the narrow perspective of giving the ransom money and getting the children back. The kidnappers' greed cannot be underestimated. Are you sure they'll be satisfied after being given one round?"

no right to say anything because the ransom money was being paid by them. The old man patted

matter would be resolved quickly-which she was not keen on

enough, considering how significant of a case that was. "Captain Jimmy! I can't help but wonder how two children managed to be kidnapped in broad daylight at the sate. Has the police

and many other taxpayers paid taxes to live in a safe environment. The policemen were

headache when she thought about how Lucas would have to experience all that despite being just a teenager. He

him to a religious institution. She would have him receive some blessings to remove the

allow this to happen twice. We've already started tracking the number that called you, and I'm

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