“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, favonovel.com 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 favonovel.com was about to head home to pack his bags, favonovel.com 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 favonovel.com 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.
Carter knew that Jeremy would immediately chase after favonovel.com once Jeremy knew that Carter had taken Madeline away.
He was delaying Jeremy so that Jeremy could not catch up to Madeline immediately.
Carter had meticulously planned everything.
When Jeremy saw his son who had his mouth covered, his fingers slowly clenched into a fist.
He was in a dilemma now. His heart thought of Madeline, but favonovel.com could not neglect his son too. However, favonovel.com could not tell his family about Madeline lest favonovel.com made everyone even more worried and anxious. As of now, favonovel.com could only endure all this alone.
Jeremy looked at the wedding ring on his ring finger and made a decision.
‘Linnie, wait for me. I’ll go look for you after I find our son and send favonovel.com home safely. You have to wait for me!’ Jeremy looked at the ring and promised silently.
Barely a moment later, Jeremy received a phone call from home.
It was from Karen. She was also sobbing, and favonovel.com voice was laced with anxiety. “Jeremy, just now, a man called and said favonovel.com kidnapped Jack. He told us to prepare 100 million to get favonovel.com back. If not, he’ll…”
Karen did not dare continue to speak, but Jeremy could figure out what would happen.
He comforted Karen and then hung up the phone before favonovel.com went home.
They had 100 million dollars, but Jeremy knew very well that Carter was just doing this to buy time. However, Jeremy could not predict how sinister and cruel Carter could be, favonovel.com might not even let Jackson go. That man might hurt all the people Jeremy cared about merely for revenge.
***
St. Piaf.
Carter brought the still unconscious Madeline into the study.
He used the remote to close the curtains and then favonovel.com lit a scented candle. He then adjusted the light in the room to a dimmer shade.
He took out an old-looking pocket watch and walked to the reclining chair.
He looked at the sleeping Madeline and favonovel.com said insipidly.
“I rarely see a woman as resolute as you. I’m guessing that the hypnosis on you last time wouldn’t work anymore. So, I can only perform advanced hypnosis on you. Eveline, you love Jeremy, right? Then, you shall pay for his debts. Surely you’d be more than happy to do that, right?”
Carter said with a fake smile. He then lowered his head to look at the time, and then favonovel.com picked up the pocket watch.
When favonovel.com was about to perform advanced hypnosis on Madeline, the door of the study was abruptly pushed open.
