"You should have stayed away from that woman in the first place," Shane Lockwood said.
"Dad, how could you say that!" Emtt Lockwood’s eyes imdiately turned red, his little chest heaving with anger.
"I’m doing this for your own good." Shane Lockwood looked at his son. "You’re coming back with now."
Emtt Lockwood’s expression changed instantly. He turned and ran back into the living room.
Shane Lockwood furrowed his brow. Just as he was about to follow, his phone suddenly rang.
It was a very important overseas call.
Shane Lockwood went to the study to take the call first.
An hour had passed by the ti the call ended.
When Shane Lockwood ca out of the study, he heard the sound of sothing shattering in the living room, followed by Minnie’s startled cry.
"Young Master!"
Shane Lockwood’s face darkened, and he quickly wheeled himself into the living room.
In that short ti, the living room had been trashed. It looked worse than if it had been ransacked by burglars.
Shane Lockwood’s expression turned grim. "Emtt Lockwood!"
Emtt Lockwood trembled with fear. Seeing Shane Lockwood maneuvering his wheelchair to chase him, he imdiately started running through the chaotic ss of the living room.
The living room was a disaster, littered with shattered decorations. Emtt paid no attention to where he was stepping, making for a heart-stopping sight.
Minnie cried out in alarm, "Young Master, slow down!"
Emtt Lockwood didn’t listen at all. He rushed out of the living room and deftly scrambled up the rockery.
"Emtt Lockwood, get down from there!"
"I won’t!" Emtt Lockwood’s eyes were red-rimd, and two streams of tears ran down his pale, tender face. His small body trembled as he cried, a heart-wrenching sight atop the tall rockery.
"Young Master, please co down! It’s too dangerous up there. Please be good."
"No! I won’t!"
Emtt Lockwood was resolute. "I want to see Mom! If I can’t see her today, I might as well just fall and die! I’m just an extra in this family anyway, an eyesore."
As he spoke, Emtt Lockwood’s body swayed, and he nearly fell.
"AH!"
Minnie scread in terror. She looked at Shane Lockwood desperately. "First Young Master, please ask the Mistress to co back! If this goes on, sothing will really happen to the Young Master!"
Shane Lockwood took a deep breath and softened his tone. "I’ll call her right now and tell her to co back."
Emtt Lockwood looked at Shane Lockwood with suspicion.
’Dad’s attitude toward Mom is awful.’
Shane Lockwood ignored Emtt Lockwood and took out his phone to dial Eliza Sutton’s number.
BEEP BEEP BEEP—
The phone rang and rang, but no one answered.
After the call disconnected, Shane Lockwood tried again. This ti, the call was imdiately rejected.
Shane Lockwood’s brows furrowed into a knot.
’This Eliza Sutton... she’s got so nerve, daring to hang up on .’
Emtt Lockwood had been watching eagerly from the rockery. When he saw that the call wasn’t going through, tears started falling again. "I know it! I know you’re the one who drove Mom away! I don’t have a dad like you! You’re the worst!"
Shane Lockwood tried calling one more ti.
"We’re sorry, the number you have dialed is currently switched off..."
Shane Lockwood took another deep breath. He looked at his wailing son on the rockery and said in a low voice, "Emtt Lockwood, I suggest you settle down. Eliza Sutton might be in trouble!"
"What? Mom’s in trouble?" Emtt Lockwood was shocked. Forgetting his tantrum, he allowed a servant, who had snuck up the rockery, to carry him down.
The mont his feet touched the ground, Emtt Lockwood ran to Shane Lockwood as fast as he could, urging him, "Didn’t you say Mom’s in trouble? Go save her!"
Shane Lockwood looked at Emtt Lockwood. "Are you sure you want to ask , your ’worst’ dad?"
"Dad, I know I was wrong. I’ll never do this again." Emtt Lockwood grabbed Shane Lockwood’s sleeve and shook it vigorously. "Dad, I’m begging you. I promise I’ll be good from now on. Please, save Mom! I’m worried about her!"
Shane Lockwood watched Emtt Lockwood’s anxious expression, his brow furrowed, but he didn’t say anything.
He made a call. "Find Eliza Sutton’s whereabouts."
Fifteen minutes later, Erik Irvine called back.
"The Mistress has been kidnapped. We’re currently tracking down the kidnappers."
"As fast as you can." Shane Lockwood paused. "And check on the second branch’s movents."
Erik Irvine was startled. "You suspect the second branch... Yes, I’ll look into it right away."
Shane Lockwood ended the call and wheeled himself toward the exit.
"Dad!"
Emtt Lockwood called out to Shane Lockwood, "You have to bring Mom back safely."
Shane Lockwood looked back and saw Emtt Lockwood’s small face filled with unease and worry.
"Take care of yourself and your grandmother."
After saying this, Shane Lockwood quickly left.
...
「On a desolate mountain in the suburbs.」
A minivan was parked on the mountaintop.
Two kidnappers who had been waiting for a while imdiately stood up and walked over.
"What took you so long? I’ve had the pit dug for ages."
"This woman’s a sly one."
As he spoke, the man with the limp and his companion dragged Eliza Sutton out of the vehicle.
The mountain air was cool, and the breeze quickly woke Eliza Sutton.
She moved her wrists and found they were bound so tightly she couldn’t break free at all.
"Who are you? What do you want? Kidnapping is illegal!"
Eliza Sutton struggled, her face filled with terror.
Hearing her words, the man with the limp chuckled. "Kidnapping is illegal, huh? What about murder? We’re in the business of more than just kidnapping!"
Eliza Sutton’s expression grew even more fearful, but she forced herself to remain calm. "Gentlen, we have no grudge against each other. There’s no need to commit such a huge cri for money. Life on the run is hard.
"How about this? I’ll give you double the money to let go."
"Double?" The man with the limp sized up Eliza Sutton. "That’s two million. Are you sure you have that kind of money?"
’Two million?’
’Not many people want dead, and even fewer would be willing to pay one million for it.’
"Yes, of course I do. If you don’t believe , I can show you my bank balance." Eliza Sutton put on a terrified act, looking just like a helpless woman willing to give up anything to survive.
"Don’t listen to her nonsense. Be careful she doesn’t pull a fast one," a tall man warned.
Eliza Sutton imdiately retorted, "What kind of fast one could I pull? There are so many of you and only one of . We’re in the middle of nowhere. Do you really think I can run? Besides, I’m really rich. Since you’re already doing the job, don’t you want to earn a little extra?"
Eliza Sutton’s words struck a chord with them.
The man with the limp said, "Boss, why don’t we take a look? It’s just a glance. If she’s lying, it won’t be too late to kill her and bury her then."
Eliza Sutton could tell the man with the limp was tempted and quickly added, "Exactly. My phone is in your hands. You just have to turn it on and look. It won’t take more than five minutes."
"Boss, why don’t we just take a look? It won’t hurt anything."
Seeing that his brothers were all tempted, the tall man relented. He handed the phone to the man with the limp. "Make it quick. We can’t afford any mistakes, or we’re all done for."
The man with the limp nodded repeatedly.
He walked toward Eliza Sutton, phone in hand.
Just then, a mountain breeze stirred, lifting strands of her hair and making her appear even more beautiful.
The man with the limp was suddenly filled with lust and instinctively reached out to touch Eliza Sutton’s face.
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