"This is what I need." Luca was calm. She knew that pissing off the kidnappers would not do her any
good. Nheless, she wanted to fight for more opportunities to see if she could find out more
information from them.
The man rolled his eyes and mocked her. "You''re being kidnapped, you''re not on vacation."
"I know. You can let me die of thirst and tell your boss that I died because I was too weak to withstand
your beatings." Luca looked at the hideous mask on his face without any fear.
"Will you die if you drink two fewer sses of water? Do you think I''m a three-year-old child?" The man
pinched her chin. If he was not afraid of hurting her again, he would have already taken action.
"I was beaten until my forehead bled yesterday and I''m very weak now. You can refuse to meet my
demands. However, when the person behind you asks you for a handover, you need to figure out how
you''re going to exin it to him." Luca still appeared tough even though her chin was being gripped by
the kidnapper.
The man listened to her threats. His eyes could be seen through the mask. His gaze was gloomy and
terrifying. "What I hate most in my life is being threatened, especially by women."
When the other man heard him, he patted him on the shoulder and said, "Forget about it. Money is
more important."
"I''ve kidnapped so many people and it''s the first time I''ve met someone with so many demands. How
are you okay with it?" The man turned around to look at hispanion. He was a kidnapper, not a
butler.
"I''ve kidnapped many and it''s not the first time I''ve seen a woman act so calm. If you don''t want to do it,
I''ll do it," another man said angrily as he was toozy to talk to Luca.
Luca listened to their conversation and thought to herself that these two men were habitual offenders.
Once she escaped, she was determined to remember all of their details so that she could assist the
police and stop them from harming others.
The men ignored Luca and walked out.
She looked at the closed door and kept track of the time in her heart.
Since they had to keep guard of her, she was not going to make things easy for them.
After a while, Luca estimated that 15 minutes had passed. She stood up and walked to the bathroom
attached to the bedroom.
It took a lot of effort for every step she took. As soon as she took a step, the iron balls would roll, be
dragged against the floor, and make a loud sound.
After a few seconds, the door of the room was pushed open and a man walked in. "What are you
doing?"
Luca did not turn around. She walked toward the direction of the bathroom and said, "I want to go to
the bathroom."
The man squinted and watched her walk step by step with difficulty. He did not pity her. "Don''t you dare
try anything,"
"I''m tied up. I can''t even go to the toilet? What, do you want me to relieve myself on the bed? Will you
clean me up, then?" Luca knew that these men only cared about money and did not want any trouble,
which was why she said what she said.
The man was a little impatient as he listened to the sound of the iron balls grinding against the floor. He
stood by the door, watched her walk into the bathroom, and warned her. "Don''t close the door."
"If I don''t close the door, won''t you see everything? It''s just a bathroom. What can I do? Moreover, I
have these two iron balls on my feet." Luca pretended to struggle as she dragged the iron balls into the
bathroom.
The man saw that she needed to put in some work to move the iron balls and wondered if she was
really as agile as others said she was.
‘Looking at how she''s acting now, it doesn''t look like it...''
Luca closed the bathroom door after she dragged the two balls in.
She did not stay in the bathroom for long. A minuteter, there was the sound of flushing from the
bathroom and she dragged the iron balls out again.
The man squinted and stepped forward to check the rope behind her. He found that there was no
loosening or signs of wear.
ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .
"Don''t try anything." He warned her again.
"How could I try anything in my current situation?" Luca slowly walked back to the bed and sat down on
it.
Her calm appearance was as though she was there as a guest. She did not make any noise except for
these disturbances. The other times, she was not particrly bad.
‘Is she not at all worried about the situation she''s in?''
"You''re so calm. Aren''t you worried?" the man could not help but ask.
Luca smiled and said, "I have nothing to worry about, but you guys. You''re the ones who should worry."
"What do you mean?" The man''s heart skipped a beat when he heard what she said. He had a bad
feeling but he could not show it to her.
"You''ll find out eventually. I heard that you''ve kidnapped a lot of people. Since you''re safe and sound
now, all of the jobs you did before this were sessful, right? The police never bothered you?" Luca
leaned on the bedside leisurely.
She was still a little dizzy after she bled the day before.
"Nonsense. We''re professionals, and the police are useless. They can''t do anything to us," the man
said rudely while he expressed his contempt for the police.
Luca smiled and said, "Yes, the police can''t do anything to you. However, you kidnapped me. Now,
other people besides the police are after you."
"Who?" the man answered her subconsciously.
"I''m a friend of the Crawford and Mallory families. Mm, there''s also an organization behind me. When
they find out that I''m missing, they''ll search for me. No matter where you hide me, they''ll find me in the
end. By then, misfortune won''t be upon me but you." Luca calmly mentioned all the people who could
help her.
She was not sure about the Crawford and Mallory families.
Her only hope was that Luke would help find her because as long as he was involved, Percy Mallory
would certainly help out too.
Even if they did not help, the people from the Ind of Despair would soon find out that she was
kidnapped. She hoped that the people in the stronghold had their eye on the news. Else, it might take a
couple of days for them to find out that she had disappeared and she would have to suffer for a few
more days.
"Oh, go ahead and blow your own trumpet. The Crawford and the Mallory families? Why don''t you say
that you''re the president''s best friend, then?" When the man heard her mention the Mallory family, he
immediately thought that she was bragging.
After all, the person who hired them to kidnap her was closely associated with the Mallory family.
"Are you sure that I''m bragging? Could it be that the person who wanted you to kidnap me has
something to do with either of these families?" Luca stated the obvious. She could not see the man''s
expression, so she could only guess from his tone.
He expressed his disbelief without any hesitation.
As such, Luca guessed that the person behind her kidnapping was Pierre.
Since her return to A City, the only people she had offended were the research professors at work.
However, they were all nerds and would never dare to do such things.
Pierre was the obvious answer.
The man''s expression softened. He did not expect that she was trying to get information from him. He
said sternly, "Do you think that a woman like you can be rted to the Crawford and Mallory families?
Are you imagining things?"