Facing Nichole’s hysteria, a scoff came through the phone, “We’ve kidnapped the wife of the CEO of


    Burke International. This is James‘ wife. The ransom we can demand is far more than what you were


    willing to pay for a hit. Thanks for the address you provided. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have been able to


    find James‘ stronghold!”


    Nichole’splexion turned sour.


    The man on the phone continued, “But rest assured, as long as James pays the ransom, we’ll take


    care of this problem for you. If he doesn’t, we’ll stil! handle it–it’ll just take longer.”


    “You can’t do this! Once you contact James, he will do everything in his power to uncover your


    identities, and then I’ll be exposed!” Nichole knew of James‘ capabilities. Uncovering the identities of a


    few kidnappers would be trivial for him. Once he did, he would inevitably trace it back to her.


    Even if Sophie were to die, her dreams of affluence would be utterly dashed!


    “That’s none of our concem. We’re just here to get paid and make an extra buck while we’re at it.” The


    man’s voice grew colder. “How could you do this? How can you be like this!” Nichole screamed


    hysterically, but the call had already been disconnected. Nichole was trembling all over.


    ‘It’s all over! She’s fucked!‘


    “Nichole, what… what is going on? What do we do now?” Katy.was also panicked.


    Nichole’s bloodshot eyes red at Katy. “Who did you get for this job? Why won’t they listen!”


    “Nichole, calm down. After all, Sophie was bound to die sooner orter. If James doesn’t trace it back


    to you, then all will be well, right?” “You wish it were that simple!” Nichole gritted her teeth. “Dy could


    lead to unforeseen changes. How could those three possibly intimidate James? It’s more likely that


    Sophie will be unharmed. They’ll probably get caught by James and then betray us!”


    Those men were desperadoes, willing to do anything for money. There was no guarantee they wouldn’t


    betray her to save their own skins.


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    No, she had to find a way to ensure Sophie was dead, to eliminate the threat once and for all!


    With that thought, Nichole immediately ran out.


    Meanwhile, Sophie had slowlye to. She opened her eyes to survey her surroundings, feeling a


    slight sway of her body. Various items were strewn around her.


    Was she in a boat cabin?


    “What if that woman was telling the truth? What if James really could do what she said? Then what?”


    “Once we get the money, we’ll be long gone and be out of reach. Who could find us then?”


    “True enough.”


    F F


    The men were conversing.


    By the sound of it, all three were men, seemingly smuggled from abroad, wielding des that would


    never be legal in Devonport.


    Sophie furrowed her brows, forcing herself to remain calm.


    The woman they were talking about, was it Ca?


    No, it couldn’t be Ca.


    Ca’s self–staged kidnapping was so clumsy. How could she have managed to hire such a group?


    These three were clearly men on the run.


    “Hey, she’s awake.”