Damon’s expression darkened. “What happened?”


    “Ms. Jayston’s home is a mess. Her phone is on the couch, but she’s gone,” Spencer replied.


    “Find out what happened immediately!” Damon ordered.


    Within half an hour, Spencer discovered that N had been kidnapped and quickly informed Damon.


    As the unmarked van drove into the city, it was abruptly stopped by a group of men in ck.


    The driver, taken aback, opened the door to ask what was going on and was immediately kicked to the ground, kneeling in pain.


    “Ah!” he screamed as his knee shattered, his face pale and covered in cold sweat.


    Spencer’s expression was icy. “Where did you take her?”


    The man’s eyes flickered with panic, and he shook his head quickly. “I don’t know what you’re talking about=”


    Spencer sneered. “You don’t understand? Then we’ll make you understand.”


    At hismand, the men in ck pounced on the man, his screams filling the air.


    In less than five minutes, the man begged, “Stop! Stop! I’ll talk… I’ll talk…


    Spencer gestured for the bodyguards to stop and crouched down in front of the man. “Where is she?”


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    “She’s… She’s in an abandoned building about ten kilometers east of the city…”


    Spencer frowned. That was an abandoned hotel project by an overseas investor, left deste after a financial copse.


    “Why did you kidnap her?” Spencer asked.


    Fearing another beating, the man quickly spilled everything. He had hoped to be released afterward but was instead sent to the police


    station.


    With the matter resolved, Spencer reported it to Damon.


    “Mr. Sumner, he’s confessed. They took Ms. Jayston to an abandoned hotel about ten kilometers outside the city. The kidnapper doesn’t know her personally.


    “It was arranged by his distant rtive, Keh O’Neill, who promised. him 30,000 dors for his help. Keh is Mabel’s father. Mabel is Ms. Jayston’s colleague responsible for theb explosion.”


    As Spencer finished, Damon’s ck Maybach sped off like an arrow.


    Spencer, startled, quickly got into another car and followed.


    Meanwhile, N ran down the stairs with a shlight in hand as Keh chased after her.


    It wasn’t long before he caught up, snatched the shlight, and punched


    her hard in the stomach.


    N spat blood, her strength drained, and copsed.


    As Keh grabbed her, she felt a wave of despair. She knew no one wasing to save her. She might really die here tonight.


    N didn’t want to die. She wanted to fight back, but a sharp pain in her neck made her lose consciousness.


    The click of high heels echoed on the stairs as Lucia approached with a knife, her face dark. “If you had tied her up properly, she wouldn’t have had the chance to escape. You’re utterly useless.”


    Keh stayed silent, deep in thought.


    Lucia stood before the unconscious N, her expression cold. “I hate people who think they’re clever. This time, your cleverness won’t save you.”


    She raised the knife toward N’s neck, but Keh grabbed her wrist.


    “What are you doing?!” she yelled.


    “She can’t die yet,” Keh said.


    Lucia’s eyes widened in disbelief. “You believed her lies about me wanting to stay out of this. And now that I’m ready to kill her, you’re stopping me?!”? 2024 N?v/el/Dram/a.Org.


    “I won’t trust you until I see the money,” he replied.


    Keh had realized that Lucia’s true intention was to kill N and that she had no intention of helping him get the money to save his wife and daughter.