The man didn’t say a word. He walked silently up to Nyle and handed her a tuna melt sandwich.
The fact <b>that </b>he offered her food suggested he probably wasn’t nning to kill her–at least not right now.
N took a deep breath to calm herself and looked up at the man. “Why have you kidnapped me? For money? Or something else? Are you following someone’s orders?”
When she mentioned the possibility of orders, she saw the man’s eyes widen sharply. She was certain now that he had been sent by someone who deeply hated her.
“Are you going to eat or not?” The man’s voice was rough <b>and </b>dold as he stared at her.
“I’ll pay you double whatever they offered. And the one who orchestrated this–it’s either Jordyn or Reba, right?” N asked.
Aside from them, no <b>one </b>else had a motive to kidnap her.
Seeing the man’s expression change again, she knew she had guessed correctly.
“I can offer you double the benefit, just let me go-”
Before she could finish, the man mmed the te onto the ground. The ceramic shattered, sending fragments flying, one of which cut into N’s leg. Blood gushed out of the wound immediately.
“If you’re not going to eat, shut up. I won’t let you go, no matter what you promise!” yelled the man, Steven,
His girlfriend and child’s lives were still in Reba’s hands. There was no way he would let N go<b>. </b>
After saying that, Steven turned to leave.
The basement door mmed shut, cutting off thest bit of light.
When N saw that Steven had left without collecting the broken te shards, <b>she </b>nced down at her stomach. If she lost the baby, it would mean she was truly meant to be separated from it.
Determined, N tilted her body sideways, causing the chair to topple over and crash to the ground.
The pain was intense, but she pushed it aside and used her knees to move toward the nearest shard of ceramic. She maneuvered her body into an awkward position to reach it.
After what felt like an eternity, N, drenched in sweat, finally grasped a shard.
She used the shard to cut through the ropes binding her hands. The shard sliced into her fingers, but she didn’t flinch or stop.
Finally, the ropes around her wrists fell loose.
N quickly used the same method to free her feet. Then, she picked up the sharpest piece of ceramic she could find and quietly made her way up from the basement.
At the basement door, she grasped the handle and pulled gently. The door didn’t budge–it was locked
from the outside.
Pressing her ear against <b>the </b>door, she strained to listen but heard no sounds.
N held the shard tightly and slowed her breathing, preparing to burst out as soon as Steven returned.
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Meanwhile, Michael discovered something suspicious while examining Jordyn’s recent phone calls.
Jordyn had frequently contacted a number she had never called before, and it was listed under the name of an employee from the Preston Group.
Michael immediately reported this finding to rk.
After listening to his report, rk’s expression darkened.
Jordyn had no known connections to Nathaniel, and she certainly shouldn’t have any ties to an employee of the Preston Group. Moreover, the contact was recent and sudden.
A realization struck rk, and his eyes widened in anger. He gritted his teeth. “Find out if that phone number belongs to Reba!”
The “R” from Jordyn’s text… Reba?! From N?velDrama.Org.
With this suspicion in mind, rk angrily dialed Damon’s number.