While feeling the fear crawling through her, Karen then heard Yvonne’s comment. “If Niamh is out of her mind and really delivers the cash, that’ll be even better. I can hit two birds with a stone and get rid of you two together!”
However, Yvonne laughed and waved her hand. “I think it’s best if you don’t hold on to that hope. Unless Niamh is a fool, she’ll never take the risk for such a ‘good’ mother-in-law like you! Hahaha…”
She laughed arrogantly, then spun around to order the two men.
“Keep a close eye on her. We’ll divide the money equally if it arrives! If it doesn’t, finish her!”
Karen’s heart skipped a beat when she heard it. She was so scared that she curled herself in one corner, her palms drenched with cold sweat.
She thought that it was the end for her.
Yvonne was willing to reveal her true colors, and that would mean that she would do whatever it took to achieve her goal.
‘Will Niamh take the risk and come save me?
‘Never.
‘Niamh only wishes for my death!’
…
At Waldburg Manor.
In the end, Kendrick made the police report and the cops showed up immediately to start the investigation. Coupled with the confession given by the old master after he was conscious, the cops were confident that those two robbers had already been planning it for a long time.
The cops came to Niamh to reaffirm the event that was going to take place that night and Niamh nodded in agreement.
Kendrick heard Niamh’s answer from behind and spun around to face her. “Don’t go, Nia.”
Even though he was unsure who the people who had kidnapped Karen were, he still found it weird that the kidnappers demanded only Niamh be present to hand over the ransom.
Niamh lowered her gaze to face him and said, “Don’t you think that those who kidnapped your mom are also holding a grudge against me?”
“That’s one possibility, so I can’t have you risk your life,” said Kendrick, determined.
Following his senses, he reached out to Niamh’s hand. “I can’t risk having you meet with any more accidents, Nia.”
“I’ll only be in trouble if I don’t identify the criminals behind this.” Niamh was determined as well. “I must go. It’s not to rescue your mom but to protect myself.”
Then, she released Kendrick’s hand and sauntered to the cops who were getting the things ready.
Kendrick felt the emptiness in his palm and also felt his heart sink.
He knew that Niamh agreed to hand in the cash all just so she could save Karen.
That night, with a bag full of cash, Niamh headed out to the designated destination.
There was a bracelet equipped with GPS on her wrist. It was specifically made by Jackson for her. She also brought along some mini-sized weapons for defense.
The police force was also keeping track of Niamh’s location.
Niamh drove her car to the destination and carried the bag full of cash to a deserted area.
Looking ahead, there were only trees in her field of vision and not a single person was present.
The whistling of the wind and the sound of the branches swaying was creepy.
Suddenly, Niamh heard another car driving into the scene.
The same van that showed up at the entrance earlier in the daytime appeared before Niamh at lightning speed. A man came down while holding a dagger and threatened Niamh to hand over the bag of cash. He placed the dagger at her neck, beckoning her to enter the car.
This was in line with what she had planned as she wanted to intrude into the base of the criminals.
Kendrick was waiting anxiously in the villa. He could not calm himself when he heard from the computer that the kidnappers were asking Niamh to enter the car.
Winston halted Kendrick who was attempting to get out of the house. “Where do you think you’re going, Kendrick?”
“Nia will be in danger. They’re obviously targeting her!” Kendrick then turned around and muttered, “I can’t let her be alone. I can’t let anything happen to her…”
“Kendrick!”
Just when Winston was trying to stop Kendrick, they suddenly heard a police officer who was keeping track of the situation saying, “The line has been cut off. We can’t track Eveline’s location.”
Kendrick quickly turned his head when he heard the news. “Where’s the last location detected?”
“Near the east side of the city. There are only old buildings waiting to be demolished there. There are no more people staying there.”
Kendrick turned to face Winston. “Bring me there, quick! I can’t afford to let anything happen to Nia.”
Seeing Kendrick all determined and worried, Winston no longer hesitated. After all, besides Niamh, they had to save Karen as well.
…
Karen was famished for an entire day. Finally, Yvonne threw cold bread to Karen like she was giving food to the beggars.
Karen clenched her teeth, not willing to eat it.
“Wow, I didn’t expect you to have some backbone.” Yvonne snorted. She looked at the time. “It’s almost half an hour since they left. Why aren’t they back yet? That means Niamh is not planning to bring the cash here to save you. Just see for yourself! She’s not willing to come here to save you. She really wants you to be dead!”
Karen was horrified and gritted her teeth in dissatisfaction. “Niamh, you won’t even come and hand over the ransom. You—”
Just when she was complaining in dissatisfaction, the sealed door suddenly flung open. Karen lifted her head and was shocked at the sight.
Yvonne also spun around to look. She was shocked to see her comrades pushing Niamh into the room.
“Niamh?” Karen thought she was seeing an illusion, but the woman before her was in fact the actual Niamh.
“So it’s you.” Niamh did not seem too surprised to see that it was Yvonne. “Previously, it was you who sent a guy with the name Tanner Long to kidnap my daughter, right?”
Yvonne was startled as she did not expect Niamh to even figure out the truth behind that incident. Then, she curled her lips and giggled. “Yeah, it’s me. So what? You still failed to catch me.”
She strolled toward Niamh. “But I never thought that you’ll risk your life for her.”
Niamh looked at Karen who was at the corner with her hands shamefully tied up.
Her gorgeous eyes looked at Karen scornfully. She smirked and said, “For her? Do you think she’s worth risking my life for?”
“Worth? What do you mean, Niamh?!” Karen was crossed.
Niamh’s expression was elegant yet stony. “It means I won’t be bothered even if you’re dead.”
“Then… Then did you show up?!”
“Do you think I really want to come? It was Grandpa who pleaded with me, so I could only agree to come to deliver the ransom. Initially, I thought of leaving after handing over the money, but they dragged me into the car. If I knew things would turn out like this, I’d never have agreed to Grandpa’s request in the first place. Whether you’re dead or alive, I’m not at all concerned.” Niamh roared as she looked at Karen disdainfully.
“You… You…” Karen was at a loss for words.
Yvonne witnessed the incident and chuckled delightfully.
“Like I said, how is it possible for you to risk your life for my aunt?”
She glanced at Niamh from head to toe and finally fixed her gaze on her face. Her red eyes were brewing with jealousy.
“Niamh, you relied on your face to cast a spell on my cousin, right? Say, if you’re disfigured, do you think he’ll still love you?” Yvonne stretched out her hand, attempting to touch Niamh’s face.
Niamh grabbed hold of Yvonne’s wrist. “You’ve received the money. If you don’t wish to face any more trouble, you’d better escape now. If anything were to happen to me, you’ll be the one in trouble.”
“I don’t need you to teach me how to carry out a task!” Yvonne was infuriated as she shoved her hand. She stared at the bag of cash that the two men were carrying and ordered, “Tie her up for the time being. We’ll take our time to count the cash.”
Niamh intentionally struggled and the two men advised her to behave with a fierce look. Then, they tied both her hands and pushed her to Karen. They then spun around and were eager to open up the bag to count the cash.
The three pairs of orbs sparkled when they saw the stacks of cash made up of 100-dollar bills.
“I’ve never seen so much money in my entire life!”
“With this, I can go gamble!”
“I didn’t know Kendrick had this much savings with him.” Yvonne was thrilled as the sight of cash reflected in her orbs.
“Let’s get rid of them since we’ve got the money!” One of the men suggested.
Karen was trembling. Desperadoes like them would definitely carry out tasks like murdering a person.
“Wait a moment.” The other man stopped him and shifted his greedy eyes to Niamh’s body. “If an old lady is worth 500,000, then I guess Kendrick’s wife should at least be worth a million, right?”
Yvonne initially had no plans to ask for another sum of money, but thinking that Kendrick had lost his sight, she realized he would never be able to do her any harm no matter how powerful he was.
She thought hard, then smirked and looked at Niamh.
…
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.