Naya’s mother hurried over to comfort her. “Naya, don’t blame yourself too much. You didn’t want this to happen either. Maybe the brakes of the car are faulty. It’s not your fault, so don’t be too sad. Ms. Guzman will survive this.”
“It’s my fault. It’s all my fault. If I hadn’t gone to look for Dan, this wouldn’t have happened. It’s my fault…” Naya continued her act, but the corners of her mouth were secretly lifted.
While comforting Naya, Naya’s mother said to the police, “Officers, this must be an accident. Why would my daughter crash her car into another car for no reason? What’s more, Ms. Guzman isn’t related to our family at all. I’ve never seen her before. We have no beef nor grievances, so why would my daughter want to crash her car into that person’s car? Don’t you think so?”
“But in the surveillance footage, we clearly saw Miss Mendez’s car speeding up and crashing into Ms. Guzman’s car.” The officers emphasized, “We also saw how Miss Mendez had deliberately turned the steering wheel, causing the front of the car to hit Ms. Guzman who was in the driver’s seat.”
“I don’t know. I just felt that I had lost control of the brakes and steering wheel,” Naya quibbled. “Officers, you can look into this if you don’t believe me. I really have no reason to deliberately crash into Ms. Guzman ”
Before Naya could finish speaking, a voice suddenly came from the door.
“Dan?” Naya was a little surprised. She thought that Daniel must have learned that she had gotten intoa car accident, so he was here to see her. However, Daniel started questioning her with a solemn and anxious expression.
“Naya, where’s Ava? You got someone to abduct Ava, right? What do you want? You want me to marry you, right? I’ll marry you as long as you let Ava go. Tell me where Ava is and I’ll marry you!”
Naya originally thought that Daniel was worried about her safety, so he came to the hospital to visit her. She never imagined that Daniel came for Ava. However, Naya did not quite understand something. Had something happened to Ava?
The two police officers on the side were also puzzled when they saw Daniel questioning Naya so emotionally.
“Sir, is your friend missing? Since you came to question Naya in such a hurry, do you suspect that your friend’s disappearance is related to Naya?”
Naya became restless when the officers asked this. “Officers, I’m being falsely accused. I don’t even know what he’s talking about.”
Naya looked at Daniel innocently.
“Dan, how can you question me like this when Ava is gone? I just got into a car accident not long ago and I almost couldn’t save myself. How would I know what happened to Ava?”
“Daniel, you’re going too far! No matter what, Naya is your fiancée. Are you trying to destroy her by asking her this in front of the police?” Naya’s mother chimed in as well.
Yet, Daniel looked solemn. “I’m not talking nonsense. If something happens to Ava, the only person who might have taken action against her is you.”
Daniel’s sharp eyes locked on Naya tightly.
“Tell me, where’s Ava? As long as you tell them not to hurt her, I’ll promise you anything you want.”
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Naya did not expect that Daniel, who had amnesia, could make such a sacrifice for Ava.
She suddenly felt that this was very ironic. She felt like she was a joke.
She did so many things to torment herself, but in the end, it was just a farce she created.
Naya laughed self-deprecatingly, leaned back, and spoke in a very calm tone.
“Officers, I can’t go anywhere anyway, so I’ll just lay down here. You should go and look into it. If you have evidence that I hit the car on purpose, or that I hired someone to kidnap Ava, you can arrest me.”
Naya closed her eyes and said in a deliberately weak tone.
“I’m a little tired now. If there’s nothing else, please leave.”
“Naya.” Daniel did not want to leave because he was sure that Naya must be related to this matter.
“Daniel, you’ve gone beyond reasonable limits. Naya has said that this matter has nothing to do with her. If you have evidence, show it to us. Otherwise, leave immediately. Do you really think Naya has to marry you? You can’t bully her like this!”
Daniel wanted to say something back about Mrs. Mendez’s accusations, but he was stopped by the police.
“Sir, you can tell us about what you just said. Since Miss Naya has denied it and you can’t produce any evidence, we should go out first.”
The police officers persuaded Daniel to leave the ward. Before leaving, they did not forget to remind Naya.
“Miss Mendez, please don’t leave this ward for the time being. We’ll come to question you at any time.”
“I have a clear conscience, so I won’t leave. You can come and ask me questions at any time.” Naya looked at them magnanimously.
The police officers then left the ward without saying anything else.
Naya’s mother immediately went over and closed the door of the ward. When she looked back at Naya, she saw that Naya’s face had changed. At this moment, her eyes were gloomy, and her teeth were gritted together in anger.
“Naya, what the hell is going on here? Is Ava…”
“I really didn’t expect this.” Naya sneered. “I’ve known Daniel for so many years, but I’m not as good as Ava who has only known him for a few years? And he still has amnesia, so he doesn’t even remember who Ava is. Yet, under such circumstances, he’s still defending that b*tch.”
Naya was really angry and felt extremely aggrieved. Naya’s mother looked a little distressed as she stood by Ava’s side. Then, she hurried over to comfort Naya.
“Naya, don’t be angry. With your qualifications, you don’t have to marry Daniel. There are many sons of rich and noble families for you to choose from in Glendale.”
“Of course, I know that there are still many men I can marry, but I only want to marry Daniel! I’ve liked him for so many years. Why does he have no feelings for me? Plus, the Grahams in Glendale are one of the four giants in Glendale. Can those other rich families compare to them?”
Naya’s words were filled with deep unwillingness and dissatisfaction.
“I won’t lose to that b*tch Ava!”
Mrs. Mendez’s expression changed when she heard that. “Naya, was it really you who got someone to kidnap Ava?”
“If [had gotten someone to kidnap Ava, why would I crash my car? Hmph, how great. Someone else suffered this calamity for her once again. Why is that b*tch so lucky every time?”
“That’s weird. Based on what Daniel said, someone kidnapped Ava.” Naya’s mother became more and more curious.
Naya also found it strange, and after thinking about it, she remembered something. She immediately asked her mother.
“Where’s my phone? And my bag? Did you help me get them from the car?”
“Yes, they’re here.” Naya’s mother took out Naya’s bag from the cabinet and handed it to her.
Naya hurriedly found the spare mobile phone in her bag. There were very few contact numbers in it. Then, she found the call log and called the number at the top. The call was connected after a few rings.
“Miss Mendez, what a coincidence. I was just about to call you.” The man’s rude voice came from the other end of the phone. “Didn’t you want me to keep an eye on Ava? I’ve kidnapped her and locked her in an abandoned electronics factory in the suburbs. Tell me what you want me to do and I’ll follow your instructions. As long as you pay up, I’m willing to do anything.”
After hearing what the man said, Naya finally understood what had happened to Ava.
Daniel was right. Ava’s disappearance was indeed related to her.
A smile crept up on Naya’s face. However, she did not want to be involved in this, so she pretended to be mad as she said, “I only told you to keep an eye on her. I didn’t tell you to kidnap her. Listen to me, it’s none of my business what you want to do to her. If you want money, you can go ask her mother for it. Ava’s mother is the richest woman in F Country. She loves her daughter very much, so she’ll give you as much money as you want. In short, stop contacting me!”
Naya hung up the phone decisively and then switched it off.
Naya’s mother could piece together what was happening after she listened from one side. Her expression started to turn unpleasant. “Naya, you’re involved in Ava’s kidnapping?”
“What nonsense are you talking about? What doI have to do with that? I didn’t ask him to kidnap her.” Naya distanced herself from the matter and pretended to be innocent. However, the smile on the corners of her lips turned deeper.
Naya’s mother shut her mouth and did not say anything after she heard Naya’s explanation.
Inside the abandoned electronics factory in the suburbs.
The man grabbed Ava’s phone and woke Ava, who was still unconscious, up.
“Hey, unlock your phone and call your mom. Tell her to bring over ten million dollars if she wants to save you.”
Before Ava was fully awake, she heard a rude man’s voice ordering her around.
She felt a pain in the back of her neck. She wanted to raise her hands to massage it, but she found that she could not lift her hands.
“Did you hear me? I’m talking to you!” The man urged impatiently and pushed Ava without pity.
Only then did Ava wake up completely. She looked up and saw the man in black standing in front of her. After that, she remembered what had happened before she fell unconscious.
She was driving on the road waiting for a red light when this man rushed over, strangled her, and knocked her unconscious.
Although Ava had always been straightforward, she also knew to act according to the situation.
At this time, she was tied up and had no idea where she was. Of course, she could only keep her cool.
“Who are you? Why did you bring me here?” Ava pretended to be scared as she stared at the man, secretly sizing him up. She was sure that she did not know this man.
When the man saw Ava being so afraid of him, he immediately felt very proud.
He picked up a worn-out chair and put it in front of Ava before sitting on it leisurely. +
“I don’t want to waste time with you, so I’ll just say it outright. Someone told me that your mother is the richest person in F Country, and I want to make some money. Since your family is so rich, just think of this as you guys pitying unmotivated scumbags like me. Pocket money of ten million dollars should be enough.”
After hearing this, Ava understood what was going on.
However, who on earth said that Raegan was the richest person in F Country? Raegan had clearly started her career in Y Country.
This man knew that her mother was loaded, yet he only asked for ten million dollars. It would not be too much even if he asked for 100 million dollars. She had no idea if this man was genuinely stupid or if he did not want to extort too much for fear that he would face a heavy sentence if he was caught.
However, in some sense, ten million dollars was already a huge sum of money.
“As long as you call your mother and ask her to send someone to deliver the money, I’ll let you go. Otherwise…”
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