As expected…the worst-case scenario happened.
The one who kidnapped Anne was Jacqueline.
Not the debtors.
Bethan was also sure that Jacqueline was after something more than money, unlike the others.
“Bethan.”
Brettley furrowed his brows vehemently when he saw the look on Bethan’s face.
“You…”
It seemed like Bethan had not remembered everything.
If she did, she would never look so peaceful as she did.
However, how did she know Anne was kidnapped? “I received a photo before we came in.”
Bethan bit her lip and lowered her voice as if she could read Brettley’s mind.
“At that time, I realized Anne was kidnapped.”
Brettley was stunned as he heard that.He started to remember back to the time when he came in together with her.
At that time, Bethan did seem to be a little off.
“Do you know why I kidnapped Anne?”
Jacqueline curled up her lip and looked at Bethan sharply.
“In the first place, I never considered kidnapping her.After all, I have nothing against her, and kidnapping her would only hurt her and her family.But…”
She continued to glare at Bethan.
“I wanted to kidnap your children or your parents, but they were too far away and were guarded tightly.The only person I could get close to was Adrian, but it turns out he’s a lost cause.You guys don’t care about him.That was why I resorted to kidnap Anne.”
She laughed hysterically.
“Oh, Bethan…I need to thank you! Without you, it would’ve never been easy to kidnap Anne!”
Bethan’s eyebrows furrowed after hearing that. She looked at Jacqueline coldly. “What do you mean by that?”
‘Didn’t Anne head back home with John after they dropped me and Brettley at the rented place? What does her kidnapping…has anything to do with me?’ she thought.
Jacqueline narrowed her eyes when she saw how confused Bethan was. “What? Don’t tell me you forgot. You and Anne went shopping in the afternoon. After that, you two went to that restaurant, and I went there too…”
“Jacqueline!”
Brettley interrupted the conversation, fearing that
Bethan would remember everything should Jacqueline remind her of what happened in the afternoon. “I know you’re Fiona’s sister, but you shouldn’t blame us for Fiona’s death.”
After all, Fiona set a trap and intended to harm Bethan grievously, but her plan failed. It was she who met her demise when she fell off the cliff.
“Who should I look for if I don’t blame you two?”
Immediately, Jacqueline got distracted as soon as Brettley started the topic. She turned around and glared at Brettley with hateful eyes. “My sister came all the way to Banyan City, a place where she didn’t know anyone just for the sake of donating her bone marrow for your son. You tricked her by saying that you’d marry her and be with her for the rest of her life as long as she was willing to donate the bone marrow to your son. What happened next?”
She glared at both Brettley and Bethan. Her voice was filled with anger and hatred. “My sister did what she promised, but you two went back on your word! You refused to keep your promise, and you killed her! You let her fall off the cliff and die!”
At that time, she was not in the country, and when she finally heard the news about her sister, she had to face the truth of her sister’s death. She tried to go down the cliff to search for her corpse, but she had no leads whatsoever.
If she did not happen to find a piece of jewelry down the cliff, she would not be convinced that Fiona truly had died. In fact, she might think that Fiona’s death was just a lie someone came out with to trick her.
The conclusion was that her sister was dead, and her corpse was nowhere to be found. All that, and the two murderers who killed her sister could stand in front of her safe and sound, enjoying their lives.
She could not accept it. She just could not accept this ending!
“Ms. Grace.”
Bethan frowned and said, “I know it’s very hard for you to accept the fact that Fiona had left us especially when you’re her family, but…”
She paused for a while. “Have you ever thought that maybe what happened between Fiona and us was not what you thought? After knowing Fiona was a perfect match for Nigel, she lied to Brettley.
She said she was ill with terminal sickness and didn’t have much time left. However, she never tried being in love ever in her whole life. She hoped Brettley could be there to accompany her for the remaining time she had.
“That was why Brettley agreed. It wasn’t like how you said it at all. Brettley wasn’t the one who promised to be together with her and married her. That wasn’t how he got Fiona to come to Banyan City.
Bethan tried to soften her voice to persuade Jacqueline. “I’m not making this up. Everyone knew the reason why Brettley would think of being with Fiona. At least, those doctors in the hospital knew it very well. If you have the patience to seek more, I’m sure you’ll understand it. Besides…”
Bethan took a deep breath. “The people you hate are me and Brettley. We were the ones you think killed your sister… Anne has nothing to do with this. It makes no sense for you to kidnap her. So…”
“So”
She looked at Jacqueline seriously, “Release Anne, alright? Take me instead. You can kidnap me, but please don’t harm the innocent.
“It’s too late.”
As soon as Bethan finished, Jacqueline laughed hysterically.
“Kidnap you? Brettley will go crazy if I do. There’s nothing he won’t do when he goes crazy.”
The deranged look in her eyes intensified as she glared at Bethan.
“But it’s not the same if I kidnap Anne.To you, Anne is just a friend.She doesn’t matter to Brettley at all.Anne’s husband, John Young, isn’t a big shot.He can’t do much harm to me.”
She then raised her brow at Bethan.
“But, I can give you a chance.Try to guess what’s my ultimate purpose for kidnapping Anne.”
Jacqueline was nothing but a mad person.
How could a normal person try to threaten another person by kidnapping their friend? Nonetheless, she had no choice but to follow Jacqueline’s wishes to play the guessing game, even when Bethan knew Jacqueline was insane.
‘She has Anne” she thought.
After a deep breath, she tried to suppress her emotions and looked back at Jacqueline.
“You kidnap Anne so Brettley and I will admit that we killed Fiona, right?”
“Yes, but not entirely correct,”
Jacqueline replied.
Even though she was dressed in a white wedding gown, she smiled like she was a devil.
“That’s one of my purposes, but I have another one.”
She smirked and shot the waiter standing by the side a glance.
The waiter cautiously brought over a tray.
On the tray was a dagger with an emerald stud.
Wearing silky white gloves, she picked up the dagger with one hand, her eyes gleaming with malice.
“My grandmother passed down this dagger.She said she wanted to give this dagger to my sister, but I lost her at a young age.That’s why this dagger is in my hands instead.”
She looked up with her cynical eyes.
“Now, I’ll give this dagger to you, Bethan.”
As she said that, she placed the dagger in Bethan’s hand.
Suddenly, Bethan had a bad hunch as she held the cold, ominous- looking dagger.She looked at Jacqueline.
“You…”
Before she could finish her sentence, Jacqueline switched on the projector and connected it to her phone.
The screen was displaying Jacqueline’s phone.
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