“You have to trust me. “
Although the voice on the other end of the call has been altered, it still sounded determined. “Other than me, what other choices do you have now? You can’t pinpoint their location, but I already did it.”
Brettley frowned hard. He was still on the call while gesturing at Lucas. Then, he immediately got in the car.
“Who are you?”
“We will meet when we have to meet.”
The voice was still calm. “Please remain contactable at all times. I will contact you whenever.”
Then, he hung up the call.
Brettley took a deep breath. He threw his phone to the passenger seat by the side and immediately started the car.
Lucas frantically led people and chased after Brettley.
After following the instructions from the mysterious caller. Sure enough, when Brettley was at Ring Road, he saw the white van making rounds.
The car following the white van was Anne’s car! “Sir, how did Doctor Anne know before us?”
In another car behind Brettley, Lucas asked through the walkie-talkie.
Brettley narrowed his eyes. He wanted to know as well!
When the mysterious caller called him, Anne and Bethan were already chasing after the car.
That meant that Bethan and the mysterious caller were in close contact.
Bethan would definitely know who the mysterious caller was. However, that was not the time to think about it.
Brettley took a deep breath and said seriously to the walkie -talkie. “Lucas, prepare to chase after that car. At the next exit, for the van to go down Ring Road! “
“Why are there so many cars chasing us, Smith? “
The van driver glanced at the black cars that were fast approaching them and frowned. “They’re getting close. We have to slow down now.”
The man named Smith, who was sitting in the backseat, frowned as well. He snuck a glimpse outside through the semi-tinted windows. “I think that’s enough. Get off at the next intersection.”
He kicked the two children tied up at his feet and warned them, “Stay still! “
The two children were Neil and Nellie. The kidnappers had tied them up face-to-face, then placed them at Smith’s feet. Almost an hour had passed, but he had already kicked them countless times.
One of Neil’s pant legs had risen during the struggle, revealing a pair of shins covered in purple bruises. Meanwhile, Nellie’s legs were unscathed. It was obvious Neil had been protecting his sister.
Smith let out a snort, “Turns out you’re quite the gentleman. You even know how to protect girls.”
Neil clenched his teeth and glared at the man, but he did not say anything in response.
“You’re stubborn too.”
With that, Smith gave the little boy another kick on his spine and positioned his foot on Neil’s back. Then, he took out his phone, snapped a photo, and sent it to his employer. (Look. Doesn’t it feel good to see this?]
His employer replied almost immediately, (Be careful. Don’t kill them yet. Even if you kill them, I want it to be as torturous as possible.]
[Understood! ] Smith chortled and was about to type a reply when suddenly, a loud bang came from the front of the vehicle. The van was forced to come to a halt.
Smith lifted his head and was about to complain when the door slid open, and a knife was placed against his neck.
The man holding the knife gave him a steely look. “
Get out of the car! “
Smith froze, but he knew he had no other options. He lifted his arms above his head and got out of the van.
“Neil! Nellie! “
Anne’s car did not manage to squeeze in between Brettley’s troops, so they had no choice but to park it a few hundred meters away. As soon as the car stopped, Bethan got out and ran toward the van like a mad woman.
She pushed past the crowd of bodyguards and sprinted towards her children. Brettley was crouched next to the van, untying the two children, and releasing them from their bonds.
Bethan had been trying to put up a strong front, but when she saw how injured her two children were, she could not control herself anymore. Tears immediately slid down her cheeks.
She pulled Neil and Nellie into her arms and cried, “
Are you two okay? I was worried sick! If anything happened to you, I wouldn’t want to live anymore! “
Hearing Bethan’s wails, Nellie stifled a sob and gently patted her mother’s back. “It’s okay, Mommy. We’re fine.”
Neil struggled to free himself from Bethan’s embrace. He lifted his hand to wipe away her tears gently. “
Don’t worry, Mommy. We’re still alive.”
Bethan sniffed and gave her son a once -over. He was bruised and wounded all over, even his face.
Meanwhile, although Nellie looked just as disheveled as he did, her injuries were significantly lesser.
Bethan knew that Neil had been protecting his sister. She bit down on her lip and sniffed. Then, she picked up Nellie in one arm while the other reached out to grab hold of Neil. “Come on, Mommy’s bringing you to the hospital…”
Brettley’s interrogation made Nigel frown. His voice was low but his tone was sharp, and it seemed to penetrate right through the phone. Despite being miles apart, Nigel felt like he could picture Brettley sitting right in front of him, staring at him with those dark piercing eyes. This feeling was suffocating.
Nigel let out a sigh and tugged on his patient’s gown. For the first time in his life, Nigel felt unsure of himself. “Mr. Morrison, my identity has nothing to do with Bethan and the rest… When the time comes, I will reveal myself to you.”
Brettley chuckled and gazed out at the bridge over the ocean. “You sound young.”
Despite the enhanced voice, Brettley could still hear the unmistakable panic in the person’s tone. “Let’s meet up.”
“No need.”
Nigel sighed and hung up the phone. As soon as he cut off the signal, Nigel leaned against the headboard, trying to catch his breath. It took a while before he finally felt his heart stop racing. He had not felt this nervous in a long time now. The last time he felt this way was when his laptop got hacked by Brettley.
When he thought of this, Nigel slid off the bed and walked to the table. He flipped open the broken laptop.
(Wait till I get my hands on you. Brettley Morrison ]
Looking at the row of green letters on his laptop screen, Nigel let out a sigh. He raised his hand to touch the two words “Brettley Morrison”.
This was his father…
What kind of person was he?
Nigel used to detest Brettley with all his heart and never looked forward to meeting him, but now…
Nigel closed his eyes and recalled what his doctor had said, “Your mother doesn’t know that your condition has worsened… and that you have less than a year to live now. If she doesn’t find a match for you in time…”
Nigel let out a strained smile.
Mr. Brettley Morrison. Please try harder, so that I can meet you someday.
Banyan City.
After hanging up the phone, Brettley did not immediately try to track down the mysterious caller. He was certain that the caller was a very skilled hacker, and that it would not be easy trying to find out his location and identity.
All of a sudden, Brettley received an anonymous text. I t was a GPS address for a location in the city center. He frowned and forwarded the text to Lucas. “Let’s go to this place now.”
Lucas went to start the car. After a while, he led Brettley and the rest of the bodyguards towards the address.
Inside a rented house in the city center.
Yvonne gazed at the photo that Smith had sent her. It was the picture he had taken while in the van. She grinned, staring at the image of Neil and Nellie’s faces underneath Smith’s shoe. After a while, she realized she should have sent this to Alice.
At this moment, Alice was lying on the hospital bed, somewhat frustrated and worried. She was trying to think of a way to explain all this to Master Walter and elude Brettley’s suspicion at the same time.
(Let me show you something that’ll definitely lift your spirits, Alice! ]
When she received the text from Yvonne, Alice frowned and replied, (Nothing will lift my spirits now, other than making Brettley fall in love with me.]
(No, this will definitely cheer you up! Look! ] Yvonne replied, attaching the photo along with her text.
Alice furrowed her brows and clicked on the attachment in confusion. When she laid eyes on the two faces in the picture, her pupils contracted in shock.
(Yvonne, are you crazy?! ] These two children were the apples of Brettley’s eye! Alice had been plotting to get rid of them ever since she arrived at Blue Bay Villa.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
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