Chapter 684

“Hmph, you don’t even recognize us siblings? You must’ve seen us on television, no? We’re a group of desperadoes, a group of wanted murderers. Got it?”

Hearing the comments made Karen’s eyes widen. She was so afraid that she was drenched in a cold sweat.

‘I can’t believe it’s two desperadoes!’

“You don’t have to be so scared. For the time being, we’ll keep you alive because you still have some value.”

The two men then grabbed onto Karen and dragged her outside.

“What do you guys think you’re doing?! Let me go. Help! Help…” Karen shouted in fear.

“Let go! Let go of her!” The old master heard the commotion and was just done making a call to Jeremy behind their back. Only then did he wheel himself out of the room.

“You got to save me, Dad! Dad!” Karen shrieked.

However, the two men were not bothered about the old master. They hoisted their leg and kicked his wheelchair over. “Are you trying to dig your grave, old one?!”

“Dad! Dad!” Seeing the old master not moving an inch after falling to the ground, Karen started feeling scared and nervous. She burst into tears.

While Madeline was sending Jeremy back home, she received the old master’s call. She slammed on the gas pedal to speed up. When they got to the entrance of the villa, she noticed there was a van that just took off.

Madeline supported Jeremy back into the house and realized that the old master, along with his wheelchair, had crashed on the floor.

“Grandpa!” She ran to him, worried. “Grandpa, are you alright, Grandpa? Grandpa!”

“Help, anybody?! Help…”

The old master spoke in a very weak tone, “Kar… Save her…”

Madeline understood that the old master was referring to Karen.

She called for an ambulance to send the old master to the hospital. Shortly after, Winston showed up.

After going through the CCTV of the main entrance, Winston kept walking back and forth while feeling insecure.

“Why are there people who dare to rob a house? They even kidnapped Karen?” He could not comprehend the logic behind the robbers’ action, but he was more worried about Karen.

Jeremy was sitting at a corner, frowning.

Even though Karen had a terrible personality, at the end of the day, she was still his biological mother.

Madeline thought about the words written on the card she got earlier today, wondering whether it was related.

In the meantime, Jeremy’s phone rang.

The incoming call was from an unknown number. He pressed the hands-free mode and answered the call. The man on the other end of the call declared his demand, “Tonight at 10 PM at the designated place I prefer, send in your wife, Madeline, to deliver 500,000 bucks in exchange for your mother. Or else, you’ll end up collecting her corpse! Remember this, only send your wife alone. No one is allowed to follow and don’t report it to the police!”

The man immediately cut off the line, not giving Jeremy any chance to talk.

The demand stated through the phone was heard by Madeline and Winston.

Just when Madeline was still wondering the reason why the robbers insisted on having her deliver the ransom, Winston spoke, “Madeline, all this while, you and Karen have been on bad terms and she has always been against you. You can choose to reject their demand. I won’t force you to take the risk.”

Jeremy felt the same way as well. He did not wish for her to take this path.

Madeline did not answer, but she had already made up her mind.

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In a worn-down building, Karen was discarded at a corner full of cockroaches.

All this while being a prestigious rich lady who was always wearing and eating the best, it was unbearable for her to be treated this way. She was utterly terrified.

“Who are you guys anyway? Why are you kidnapping me?” Karen asked, trembling with fear.

The two men took down their face masks and sneered, “That’ll depend on you. Do you remember who you’ve offended?”

Karen thought hard. “Madeline? She’s the one at fault! That b*tch, how cunning she is! Even after my son has treated her so well!”

She gritted her teeth when suddenly, she heard a very familiar woman’s voice. That person was laughing arrogantly.

Karen raised her head to look and was flabbergasted. “It’s you? Why is it you?”