Chapter 2617
âMy kids, what are you gonna do now? Looks like this is the end of the road for Dad,â thought
Elton.
âBoss, what's the next move? This guy is half dead; heâs not much use to us anymore. He's not even
in the same league as that other guy, Balfour! Darn loser, causing our golden goose to slip through
our fingers!â
Jaxon, however, remained unfazed. âYou think making money is easy? If he's run off, we simply bring
him back. Is that really so tough? We caught Balfour once, we can catch him again. And with that
little weakling girl tagging along, how far do you think they'll get? Start a search around the
perimeter of the house. We'll find them!â
Jaxon felt the situation was becoming more interesting by the minute. He had thought he'd have
the rest of the payment by the next morning, but these three had more fight in them than he'd
anticipated, staging their little escape in the dead of night. If he'd known, he would've cut their
tendons earlier, saving himself this headache.
"Remember, when they get back, don't roll out the red carpet. Give âem a good thrashing first. Teach
âem that even if there's a chance to run while under our watch, they'd be better off not taking it.â
âYes, sir!"
Monkey cruised along the village roads in his van, thinking along the same lines as Jaxon; these
people couldn't have gone far. All he had to do was follow the main roads and he'd find them
eventually. The only problem was the pitch-black predawn, making the search tougher.
âShh! Hide, I hear a car.â
Balfour pulled Victoria quickly to the ground, crouching within the bushes. Despite the damp and
sticky earth beneath them, they dared not make a sound, waiting for the car to
pass.
If it was the cops, they'd be in luck. If it was their captors...
Victoria's heart was in her throat, hoping against hope for a rescue. But when the headlight beams
hit the road, revealing a van, her heart sank..
Afraid of crying out loud, Victoria buried her face in the ground, not caring about the filth. She used
to be such a happy, neat girl; this experience would likely cure her of any such concerns in the
future.
Balfour, suddenly feeling detached as if his soul was looking down from the heavens, was sharply
reminded by his body that it wasn't over yet.
âMy dad's in trouble.â Only after the van had driven away did Victoria mutter the words with
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a numb detachment.
âI'm so sorry.â
Victoria bit her lip, frantic with worry. âWhat do we do? Why is this happening?â
Balfour remained silent, bearing the weight of all that was happening it was his cross to
bear.
But in the next instant, he suddenly pulled Victoria close and clamped a hand over her mouth, his
grip so strong it hurt.
âShh-"
Why were there footsteps approaching through the bushes? Aside from them, who else could it be?
Even Victoria's eyes widened in alarm as she clutched at the fabric of Balfour's shirt.
Who could it be?
"Hehe, found you at last. Thought you could hide from Monkey, huh?â
Monkey, somehow, had managed to track them down. They thought they were safe when they
heard his van drive off into the distance, but they hadn't realized he'd stealthily parked the van and
followed them on foot!
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