Chapter 272
Meanwhile, as soon as S
as Sean received Mia’s call and learned that Charlotte was missing, his mind immediately jumped to Joseph.
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Since returning to Jersey City, Joseph had been laying low, using a fake identity with someone else’s information registered to his phone. Sean had no way of contacting him. He could only wait for Joseph to make the first move
But he couldn’t wait. Not even a second
Just the thought that Charlotte might be in danger made his vision blur and his chest tighten with a dull, suffocating i
He forced himself to stay calm and pulled out his phone.
“I need to see Chester,” he said into the line.
No sooner had he hung up than a call came in from an unknown number.
His instincts told him that it was Joseph.
Sean picked up immediately.
“Well, good evening,” came a lazy, playful voice. “Miss me, brother?”
Sean’s heart clenched.
“You’re the one who took Lottle?”
Josepli laughed softly. “Lottle.”
He paused just long enough for the name to hang in the air before continuing, tone light and mocking “Looks like I picked the right girl. You still love her after L.”
→Come after me if you’ve
you’ve got a problem with me. Just don’t hurt her!” Sean snapped,
A soft chuckle came through the phone,
“No rush. Grabbing he
her was about you”
“Where are you?” Sean demanded.
Joseph gave him an address, then added casually, “Eight aan tomorrow. You come alone. If you call the cops, she disappears Permanently.”
from this world.
The next morning, an abandoned construction site stood on the outskirts of a remote border province.
It was originally intended to become a lury entertainment complex, but the project was hated halfway through when the developer ran out of funds.
Now it was just a decaying shell of a building, best known as a filming location for low–budget action dramas,
Charlotte had been thrown into the car the night before. After about thirty minutes of driving, they stopped in an open lot. Her mouth was gagged, her head covered with a black hood.
She was drapped up a few steps.
The loud whit of a helicopter’s rotors suddenly filled her ears. That was when she realized where she was
A helicopter
She didn’t know how long the flight lasted, but eventually the rotors stopped and she was shoved into another vehicle.
rar sjad down winding roads, jolting violently with every turn. If not for the seatbelt, she might have been thrown across the cabin.
chicle screeched to a halt.
The door flung open, and she was yanked roughly out of the car. Still hooded, Charlotte couldn’t see a thing. She stumbled, nearly falling
“Star’s here, Boss,” said a man whose voice she recognized. He was the one from the night before the second man to get out of the car. The more
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The moment she heard “Boss“, her blood ran cold
That ma
The one who had nearly killed her.
Sean had called him a madman–ruthless and Inhuman
Before Joseph even spoke, Charlotte’s chest tightened. Panic spread like wildfire.
Was today the day she was going to die?
Suddenly, the hood was yanked off.
After spending the entire night in total darkness, the sudden sunlight hit her hard. She swayed on her feet, dizzy and disoriented.
She stumbled but caught herself just before falling
“Well, Miss Riley, We meet again.” Joseph looked at her with a lazy smirk, amusement flickering in his eyes.
Charlotte steadied herself and lifted her gaze then froze,
She had seen this man before.
It was the day Jenny was in a bad mood. They had gone out to eat together, and after paying the bill, she ran into a couple she didn’t recognize.
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