Chapter 446


    Chapter 446


    At that moment, Dorothy realized gravely that she wasn’t just an incidental target. The kidnappers


    weren’t after Karen or Abigail but after herself.


    Her cell phone kept ringing insistently, with Everett’s name shing on the screen.


    But she wasn’t one to silence her phone, and the driver had heard it too.


    He nced at the caller ID and sneered, “Hand over the phone. Now Don’t try anything smart, or you’ll


    see if your backup arrives faster than my guys killing your daughter!”


    “Here.” Dorothy ended Everett’s call, powered off the device, and handed it to the driver,


    At the sight of herpliance, the driver shot her a satisfied look. “Pretty girl! No wonder you’ve got


    people wanting to pin you down!”


    These words flickered a lightbulb in Dorothy’s head.


    Only Heather and Everett’s parents would ever think of her as such a thom in their side!


    It looked like they were impatient to make their move, and the matter with her child hadn’t stayed secret


    after all. This was why Dorothy had been avoiding Everett andying low from the Lopez family.


    Now, she was squarely in their sights.


    Dorothy clenched her fists, fighting to keep herposure. Panic wouldn’t help. She needed to think


    about how to get herself out of


    this.


    What does Heather want with us?” she asked, naming the puppet master behind this mess.


    The driver, taken aback, nced at her in the marview mirror.


    “We’re not working for her!”


    “Then it’s the Lopez family,” Dorothy shot back, “You’ve kidnapped Everett’s daughter. If he finds out,


    have you thought about the consequences? What he would do to you?”


    The driverughed at her words.


    “Are you trying to scare me? Save your breath. I’m just a middleman, Once I drop you off, my job’s


    done. Whatever they want to do with you is none of my business. You better pray for yourself.”


    As the car continued to a remote location, Dorothy considered jumping out and risking injury, but her


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    were still in their hands.


    These were the same people who had caused her mother’s death. There was no telling what they


    might do to Karen and Abigail


    She had to go to them.


    The car stopped in a secluded ce near a stream, Dorothy could hear the water flowing as she


    stepped out.


    The driver was so sure she wouldn’t run that he didn’t bother to restrain her. After a leisurely exit, he


    pulled out a ck hood and swiftly covered her head.


    “Behave well, and you’ll be seeing your daughter soon.”


    She was led forward for what felt like an eternity, following the sound of the man’s footsteps and the


    babbling stream.


    Eventually, they reached their destination.


    A door creaked open, its rusty hinges screeching.


    “This is Dorothy”


    “Good. You can leave.”


    After this brief exchange, Dorothy felt herself being handed off to another person who led her further


    inside.


    “Where’s my child? I want to see her!”


    Blind and increasingly anxious, Dorothy only worried about her daughter’s solely.


    But before she could get an answer, the sound of high heels approached. Suddenly, a sharp pain


    exploded in her knee as a cane struck hard, buckling her legs and sending her crashing to the ground.


    “Dorothy, you’re finally in my grasp!”