Chapter 21


    Chapter 21


    His body stiffened but he didn’t turn around immediately. On the other side of the rooftop, Guinevere


    was being pressed against the railings by another kidnapper. Half of her body was over the roof. She


    looked at the man in the distance with reddened eyes.


    “I’m scared…” She was trembling and her hair disheveled.


    There was even a traumatized expression on her beautiful face. The usually proud celebrity was now


    hugging her stomach in fear, staring at her fiance with reddened eyes.


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    “Don’te here. They’ll hurt you!” Ste wasn’t at all fazed by her wails, and in fact even marveled at


    her acting skills despite this situation. If she hadn’t woken up and overheard Guinevere’s conversation


    with the kidnappers, Ste might have actually been deceived by Guinevere’s acting skills too.


    Ste didn’t understand why. She had never actively provoked them before. It was Weston who asked


    for the marriage, ruthlessly brought up divorce, and then wanted her to abort the baby… Yet,


    Guinevere wanted her life instead! Ste only wanted to keep the only child she could ever have.


    Why must Guinevere force her to die? Ste was never given a choice. She was just a sacrificial item


    in their game of love! She said nothing and stared straight at the man, watching him turn without


    hesitation to walk over to Guinevere.


    It was as if that momentary pause she saw earlier was just a misconception. Between her and


    Guinevere, Weston would always only choose Guinevere. What was she hoping for…? Ste dug her


    nails into her palm and the sharp pain jolted her mind awake. She closed her eyes and forced down


    that surging pain to cry out in a hoarse voice, “Weston! She’s lying to you. These kidnappers are her


    people… Mmhm!”


    The man behind her covered her mouth firmly before she could finish. His expression looked anxious


    and twisted as he red at her. “Shut up, b*tch!”


    Guinevere had never expected Ste to suddenly say that too, so her expression stiffened slightly. But


    when she saw darkness sh across Weston’s eyes, she quickly regained her senses and put on a


    confused look, turning to Ste.


    “What are you saying? I don’t even know these people…”


    Before she could finish, as if to prove her ims, the man behind her suddenly grabbed her by her shirt


    cor and rammed her against the railings. The metal scratched her skin and a bloody wound


    appeared.


    “Tss…” Guinevere couldn’t resist hissing. She seemed to be in pain but refused to shout. She only


    gritted her teeth and stared at Weston with teary eyes, “Weston…”


    The kidnapper suddenly took out a knife and held it at Guinevere’s throat. “Don’te closer! Where is


    the stuff I asked for?!”


    With an icy glint in his eyes, Weston tossed the suitcase onto the floor, stepped on it, and kicked,


    sending the suitcase flying forward. After counting the amount, the kidnappers signaled to each other.


    Weston twisted his wrists in anger.


    “Let them go. Then take the money and scram!” The kidnapper snorted augh.


    “Mr. Ford, you’re a smart man. You even brought so many people here with you. If I were to actually


    give you both of these women back, would my brothers and I be able to get out alive?”


    Having said that, his expression immediately turned savage.


    “On ount that you’ve delivered the money here on time, you can choose to take one of these


    women back with you. As for the remaining one… We’ll send her back to you once we’re safe!”


    Ste’s body stiffened and she abruptly shouted, “Weston, don’t believe them!”


    She struggled with all her might, yelling, “Believe me just this once! They’re really Guinevere’s people.


    She won’t let me return alive, trust me…” Her tears kept falling.


    Ste came to realize that no matter how tough she acted, she still felt incredibly scared.


    ‘I’m begging you… Please don’t push me toward death…’ She sobbed.


    “Trust me, Weston! I’d never lie… You know that… I wouldn’t joke about something as serious as


    this…”


    The man’s eyes were dark and ominous. His emotions were like crashing waves but he could only grit


    his teeth and endure.


    “There’s not much time left, Mr. Ford. Who will you choose between these two?”


    “Three!”


    “Two!”


    “…”


    “Give me Gwen.” Weston’s patience had reached a breaking point and he couldn’t conceal the hostility


    on his face anymore. He clenched his fists tight and the veins on the back of his hand popped.


    Finally, he warned through gritted teeth, “You’d better return the other one unharmed…”


    Before he could finish, Ste screamed, “They won’t let mee back alive! Weston, believe me just


    this once. They’re after my life… and the child in my stomach…”


    “She’ll be fine even if you choose to take me away, I swear! If you let them take me instead, I’ll die, I’ll


    really die…” Her words sessfully pinned Weston to the spot as a look of struggle shed across his


    eyes. Ste clenched her fists and stared right at him with her heart in her throat.


    Thump thump… The blood in her body froze as she waited for his answer. A little further away,


    Guinevere wore an indescribable expression as she looked at the man with tears gleaming in her


    eyes.


    “Weston, do you believe her?” She lowered her voice to a mumbler as if she was talking to herself,


    sounding exasperated, “ Do you believe that I would do something so absurd?”


    “Guinevere, how long are you going to keep this act up?” Ste gritted her teeth and shouted angrily,


    interrupting her.


    “Just for the sake of testing a man’s sincerity, you’re willing to harm two lives! Don’t you fear


    retribution?” Her eyes were filled with fury and she began struggling violently. But the kidnapper


    tightened his grip and subdued her.


    He barked, “Shut up! If you don’t stay still, I’ll push you down from here!”


    “Mr. Ford, aren’t you going to make a decision? Time waits for no man. You’d better not be trying to


    buy time or they’ll both die!”


    Having said that, two of the kidnappers pressed the two women against the railings at the same time in


    an act to throw them over, forcing Weston to make a decision. Ste didn’t move. Even if the pain felt


    like her bones were being crushed, her gaze never shifted from the man. She stared at him with


    bloodshot eyes, waiting for his answer. But Weston wasn’t looking at her. Shortly after, he slowly forced


    out the words, “I choose Gwen.”


    Ste abruptly lifted her head, still staring at him. As if the atmosphere froze over, there was a dead


    silence thatsted a few seconds… Then, she slowly closed her eyes. She had said all that she could,


    and no more words could change the results.


    Her heart went numb with pain and she couldn’t even feel her blood flowing anymore. As if sharp ws


    had taken a swipe at her chest, leaving a huge bloodied hole, she felt cold and was in pain. Before she


    could recover from this excruciating pain, she heard Weston’s low and bitter voice say, “I choose


    Gwen… She’s afraid of heights.”