Chapter 1124 Don''t Make Futile Effort


    The car was waiting for Sheryl outside Dream Garden. As the car zoomed off, Duncan came out of the


    corner and waited till the car was absolutely out of the sight. He gave a malicious smile as he looked at


    the Dream Garden with a scheme rising in his mind.


    As Sheryl reached the conference, she headed straight to see Charles. "Where is the evidence? I want


    to see it," she said in an impatient voice.


    Sheryl was eager to prove her innocence to the world. Hence, she couldn''t wait for it any further to get


    her hands on the evidence.


    "Sher, take it easy. You will see it soon. Don''t worry; your innocence will be proved to the world in no


    time. As soon as the evidence is revealed, everyone will know the photos are false," Charles answered


    in a stern tone to reassure Sheryl.


    "Fine then. I just promised Shirley and rk to send them to their kindergarten tomorrow." Sheryl


    heaved a sigh of relief to hear Charles. For so many days, the whole family had been avoiding meeting


    anyone. They had even discontinued school for the kids. Sheryl hoped that they could get back to


    normalcy once the false news about her was proved in front of the public.


    "Don''t worry. The press conference will begin after half an hour. Then all the unreasonable usations


    and mes you suffered would disappear. The media will turn to me the person who had framed


    you. So just take it easy. It will be fine soon," Charles said tenderly and looked at her affectionately.


    Sheryl was moved by his words and gesture. Had it not been for Charles'' unwavering trust and his


    support, she must have been destroyed by such a devastating blow.


    Although they argued with each other during these days, Charles stood by her like a rock. He was her


    strength at this hour of despair, ready to go to any length in order to prove her innocence in front of the


    people.


    He would never give up on her under any circumstance.


    After making Sheryl feelfortable, he led her to her seat and then turned to David. "Make the final


    preparation ready to make sure the conference is ready to start. Make sure to double check each and


    everything to make sure that nothing goes wrong due to any reason," Charles ordered David.


    "Yes, Mr. Lu. Everything is ready. We are all set before the truth is revealed to the public," David said


    confidently.


    After checking all the pieces of evidence with David, Charles heaved a sigh of relief. Charles looked at


    Sheryl and gave her a reassuring smile. Then he moved on to look around for the other arrangements


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    at the conference. Sheryl sat quietly, waiting for the conference to begin. They were all ready to make


    their masterstroke that would help Sheryl toe out clean in front of the media.


    Little did they imagine the heinous danger that was looming over Dream Garden!


    Duncan checked the time and let out a crooked smile. He raised one eyebrow and looked around.


    Then he dialed a number. His eyes narrowed as he waited for the call to be answered. "Where are you


    now?" he asked as the call got through.


    "Mr. Qiu, we are in the minibus outside Dream Garden,"


    a man answered.


    "Go ahead with the n just as I exined to you yesterday. Just leave Y City immediately after you


    put the two of them in the appointed ce. Got it?" Duncanmanded the man on the other end.


    "Don''t worry, Mr. Qiu. We will leave this ce immediately as long as we get the money we deserve


    after we finish our task. I promise we won''t cause any trouble to you," the man replied.


    "Be rest assured. You don''t have to worry about the money. I won''t break my words," Duncan afirmed


    in a stern voice.


    "Okay, then. I''ll hang up now. You shouldn''t call this number anymore. You can just remit the money as


    soon as you see what you want in the appointed ce in just half an hour."


    "Okay." Duncan hung up the phone then.


    At the backne of Dream Garden, a minibus was parked with five muscr men sitting on it. One of


    these men was talking over the phone and the other four were gazing at him as if they were just waiting


    for him to end the call. As soon as he ended the call, he turned around and said, "Let go, buddies! It''s


    time to start work. After this task, we will get enough money that will take care of our year-long


    expenses."


    At once all the men jumped up on their feet. They put on caps and pulled the masks on their faces. The


    very next moment, the got off the bus and rushed towards Dream Garden.


    Inside Dream Garden, Nancy was reading books with the two kids. As the men broke open the back


    door, Nancy looked up at them in horror.


    "Oh! Who are you?"


    She screamed out in shock.


    But before she could even utter another word, she got a hard blow on her head and fell on the floor


    losing her consciousness.


    Shirley was terrified to see Nancy falling down. She burst into tears and tried to reach out to Nancy. But


    one man came forward and stopped her from moving. The man put a finger on her lips and hushed her


    in a very scary manner. Shirley''s voice vanished immediately, though tears streamed down her cheeks


    uncontrobly.


    Surprisingly for the men, rk remained extremely calm. He stared back at the men exhibiting


    unflinching courage. The sternness in his eyes shocked the ruffians.


    One of them shouted at rk, "What are you looking at, boy? I''ll remove your eyeballs if you continue


    to stare at us like that!"


    rk didn''t say a word. Instead, he walked towards Shirley and wiped off the tears on her face. "Don''t


    cry, I''ll protect you," he consoled his sister and held her close.


    "Fine! Stop wasting time. Come on! Pick them up and get moving! Now!" the leading man yelled at his


    rk and Shirley didn''t resist so they didn''t suffer any harm. They were thrown onto the minibus with


    their hands tied and eyes covered.


    Shirley couldn''t help crying while rk tried his best to console her. And then, either out of tiredness or


    out of the constant assurance from rk, Shirley became quiet.


    The bus zoomed out of Dream Garden into the main road and picked up speed. Cutting through the


    heavy traffic, it turned towards a road that took them away from the city into a deserted area. It finally


    halted in front of a house in a ce where there was absolutely nothing around.


    Two men carried Shirley and rk into a house, and then they threw them on the floor.


    rk could hear that one of the men dialed a phone number. As soon as the call got through, the man


    said, "We have arrived."


    Uttering these three words, the man hung up the phone immediately.


    Then he turned to hispanions and said, "Hey, buddies. It''s time for us to leave now." rk tried to


    sense each and every move made by them with extreme alertness. After the men summoned his


    The two kids tried to stick with each other as they tried to gauge if they were left alone. Their hands


    were still tied, their eyes covered.


    "Shirley, are you afraid?" rk asked with concern.


    "Yes, I am. Where are you?"


    Shirley''s fear was revealed through her shivering voice.


    "Don''t worry. It will be okay. I will protect you. Don''t be afraid. I''ll be with you. Maybe you can''t see me,


    but I can see you."


    rk continued to pacify Shirley and keep her rxed.


    "Okay, rk. I''m not afraid anymore because you are there with me."


    Shirley''s mood calmed down gradually and she stopped sobbing.


    "Who are those men? Why did they kidnap us?"


    Shirley asked rk.


    rk didn''t know the reason either, and it was not even important for them. The first thing he should


    think about was the way out of this ce.


    "I don''t know it either. But it''s clear that they want something in exchange for something with us. Till the


    time, they get what they want, we will be safe." rk analyzed the situation with a sober mind.


    rk was remarkably receptive, matured and intelligent for his age.


    He twisted his wrist to loosen the rope that was tied around them.


    After a few attempts, he gave up this idea as it only ended up creating friction between his tender skin


    and the rope while the rope didn''t get loose.


    Then he tried to move his feet. But it didn''t work either.


    "Huh! Boy. Do you think you can do whatever you want in my ce? Don''t make a futile effort. Even if


    you can manage to get rid of the rope, you can never run away from my hands. Just sit quietly and


    don''t make the situation worse for yourself." An extremely cold and stern voice echoed through the


    room making both the kids startled.