Chapter 1131 Don''t Be Afraid
Sheryl dialed Duncan''s number and told him that she had done what he had asked.
"Good," he replied with a grin.
"I did what you asked. Please give my children back," Sheryl negotiated, feeling uneasy.
As she was waiting for his reply, anxiety drowned her and she couldn''t breathe.
"Rx, Mrs. Lu. You will see your children soon," Duncan responded in azy tone.
He still hadn''t realized what a serious mistake he had made by kidnapping the kids and demanding
ransom. He was yet to connect the dots and figure out that what he was doing was a crime punishable
byw.
Perhaps he was taking it easy because the kids he had abducted were obedient, and Sheryl had
agreed to his conditions too easily.
He got everything he wanted without getting into any trouble so far.
But this wouldn''t be over until Vivi received the money.
He had asked Sheryl to put the money in the mall where Vivi used to work.
When they had first met, Vivi was a shopping assistant in a clothing store and Duncan had just
returned from abroad. He had gone into the shop to get new clothes and had encountered Vivi there.
He had be a regr at the store after their encounter. As the two often met, he developed a crush
on the young girl. Duncan was new in Y City, but Vivi knew the ce very well. Even though she was
just an assistant in a shop, she was pretty good looking. And as a result, he hang out with her.
He knew that love was not the reason why they chose to be together, and he didn''t care.
He knew that Vivi didn''t care either.
But somehow, his heart ached when Vivi decided to leave him for someone else.
It was not until Vivi hooked up with another rich man that he realized his real feelings towards her. He
was hopelessly in love with her, even though he knew that she had only agreed to go out with him for
his money.
The one who was more invested in a rtionship was always the loser.
Duncan admitted that he had lost the game.
But he hated to lose Vivi that way. He couldn''t let her go, especially after he had witnessed his ex-
girlfriend flirting with another man.
He was angry.
He was angry that Vivi had been ungrateful to him and she had forgotten that he had given her a better
job and a life. To hit the nail even deeper, she never loved him and dumped him like he meant nothing
to her.
So when Sheryl had agreed to pay the ransom, adding to the fact that he would get his job back, he
heaved a sigh of relief knowing that he could finally lead afortable life. It even crossed his mind
that Vivi would regret breaking up with him if she learned about all this.
So, he hade up with an idea after Sheryl had agreed to pay the ransom.
He called his ex-girlfriend. When the call connected, he heard another man''s voice from the other end
of the line and it enraged him.
When she picked up the call, he told her that he would get his job back. Besides that, he said that his
former boss was giving him a fifty millionpensation for firing him without reason.
Fifty million dors was a vast amount of money for Vivi.
Besides, she was aware that the man she was hooking up with wouldn''t spend a penny for her and that
he had nothing but sweet words for her.
Since Duncan was going back to Tarsan Corporation and would also get a huge sum of money as
more from her ex-boyfriend.
So when Duncan proposed that he would get back together with Vivi on the condition that she found
the money in the mall for him, she agreed without a second thought.
"I did everything you asked. What else do you want from me?" Sheryl asked in a desperate tone. She
was unsure whether the kidnapper was going to ask for more.
"You said that you had put the money where I asked you to put it, but I haven''t received it yet. I will
release your children after I verify that everything is in order. You have my word on that," Duncan
promised.
However, Duncan''s promise didn''t set Sheryl''s mind at ease.
Although she didn''t buy his words, she couldn''t negotiate with him.
The kidnapper still had her children, after all.
She wondered whether she knew the man on the other end of the phone.
However, none of that mattered. To get her children back, she would do anything he asked of her.
"Okay. After you check the money, you will release them, won''t you?" Sheryl yielded.
"Of course, I will," Duncan said before hanging up.
"What did he say?" Charles asked, in a hushed tone.
"He said he would release rk and Shirley after he gets the money," Sheryl replied, frustrated. She
wore a despondent look, staring nkly ahead.
"Don''t worry, Sher. You must be strong. It''s gonna be okay. Besides, we have I and the police
officers on our side. Everything is gonna be fine," heforted.
"Do you really think rk and Shirley wille back to us safe and sound, Charles? I''m so scared,"
Sheryl said in a trembling voice, fixing her helpless eyes on him. She was on the verge of breaking
down. But she restrained herself for she hadn''t gotten her kids back yet.
"Yes, I do. Nothing will happen to them," Charles nodded, locking his firm eyes on hers.
"Let''s go. If we stay here, they might not show up to take the money." He held Sheryl''s hand tightly as
they walked towards the exit.
No sooner had they reached the exit than Sheryl got a call from I.
"Hello, Sher. What''s going on? Why haven''t you left the mall yet?" I inquired anxiously. She was
worried that Sheryl and Charles might have got tangled in some desperate fight with the kidnapper
inside the mall.
"We are walking out now," Sheryl replied solemnly.
"Did you see anyone take the money?" I asked eagerly.
"No, I didn''t. But I think someone wille for it soon," Sheryl replied.
"Okay. We are waiting for someone to show up. When you see me, pretend like you don''t know me. I
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am here with several police officers in civilian clothes. Once we spot the person with the suitcase, we
will catch him," said I. There was confidence and excitement in her voice.
"Hmm..." Sheryl''s voice was low.
Although she didn''t think that they could easily capture the person sent by the kidnapper, she nodded
her head when she heard I''s n.