Chapter 628


    Question after question kepting, and Heather was stuck in this game. Just who on earth was the


    onemanding the pieces on this board? The sky in Bradfort City was currently cloaked in clouds.


    Likewise, Heather’s emotions were all tangled up. Right now, the thing that Heather was most


    concerned about was Myra’s whereabouts.


    When Matthias called, Heather hastily answered her phone. At this moment, his voice was music to her


    ears.


    “Heather,” Matthias said, his tone heavily colored with longing. After Matthias had been hurt by


    Heather’s earlier distantness, every minute felt like a year instead.


    “Call me again on a different number, Matthias.” Heather was worried that the kidnappers had bugged


    his phone, so she thought of this n and hung up on him. Matthias was still puzzled, but he couldn’t


    ignore Heather’s words after she had requested him to do that.


    Matthias called Lara in. “Give me your phone,” he said as he stuck a hand out at her.


    Lara looked at him, not quite understanding what was going on. “I left my phone outside.”


    “Bring it here, quick,” Matthias urged hastily.


    Lara dashed out and came back with her mobile device before handing it over timidly to Matthias. It


    was his fault for asking this out of the blue—her phone’s wallpaper was a picture of him, one that she


    had managed to get after painstaking effort.


    Lara waited nervously and expectantly like a young girl faced with her crush, but Matthias didn’t say


    anything about her wallpaper. Instead, he entered Heather’s number with well-practised ease, having


    already memorized her phone number until it was carved into his mind.


    When Heather saw a number she didn’t recognize shing on her phone, she quickly answered the


    call. Then, Matthias’ familiar voice drifted over from the other end.


    “Heather, what’s going on with you?” Matthias’ instincts were telling him that things definitely weren’t as


    simple as they seemed.


    Heather carefully asked, “Is there anyone around you now?” At a time like this, Heather couldn’t trust


    anyone.


    Matthias nced at Lara and said to her, “I’ll return your pher when I’m done. Please go outside


    for now.” His even tonepletely shattered Lara’s girlish expectations.


    It turned out that Matthias was capable of ignoring her to this extent. Hatred suddenly bubbled up within


    Lara, but she also felt lucky that Matthias was using her phone. Moreover, she even knew that he was


    on the phone with Heather.


    A pained smile crept onto Lara’s lips, and a poisonous look shed across her eyes. Now, Lara knew


    why people were warned not to fall in love with their superiors.


    “Myra has been kidnapped,” Heather said as she cut right to the chase. She couldn’t ept this either


    despite being the one delivering the news, but she had to tell Matthias about this.


    Upon hearing this, Matthias’ brows furrowed deepy. He somewhat panicked as he replied, “No way.


    Myra is under Tony’s protection, so how can she be kidnapped?” Clearly, it was difficult for Matthias to


    ept the news too.


    “I’m still a little unsure about that, so I’m hoping that you can drop by Myra’s ce yourself to see if she


    has actually been kidnapped.” Heather still held a shred of hope that these kidnappers had found some


    other woman who greatly resembled Myra to put on an act. At any rate, they should first determine


    whether Myra was really missing.


    “Okay, I’ll go there now.” Matthias immediately got up, for there was nothing more important than this


    matter right now.


    “Don’t be in such a rush—let me finish first. If you can’t find Myra at her home, you must get a picture of


    a certain pretty maid working at her house. I need a clear picture of that maid.” Heather could only put


    her hopes on Matthias to do what she couldn’t.


    “Got it, no problem,” Matthias answered.


    After a moment, Heather still felt that something wasn’t right. “Hold up, I think it’s not all that safe for


    you to go alone. There’s someone watching us, after all.”


    That was a tough problem. Then, Heather mulled it over and asked, “Can you arrange for someone you


    trust to go?” Heather believed that Matthias would be able to finish this task well.


    “Yes,” Matthias said with absolute certainty.


    “You must keep everything a secret, and you can’t let anyone else know. By the way, we’re already


    being watched; not even Tony has been able to escape their surveince. I hope that you’ll keep an


    eye out for yourself.” Heather pulled a long face as she thought about Tony’s phone call. The situation


    with Tony was also another problem.


    “What happened to Tony?” Matthias immediately asked. He hadn’t thought that even Tony would be


    “That’s a bit more personal, so now’s not the time to talk about that. Please do what I’ve asked you to


    do first.” Heather was like a strictmander. They couldn’t make a misstep, or their n would go up


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    “In that case, do you need me to go over to where you are now?” Matthias asked, worried beyond


    belief. He could tell that Heather wasn’t in a good state even over the phone.


    “There’s no need for that. We can’t see each other for now; the kidnappers have forbidden me to see


    anyone. They’ve kept me at the Langston Residence, turning the ce into my prison.” Heather gritted


    her teeth as she spoke. At the same time, she wished for nothing more than to rip every single one of


    those criminals to shreds when she thought about them.


    “Okay.” Matthias knew that this matter was important, so he obeyed Heather’s instructions this time.


    “We will sessfully rescue Myra,” Heather said with utmost confidence. In truth, she was also hoping


    for Matthias tofort her.


    “Yes, I trust your resilience and my own skills—they aren’t behind yours. With us two great minds


    together, nothing can defeat us.” Matthiaspletely understood what Heather was thinking right now;


    deep down, he knew that Heather wanted someone strong. As such, he would do just that.


    At a time of danger like this, not only did Matthias have to show his trust in Heather, he had to make


    her understand that they could aplish anything with him around.


    “Right, thank you.” Heather got an answer that satisfied her. Suddenly, she felt a little remorseful about


    her attitude toward him earlier.


    All this time, Heather had an endless amount of guilt toward Matthias. Going forward, how was she


    supposed to repay him?


    “You don’t need to thank me, and you don’t have to apologize to me ever. I’ll always be your strongest


    shield,” Matthias said gantly. He was a man, and he had to hold everything together.


    “You’re always so amodating when ites to me, and I’m filled with guilt over that. I don’t know


    how I should repay you.” Heather bit her lip. This was something that came from the bottom of her


    heart, and was also difficult for her to say.


    “In that case, you can pay me back by spending your life with me.” A charming smile appeared on


    Matthias’ face. He needed to try and get as much benefit for himself as he could while Heather was still


    feeling guilty over him.


    “Well then, you better prepare yourself for a life of torture from me.” Heather didn’t dodge the question,


    instead opting to answer it rxedly. This made Matthias’ heart beat quickly; even a manly man’s heart


    would race when a woman flirted with him.


    “I’m willing to spend my life with you,” Matthias answered with his raw emotions. Even if he had to


    spend the rest of his life being tormented by Heather, he was willing to put up with it.


    Meanwhile, Heatherughed blissfully and hung up. Both of them were a little reluctant to let the


    conversation end, but Heather hoped that Matthias would be able to get a new lead for her. However,


    despite all her plotting and nning, she didn’t ount for one thing—it was her fault for never really


    thinking about that person during her daily life.


    This particr day seemed unusually long, and it felt as though several centuries had already passed.


    Heather would asionally look out of the window, and the clouds outside shifted with time—just like


    her heart.


    There was still no way to resolve the situation. Half a day had gone by, yet she couldn’t even find a


    clue. Heather hugged herself tightly and forced herself to think quickly, believing that she had


    overlooked something. In the sealed space that was her room, Heather threw a fit at herputer. She


    had never been so frantic before, but now, her emotions were all over the ce.


    Then, Heather got up from her seat and immediately opened the windows to let some cool air in. The


    ce was quiet, and she was unable to hear anyone else. Heather had to admit that the Langston


    Residence’s noise instion was pretty good.


    The wind blew mercilessly onto Heather’s face, and it hurt quite a bit. She was unsure whether it would


    rain, for it looked like a storm was about to appear soon.


    The garden at the back of the Langston Residence had safflowers which never withered throughout the


    years, and it seemed as though they were gloating over their resilience. The flowers swayed with the


    wind, and Heather could smell the faint scent of flowers and other nts in the air.


    She loved this smell back then, but she was abnormally irritated right now—she even felt that the smell


    was like the scent of blood.


    Waiting was the most torturous part, for there was still nothing from Matthias’ end. Likewise, Everly still


    hadn’t gotten any leads yet. Heather waited and waited, but she ended up getting a call from the


    kidnappers instead.


    “Heather, Heather—it looks like you’re not being a good girl at all. Naturally, you have never been one


    to follow the rules.” The kidnapper’s voice was dripping with condescension.


    “What do you mean?” Heather had an ominous feeling.


    “Since you’ve turned a deaf ear to my words, I’ll just have to punish you a little.” The kidnapper’s icy


    voice made Heather anxious.


    “Don’t do anything rash. You must not do anything to Myra.” Heather was worried for Myra’s safety,


    afraid that the kidnapper would do something impulsive.


    “Rx, Miss Heather. It’s your mistake, after all. I won’t take my anger out on Mrs. Hart herself. You’re


    quite pretty, and I’m a little reluctant to actually do anything to you. In that case, who should be my


    target instead?” As the kidnapper spoke, he tapped on the table. It sounded like a trumpet announcing


    the start of a war.


    “What are you nning to do?” Heather’s heart had just calmed itself down, but it then tensed up


    again.


    “It seems that you got your cousin to carry out the investigation instead. The young girl is working so


    hard too. I love girls who keep their word. Why don’t I call her over to have a cup of tea with me?” the


    kidnapper asked with madness in his voice.


    Instantly, Heather was worked up. “I’m warning you—don’t touch any of my family. We Langstons are


    not people that you lowly criminals can just touch.”


    The kidnapper guffawed. “You’re the one who broke the rules first, Miss Heather. I can’t get close to


    you, and I can’t blow off some steam through someone you know either?”


    After finishing his speech, the kidnapper took a short pause before he continued, “Of course, I was


    going to invite your man over so I can pummel him all I want, but I heard that Mr. Locke is even more


    skilled than the best martial artists out there. You also know that I’m someone who won’t give in even in


    the face of a challenge; naturally, I’d just pick an opponent that I can easily beat. Am I right, or am I


    right?”


    Heather was already incredibly livid. How could there be such shameless people out there? How could


    he say all those impudent things without any filter?


    Regardless, Heather had to stop this impending tragedy. No matter what, she couldn’t let them capture


    Everly.


    “Don’t get mad, Miss Heather. You still have half an hour. If you can find Everly within that time, you


    win,” the kidnapper said like he was ying a game, once again challenging Heather’s boundaries.