Chapter 476
The atmosphere in the wake house was already thick with a chilling unease when the sudden
interruption sent Jessica screaming at the top of her lungs.
I couldn''t help but chuckle darkly, "Seems like even Hazel can''t stand this nonsense. Oh, you want to
keep me? I''m game. But as for whether the cops wille knocking, well, that''s beyond me. Jerome,
you think strutting around with that face doesn''t attract attention? Maybe it''s time you test the waters
with the police. You killed your own son and thinking you can get away with it? That''s stupidity!"
I took a step forward, and the four men were still blocking my path, appearing like they stepped out of a
horror movie scene. Unflinching, I roared, "Move it!"
Themand carried an authority that silenced the entire wake in an instant.
After a moment, Jerome said tly, "Let her go."
I snorted disdainfully and didn''t linger, striding out the door into the dazzling light of dawn.
Outside, Hannah spat disgustedly, "What a curse! That Jan, I swear, I''ll deck him every time I see
him. The way he looks at you, where''s the love that once was in ten years of marriage?"
"It''s better this way, more satisfying when the timees to settle scores! Once the killing intent is
there, there''s no talking about affection. And there''ll be plenty of chances to deal with him. He won''t
give up easily, he''lle at us again," I said to Hannah. "Now that we''ve dangled the bait of VitalAxis
Pharmaceuticals, Jerome will be desperate to grab the opportunity."
Just then, Larkin pulled the car around, but as I was about to step in, my phone rang with a piercing
urgency.
Hannah quickly handed me my bag from inside the car, and I retracted my foot, finding the phone. It
was Helga calling, so I quickly slid to answer, "Hello?"
"Miss, there''s been trouble..." To my surprise, it was Brenda on the line, her voiceced with urgency.
I tensed up and demanded, "What happened?"
"The young master has been taken!" Brenda eximed.
Those words hit me like a thunderbolt, "Carl?"
"Yes, the young master had finished breakfast and was fussing to see his mother. Helga took him to the
front yard to y; it wasn''t even ten minutes when Helga was attacked, and the young master was
gone! I was cleaning up the kitchen when I heard a car speed away. I realized something was wrong.
By the time I got outside, Helga was lying on the ground with a head injury!"
"Did you hear any crying from Carl?" I asked on impulse.
"No! Just the screech of a car speeding off. That''s when I ran outside!" Brenda was thorough in her
ount.
At Brenda''s words, I urged Hannah into the car and said into the phone, "We''re on our way back!
How''s Helga?"
"She''s been knocked out cold from a blow to the head and hasn''t woken up. I''ve called for an
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ambnce!" Brenda sounded frantic.
"Got it! Take care of Helga," I said and hung up, turning to Larkin and Hannah, "We need to get home
fast, Carl''s in trouble!"
Larkin mmed on the gas, and the car surged forward.
I immediately called Ronan and blurted out, "Carl''s in danger!"
"When did this happen?" Ronan asked promptly.
"Just now! In front of the house. Helga was attacked and Carl is missing! Brenda didn''t hear any cries, I
suspect... it was Zora''s doing!"
I had a reason to think so. If it had been a stranger, Carl would have cried because he''s shy with new
people.
"Alright, I''m on it. Don''t worry, I''ll start tracking," Ronan replied before hanging up.
Ronan''s assurance gave me a flicker of calm.
"We''ve been toocent," Hannah murmured.
Taking Carl would not only be revenge against me but also a way to leverage Jan, forcing Jerome to
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In a sh, it hit me – ra. She had seen me at the airport two days ago, weing Carl home.
That meant ra had to be in cahoots with Zora! That''s how she knew Carl was back in Goldenvale
Town.
Those two sisters, they were genuine devils - relentlessly demonic to the core.