The next moment,Megan suddenly rushed into his arms and said while sobbing,“Dale,is Lenora angry with me?Is that why she left without saying anything?”
Dale held her in his arms with concern and gently comforted her.“Be good.Don’t think too much.Maybe she just went out to clear her mind.”
Even though she had already decided to let go,Lenora still felt a deep bitterness in her heart.
To save herself,she struggled to hook her leg around a passing doctor.
The doctor stumbled and turned around.He quickly noticed something was wrong.When he saw the red hospital clothes under the loose coat,his expression became serious.
“Who are you?Where are you taking this patient?”
With his loud shout,the people around immediately gathered and surrounded them.
They were all strangers,yet they stepped forward without hesitation to help her.
But outside the crowd,her husband was holding his lover and watching coldly.
“Dale,could this be a medical dispute?That’s so scary…”
Dale,who had been drawn by the commotion,withdrew his gaze and held the woman in his arms a little tighter.
“Don’t be afraid.I’ll protect you.”
In just a short moment,the kidnapper managed to break through the crowd with the help of an accomplice and forced Lenora into a van.
Watching the van quickly disappear from sight,Dale’s eyes filled with suspicion,and an uneasy feeling rose in his heart.It felt as if something very important had just been forcibly taken out of his life.
He forcibly suppressed the uneasiness and took a deep breath.“Alright.Nora has probably already gone home.I’ll accompany you to your prenatal checkup first.”
In Lenora’s ears,the doctor’s loud shouting still echoed.“Stop them!That patient is in danger!”
Through the rearview mirror,Lenora saw Dale supporting Megan as they walked away together.
The light in her eyes suddenly faded,and she fainted.
When she opened her eyes again,Lenora found herself in a dilapidated factory building,tied to a chair.
A masked kidnapper took out a phone and grinned viciously.
“Mrs.Steele,we’re only after money,not lives.We’ll trouble you to give Mr.Steele a call and let him reward us brothers with a few million to spend.”
Lenora did not refuse.Calmly,she recited the phone number.
Beep.The call connected.
The kidnapper aimed the camera at Lenora and threatened,“Mr.Steele,your wife is in our hands.If you want her released,transfer 700 thousand dollars to this account…”
On the screen,Dale was wearing a groom’s wedding suit.His handsome brows were tightly furrowed,and his voice sounded impatient.
“Lenora,what trick are you playing again?I’m holding my wedding right now.If there’s something to talk about,we’ll discuss it when we get home.”
Through the camera,Lenora looked at the lavishly decorated venue.It was far more grand than the wedding she once had.
Various live broadcasts were running,and many wealthy elites were present.
How could this possibly be fake?
Like an outsider,she met Dale’s eyes through the screen and said calmly,“I’ve been kidnapped.”
Meeting her calm,watery eyes,Dale’s brows twitched,and panic surged in his heart.
Could it be…this wasn’t a fake?
His body instinctively moved toward the exit.
“Dale,where are you going?”Megan tightly grabbed his arm,tears welling up in her eyes.“You promised me you’d give me a perfect wedding.”
The commotion attracted the attention of the surrounding guests,who began whispering among themselves.
“Didn’t Mr.Steele already divorce his wife?”
“This looks like a jealous ex-wife trying to steal the spotlight.How could someone as sensible as Mr.Steele gets confused at a time like this?”
“I bet Mr.Steele won’t leave.Both the Steele and Jaslin families value this marriage alliance very much.I heard even the Cardos Family—the richest in Kosciel City—received an invitation and specially sent congratulatory gifts.”
Hearing this,Dale’s steps faltered,and he could no longer move forward.
Megan bit her red lip and covered her face as she cried.“I know you can’t let her go.Just go…I’m willing to step aside and fulfill your happiness.”
After saying that,she turned and ran out of the banquet hall.The next moment,a sharp screech of tires sounded outside the hotel entrance.
“Ah!”
Megan’s scream pierced the air.
“Megan!”
Dale suddenly snapped back to his senses and rushed out.
Megan lay on the ground,and bright red blood quickly spread beneath her.
The bride had been hit by a car,throwing the entire scene into chaos.
With trembling hands,Dale lifted the bride from the pool of blood and spoke coldly into the microphone,“From now on,Megan is my wife.”
As soon as he finished speaking,he hung up the phone without hesitation and turned it off.
The video feed was cut off.
Inside,Lenora felt no waves of emotion,as if she had already expected this outcome.
But the kidnappers were furious.One of them raised his hand and slapped her hard across the face.“Damn it!We kidnapped a useless woman!”
The leader of the kidnappers glared viciously.“That bitch Megan actually tricked me.”
“Boss,I told you we couldn’t trust that woman.Last time we followed her instructions to kidnap Dale,we almost ended up in jail.And this time we worked for nothing again!”
Hearing this,overwhelming hatred surged in Lenora’s eyes.
So that kidnapping had not been an accident.During this period,every time she closed her eyes,the horrific scene of her adoptive parents’deaths would appear in her mind.
The hatred of her parents’death,the pain of losing her child.
Lenora stared fiercely at everyone present.In her heart,there was only one thought.Revenge for her adoptive parents and that innocent child.
Her nails dug deeply into her flesh as she forced herself to remain calm.“Give me some time.I can get 700 thousand dollars.”
“You?”
The kidnapper looked at her suspiciously.
Lenora nodded and motioned for him to untie the ropes.
After she was freed,she picked up the phone and dialed a number she knew by heart.
“I’ve been kidnapped.Send 700 thousand dollars.”
Half an hour later,a helicopter suddenly appeared above the factory building.
At the same time,a steady and domineering male voice rang out from the sky.
“Who dares to kidnap the little princess of the Cardos Family?”
