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The silver-haired man glanced at Sophia uninterestedly before turning his attention back to Corinne. He moved the
muzzle of the gun down Corinne’s throat and her chest before finally stopping at her belly.
“It doesn’t matter who his legal wife is. The only thing that matters is who he loves. Not to mention, I’m very
interested in the baby inside your belly. So I want you, not her. Now be a dear, and come with us!”
He pointed with his chin to a particular spot, indicating Corinne to walk over there herself.
Corinne had no choice but to do as she was told since there was a gun pressed against her belly.
“Wait! Where are you taking her?” asked Sophia.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Mind your own business, little lady,” said the silver-haired man.
Sophia frowned. “But…”
The fat man looked worriedly at Sophia. “Boss, are we going to let her go just like that? Won’t she report us to the
police later?”
The silver-haired man narrowed his eyes. “We’ll get into unnecessary trouble if we kidnap her. Plus, I trust that
Adam’s daughter would know not to report us for the sake of her father’s reputation.”
The fat man looked at Sophia in shock as he backed away fearfully. “She… She’s Adam’s daughter?”
The silver-haired man kicked him. “What are you still standing there for, you useless coward? Take the preggo lady
away now!”
In the end, Sophia was left at the explosion site while the two men carried Corinne into a minivan.
Sophia’s worried expression morphed into a smug smile as she watched the minivan speed off. After that, she got
back into her red sports car and drove off.
…
Meanwhile, the Holdens’ mansion was teeming with the Riveras’ cars.
Lucas got down from a black car and rang the doorbell. He would not have been there if it was not to look for
Corinne. Sunny had come along too.
The gate opened after Lucas exchanged a few words with Bowen, the Holdens’ butler, and the servants came out
to bring them into the mansion.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmOnly Francine was there to greet them at the foyer. The entire atmosphere in the mansion was gloomy, which was
understandable given there was a death in the family.
Francine, who looked haggard and weary, asked hoarsely, “What are you two doing in my house this late at night?
Are you here to laugh at us?”
Lucas decided it was not worth arguing with her, so he asked her instead, “Miss Francine, is Corinne here?”
At the mention of Corinne, Francine looked at them in shock. “Corinne? She hasn’t been here since she ran away.
Why do you ask? What happened to her?”
Lucas looked up at the stairs as though he did not believe her. However, Francine did not look like she was lying.
“Did she contact you then?”
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