the Wife

Chapter 22 Kidnapping

Sally’s heart, which had almost grown numb, suddenly began to burn with hope again.

She never expected that in her dire situation, someone would still believe in her and want to help her.

Even though she knew she could never be with Gale, this young man had given her one of the few warm moments in her life.

Thinking about this, Sally’s eyes welled up with tears once more.

Sally went to the bathroom to take a shower as usual and then planned to go to bed early so she could visit Andy in the hospital before work the next morning.

Unexpectedly, her phone rang.

Before Sally could say anything, a gruff voice came from the other end: “Sally? Is that you?”

Sally’s heart skipped a beat: “Hello, who is this?”

The man taughed darkly and then arrogantly said, “I have your son with me.”

Sally’s eyes widened instantly!

“What? What do you mean?” Sally’s tone changed!

Andy was with him!

Could he have kidnapped Andy?

The man spoke slowly: “Listen, if you want to get your precious son back, bring five million in cash to me! You have three days. If you can’t come up with five million by then…”

The kidnapper paused deliberately, but Sally quickly understood his meaning.

“Who are you? Why did you kidnap my son?” Sally was on the verge of screaming, “What grudge do you have against me?”

The kidnapper clearly didn’t want to answer that. He changed the topic: “I’ll call you with the location to exchange the ransom. Gather the money well! If you dare call the police, you’ll be collecting your son’s corpse.”

With that, the kidnapper decisively hung up the phone.

Sally

Sally

at her phone, nearly collapsing.

She couldn’t believe her son had been kidnapped overnight!

Forcing herself to stay calm, Sally called the hospital.

To her dismay, the hospital confirmed that Andy was indeed missing.

It seemed–Andy had really been kidnapped.

Sally collapsed onto the sofa, feeling utterly helpless.

She never expected that fortune would never favor her

Why were she and Andy always facing such undeserved misfortunes?

Sally cried for a while, then decided to call Gale.

However, she was greeted by a message saying the other party’s phone was turned off.

Chapoći 22 Kidnappna

Oh, how could she forget? Gale had gone on a business trip.

If she wanted to reach him, she’d have to wait until the next morning.

Worried about Andy’s safety, Sally couldn’t wait until dawn.

She scrolled through her phone contacts and finally dialed Anders’s number.

Of everyone she knew, only Anders had the means to lend her five million.

As she waited for the call to connect, Sally felt a deep sense of helplessness.

She felt pathetic, having to beg for money from someone who despised her, despite being perfectly capable.

She hated herself so much!

After two minutes, Anders finally picked up the phone.

“What do you want?” Anders asked impatiently.

“Anders,” Sally said, choking back tears, “Can you lend me five million? Andy… Andy has been kidnapped, and the kidnapper wants a five million ransom…”

Instead of showing any sympathy, Anders sneered: “Oh? Your son got kidnapped, and you’re asking me for money? Sally, don’t you think that’s ridiculous?”

Already upset by what had happened tonight, Anders was fuming at the thought of Sally’s ambiguous relationship with Gale and the possibility that Gale might be Andy’s real father.

The more Anders thought about it, the angrier he got. He sarcastically said: “If your son dies, that’s fine by me. Aren’t you and Gale so in love? Why don’t you ask him for money? I won’t give you a single cent.”

With that, Anders hung up.

Sally’s heart sank to the bottom.

She sat dazed on the sofa for over ten minutes before deciding to go to Anders’s place in person.

Didn’t this guy always hate her and curse her to die early?

Fine, she’d fulfill Anders’s wish–if he was willing to lend her five million!

Sally quickly sprang into action.

An hour later, Sally arrived at Anders’s residence by taxl.

Looking at the mansion before her, Sally clenched her fists.

She walked quickly to the door and knocked heavily.

“Anders! Open the door! It’s Sally! Open up! I need to talk to you!” Sally shouted loudly. There was no response from inside, but Sally didn’t give up and kicked the door twice.

After a few seconds, the door finally opened!

Barlow looked at the pale–faced woman in front of him and sighed.

“Sally, why are you doing this again?” Barlow said with troubled expression.

“Barlow, please let me see Anders!” Sally pleaded. “I really need to talk to him!” Barlow hesitated for a moment, then stepped aside.

As soon as Sally walked into the living room, she saw Mary sitting on the sofa, smirking at her.

Sally’s heart sank.

“Where’s Anders? I need to see him,” Sally said coldly.

Mary lazily glanced at her freshly manicured nails and smiled: “Sister, what brings you here so late? You didn’t come just to see me, did you?”

Sally clenched her fists and headed for the stairs.

“Stop!” Mary snapped. “Do you think you can come and go as you please here?”

Sally stopped and asked coldly, “I’ll ask you again, where is Anders?”

Only Mary was in the living room. Could Anders have instructed this?

Sally couldn’t accept this outcome.

Mary blew on her nails and said: “Sally, Anders clearly doesn’t want to see you. Why lower yourself? If I

were you, I’d find a place to hang myself rather than humiliate myself like this.”

“You really should hang yourself,” Sally retorted sharply “People like you are a waste of air.

“You!” Mary was quickly enraged. “Sally, do you have a death wish?”

Sally glanced at the fruit knife on the table and quickly grabbed it, pressing it against Mary’s neck!

“Ah! Help! You crazy woman, what are you doing?” Mary screamed in terror!

Sally pinned Mary against her, pressing the knife firmly to her neck: “Belleve me, one cut, and you’ll never see the light of day again.”

“Let me go, let me go… Mary sobbed in fear,

“Sally, what are you doing?” Barlow exclaimed, rushing forward.

“Back off!” Sally glared at Barlow. “Call Anders out! Or the next thing he’ll see is Mary’s corpse!”

Barlow had no choice but to pull out his phone.