Marriage Resumption (Valeria and Hackett)

After they all left, Elsie finally dared to speak to Kaden, "What's wrong with you? Did Hackett guess it right? Did you really arrange for someone to use a suitcase, to smuggle Tara out?" Kaden didn't say a word, just frowned.

body, "Speak

Seeing this, Elsie grew even more frantic, pushing at his Is it true or not?" Seeing this, Elsie grew even more frantic, pushing

"Yes..."

"What! What if Hackett finds out? If he pins it on you, I'll be the one

suffer! Are you trying to kill me or help me?"

Elsie was on the verge of a breakdown. Even if it was true that Kaden did it, Hackett would only unleash all his anger on her. She couldn't even imagine how Hackett would punish her.

"Elsie, calm down! He won't find out about me! I don't know those people, so he won't even think to look at me. I won't let you get dragged into this," Kaden said, gripping her shoulders and shaking her forcefully, trying to get her to calm down. "Then what should we do now?" Elsie was truly afraid, afraid of being seen through by Hackett.

Kaden reassured her, "We need to follow them now so that they won't sense anything unusual about us. Otherwise, he'll quickly suspect us, and Hackett already had it in for you."

At the same time, Valeria, still groggy from the sedative, was curled up inside the suitcase. Two men lifted the suitcase into a car and drove away from the hotel.

No one knew where they were taking Valeria.

"This woman is quite pretty. Why don't we..."

"Don't entertain those twisted thoughts. Our job is to get paid for the work. Once you have the money, you can have any woman you want. Don't let greed jeopardize the mission." "Yes, Casimir, you're right."

In the suitcase, Valeria, who was in a daze, seemed to have overheared their conversation. She tried to struggle, but her body felt utterly powerless. She could only let them take her away.

her but all she saw was pitch darkness. She tried to shout, only to realize her mouth was Valeria struggled to open eyes, taped shut. The effects of the drug took hold, and she couldn't muster any strength. The next moment, she slipped into unconsciousness. An hour later, two men arrived at a small rundown motel with Valeria, taking her into one of the rooms.

One of the men said, "Get the woman out. If she suffocates to death, we'll be in big trouble. The boss explicitly warned not to harm a hair on this woman's head."

"Alright, Casimir. Casimir, where did this woman come from? That hotel we were at earlier wasn't just any hotel. Only the wealthy and influential can go in and out of that place," the man said as he opened the suitcase.

"Who knows? Who cares? I don't. I just want the money," Casimir Whitman said, picking up a cigarette and lighting it.

The other man pulled Valeria out of the suitcase, binding her hands with a strip of cloth before placing her on the bed.

As he laid Valeria on the bed, he couldn't help but be entranced by her alluring figure. His eyes roamed up and down, saliva nearly dripping from his mouth.

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The other man promptly covered Valeria with a blanket, dispelling any ill intentions that may have arisen, and sternly said, "Stop dreaming. This is not a woman you can touch. Listen to me, you take the money and find any woman you want, but not this one." The man finally averted his gaze, grinning, "I get it, Casimir. Are you hungry? Shall I go get some food for you?"

"Go ahead, and just don't get caught."

"All right."

On the other side, in the hotel's surveillance room.

Everyone was meticulously examining the surveillance footage frame by frame. There were many guests leaving the hotel with suitcases tonight, and they didn't know where to begin their search.

Kaden and Elsie stood at the back, watching the surveillance footage nervously. However, Kaden had no idea what the person who took Valeria looked like. He only communicated with the intermediary As for who ultimately carried out the task, Kaden had no clue.

Elsie stood to the side, so tense that she hardly dared to breathe deeply. She feared Hackett might detect any hint of a flaw and be the first to suspect her.

She couldn't fathom why she felt this level of fear. Looking at Hackett's back was like gazing upon the Grim Reaper himself, she was afraid he might suddenly turn around and claim her life. Hackett placed his hands on the console, his eyes fixed on the dozens of surveillance screens. Each suspicious. Since they didn't know where to start, they'd have to check them one by one. person

looked

"Go through all of them," he commanded.

Tyler hesitated. "Mr. James, this is quite a task. We might not get any leads tonight. There were ten guests leaving with suitcases around the time Ms. Sharp disappeared. Do we have to check them all?" "Yes, check them all. The person only wanted Valeria to miss tonight's banquet, so they shouldn't have harmed her. Go on and check."

Hackett had already made a preliminary inference. It was likely Elsie's doing, as she stood to gain the most from Valeria's disappearance tonight.

But right now, Hackett didn't have time to deal with Elsie. He needed to find Valeria first.

"Yes!"

Tyler turned around and left, starting anoth

night of searching. They would have to gear up for another night of overtime.

Clayton furrowed his brows, "You two go back and stay with Alex. Don't let him get suspicious. The kid can't bear to be away from his mother. Hackett and I will find som

Loretta didn't want to leave at first, but thinking of Alex, she reluctantly agreed. They couldn't tell Alex about this matter for

now.

Late at night.

Valeria slept for over five hours and finally began to stir. She slowly opened her eyes, only to find a black cloth covering them. She couldn't see a thing.

Her mouth was taped shut, and her hands and feet were bound, rendering her completely immobile.

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"Mmm... Mmm..."

She struggled to make a sound and lay on her side on the bed, unable to move.

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The man who had been dozing off saw her wake up, perking up and clearing his throat, "Miss, don't be nervous. We're just doing a job for money. Once we get through tonight, you'll be fine. We'll personally take you back tomorrow. But forgive our rudeness. We can't let you see our faces, it would be troublesome

"Mmm... Mmm!" Valeria struggled fiercely as if trying to say something.

But the man continued to speak on his own, "Are you hungry? I've sent my men to get some food. We'll feed you later. Don't be too picky, after all, we're a bit limited here. It won't be as good as what you'd eat in the hotel."

No matter how Valeria struggled, the man paid her no mind.

Exhausted from her struggles, Valeria lay still. She figured out the intentions of these people. They simply wanted to prevent her from attending tonight's banquet, to keep her identity from being exposed.© NôvelDrama.Org - All rights reserved.

How many people could there be who wanted to do this?

Aside from Elsie and her overly infatuated boyfriend, who else could it be?