“Quick, examine Jenna. She has passed out from the shock,” Hansen roared, agitated.
Hearing this, the medical team didn’t dare to be careless and immediately got to it.
After a while, Jenna inhaled a deep breath and gradually woke up.
She opened her eyes for only a brief moment before she remembered something. She struggled to her feet and cried out in anguish, “Jerry.”
“Jenna, calm down.” Jenna leapt to her feet and wanted to storm outside, but Hansen went and grabbed her.
Jenna turned around and looked up with tearful eyes. When she saw that it was Hansen, she cried out in pain, “Hansen.” She threw herself into his embrace. “Hansen, quick, Jerry is missing. Our child is missing. Quick, search for him.”
Hansen hugged her tightly and comforted her. “Don’t worry, I’ve already sent people to look for him. You’re pregnant now, don’t get too worked up. Rest at home first, I’ll look for him myself.”
He helped her lie down on the bed as he spoke. Then, he turned around and instructed the medical expert. “Watch her and take a good look at her condition.”
Speaking of this, he held her hand for a while before he turned around and strode out.
From the moment of the incident happening till then, Aunt Ella had understood everything, standing by the side. After Hansen left, she asked in a trembling voice, “Madam, is Jerry missing?”
Hearing this, Jenna’s tear glands were again triggered to shed tears.
At that point, the whole medical team could make out what was going on. They all turned pale with fright, with whispers passing around.
Jenna was so overwrought that she could lie down no more.
She had been destitute and homeless when she was expecting Jerry, and it had been difficult to give birth to him. This child was her life itself.
She closed her eyes, with her face deluged with tears, and she choked with sobs.
At that time, when Aunt Ella saw Jenna’s appearance, the bad omen proved it. She only trembled and cried out, “Good grief!” Immediately, she bawled at the top of her lungs.
Ever since Jerry had returned from Wullen Town, she had personally taken care of him. Now that she heard of his disappearance, it was as if her heart had been ripped away.
This matter was soon known by Marissa and Trevor who were downstairs. The two of them rushed up when they heard the news. After hearing Jenna’s story, their faces were drained of color, and words could not escape their lips. On top of that, Trevor had weathered a series of twists and turns, and was already in poor health. When he heard this forbidding news, he fainted immediately.
Marissa took a look and immediately hugged Trevor, crying her eyes out.
Immediately, the whole Green Jade Garden escalated into mayhem.
Hansen ignited his Hummer and charged outside.
Not long after the car was driven off, his cell phone rang.
He picked up the phone and found that it was an unfamiliar number.
Answering it, he tapped on the loudspeaker button.
“Hello,” he briefly greeted.
There was no sound from the other side.
Hansen was behind the wheel, and his sharp brows furrowed. Just as he was about to end the call, he heard a woman’s terrifying laughter shrieking from the other end.
He was shocked and turned the wheel quickly. With a screech, his Hummer stopped on the side of the road.
“Who are you?” he snapped.
The woman continued her mad laughter for a while, and then it petered out.
Hansen’s face began to turn pale. He could already tell that this was none other than Zoella’s voice.
At that moment, Zoella’s laughter sounded horrible, gloomy, and even neurotic. It sounded nothing like the laughter of a normal woman.
The ominous warning was like a basin of ice water, poured directly on top of Hansen’s head, causing his teeth to chatter from the cold.
He punched the steering wheel.
He didn’t have to rush over. No matter how hard he tried, he wouldn’t be able to find Jerry. He must have been hidden by this unhinged woman. When he thought of the child already in the hands of this woman at such a young age, Hansen’s heart twinged, and a metallic taste came out of his throat. A string of sparks spattered before his eyes.
“Hansen Richards, you know who I am, don’t you?” Zoella asked in a bizarre voice. She picked up the cigarette in her hand and put it to her lips, clamped it, and took a generous drag. Then, she leaned back against the couch and crossed her legs.
“Zoella, what do you want? I warn you, let Jerry go, or I’ll let you die without a grave.” Hansen steadied himself and shouted angrily.
The corners of Zoella’s mouth curled into a malicious sneer. She snorted and replied with a charming smile, “Hey, Mr. Richards, why are you so fierce? Be gentle, thank you. Why, I called you out of kindness.”
Hansen heard her nauseating voice and began to feel goosebumps sprouting on his skin. He suppressed the wave of nausea and asked coldly, “What do you mean? Where’s Jerry?”
“Well, it’s a long story.” Zoella deliberately put on an act and continued saying, “You will be anxious if you know that your child is lost, which is why I’m calling you right away.”
“Tell me, what kind of tricks are up your sleeve?” Hansen’s patience had reached its peak. He was worried about Jerry. So, he was not in the mood to beat around the bush with her.
“Mr. Richards, this is no way to talk. Since you’re treating me like this, then forget it. Why should I please you?” Zoella said, pretending to be aggrieved. At that point, she was about to cut off the call again.
When Hansen heard her, he grew agitated. If Jerry was really hidden by her, and if he angered her now, then the one who would suffer would be Jerry. Thinking about this, his heart felt like it was being twisted by a knife. However, he managed to keep his anger in check, and his voice softened.
“Fine, tell me. What conditions do you need to have Jerry released?”
He gritted his teeth and tried to keep his voice as leveled as possible. “Zoella, you are also a woman with parents. You will also have children in the future. If you kidnap a child like this, then karma will get you back. Aren’t you afraid of retribution for committing such immoral things?”
Hansen tried his best to persuade her. He wanted to see if her conscience could get better of her, so that she would refrain from inflicting any pain on Jerry.
“Children.” Zoella’s heart ached when she heard this word. She would never have a child in this life of hers. That little bit of jealousy quickly made her even more unhinged. She immediately chortled strangely and added, “Say, Mr. Richards, you really know how to sweet talk me. But let me tell you, Jerry wasn’t kidnapped by me. I just came to deliver the information to you out of kindness.”
“If it’s not you, then who could it be?” Even if he was beaten to death, Hansen would not believe her. This woman was at the top of her game when it came to sadism, and no other women could second her.
Zoella, however, was laughing contentedly on the other side.
“Hansen, you sowed the seed of your misdeeds before, and now it’s come to claim your child. Voilà, serve you right. You might as well think carefully about who would take your child away from you.” Zoella raised her eyebrows and puffed out some smoke. Her voice seemed to skitter from a distant h*ll.
“What exactly are you on about? Who kidnapped Jerry?” When Hansen heard Zoella, the cogs of his brain went into motion. However, other than her, he really could not recall who else would have done such a thing.
“She was abused at first and abandoned in the end, you ruined the woman’s entire life. Now, she’s released from prison to seek vengeance upon you.” Zoella was laughing her head off on the other end of the line with a smug look on her face.
Released from prison? When Hansen heard this, he immediately racked through his brain. The muscles on his face jumped a little, and he immediately asked in a solemn voice, “Are you talking about Aria?”