“Jerry, Jerry, it’s Mom. How are you doing now?” As soon as the phone was beside Jerry’s ear, Jenna’s anxious voice traveled into his ears.
As soon as the familiar voice reached Jerry’s ears, he began to bawl. “Mom, come and save me! I don’t want to stay here! They’re all so fierce! It’s so dark here! I’m scared!”
Jerry’s cries were akin to a hammer pounding Jenna’s heart. It was so painful that she used one hand to clutch her chest tightly, suppressing her grief and indignation. She then consoled him in a soft and clear voice. “Jerry, be good, don’t be afraid, be strong. Mom will come and pick you up right away.”
“Mom, I want you to pick me up as soon as possible. Please be here,” Jerry screamed on the phone.
“Don’t worry, I-” Before Jenna could finish her sentence, Zoella took the phone back and put it to her ear.
Jenna wailed in agony on the phone, as if her heart and lungs were being torn apart, while on Zoella’s face, an immensely satisfying smile was evident on her face.
“How is it? Did you hear that? Your son is crying here. Allow me tell you this, he’s still able to cry now. If you don’t keep your promise and try to scheme things, then I’m afraid he won’t be able to cry even if he wants to,” Zoella said nonchalantly.
Jenna heard it as if she’d been struck by lightning. Jerry’s shrill cries kept ringing in her ears, coursing straight to her heart. She seemed to have gone mad and could not care about anything else. She shouted loudly, “Zoella, I beg you not to hurt my child. I will deliver the things you want to you right now. Just wait for me, I beg you not to hurt him.”
“It’s best if you do that. Remember, you have to come alone. If I find out that you’ve called the police or that you’ve brought other thugs with you, then woe betides Jerry.” Zoella’s smile was blooming as she cloyingly reminded Jenna.
“Don’t worry, I know. I won’t take anyone else here. Send me the address quickly, and I’ll be there in no time.” Jenna promised and ran downstairs, even ignoring Aunt Ella’s shouts behind her.
Her mind was invaded by Jerry’s miserable cries. As a mother, she placed all of her attention on her child at that moment. Treasures and wealth were but drifting clouds to her, not to mention that she wouldn’t even hesitate to swap her life for Jerry’s.
Zoella raised the corners of her mouth, hung up the phone, and sent an address not long later.
“Libby, keep an eye on Jerry. Don’t let that lunatic Aria play with Jerry for now. He will be of use to me later.” Zoella walked out and instructed Libby, who was standing outside.
“Okay, Miss Yates.” Libby agreed with a smile.
Zoella smoothed her hair over, with the corners of her mouth curling upwards. Right then was the time for her to meet up with Hansen.
When she thought that she would kill two birds with one stone soon, she was so happy that she erupted in evil laughter.
However, Jenna scuttled downstairs like one with an unsound mind.
Since the skirmish involving the Ocean Heart, Hansen had made careful arrangements for it. At that point, Alvin had been given full authority to keep watch over the Grand Eagles.
Jenna and Hansen each had a key to the place where the jewelry was kept. Therefore, Jenna took the key and rushed over to retrieve the Ocean Heart before going.
“Mr. Robertson, Madam just took the Ocean Heart away.” As soon as Jenna left, a member of the Grand Eagles, who was guarding the place where the Ocean Heart was, felt that something was wrong and immediately informed Alvin. Hearing this, Alvin was caught by surprise.
At that time, he was acting under Hansen’s orders to search for Jerry in the Ocean Park, and then he received a notice from Hansen asking them to withdraw first. He didn’t expect to receive a notice from his subordinates on the way back. It was no rocket science to hypothesize that Jerry’s disappearance must have had something to do with the Ocean Heart.
“Was she alone? Did she have anyone else around her?” he immediately asked tensely on the phone.
“Mr. Robertson, she was all strung out when she came. She was alone, and there were no other people following her. We wanted to ask her what she wanted to do with the Ocean Heart, but it was difficult to broach the topic. Seeing her anxious face, we thought that it’s best we tell you,” the subordinate answered, looking very puzzled.
Alvin’s heart skipped a beat, and an ominous feeling was spread throughout his body.
Where was Jenna going? What was she going to do with the Ocean Heart? He had no idea.
He hurriedly took out his phone and dialed Hansen’s number. However, Hansen’s phone was turned off. Although his other phone number got through, no one answered.
For a moment, he was out of his depth and didn’t know what to do at all.
After thinking for a while, he, the person leading the Grand Eagles, should rush back to Richards Manor to await Hansen’s instructions.
In a gorgeous hotel room at the foot of Sunshine Mountain.
Zoella was decked out in a skimpy nightgown, sitting on the couch charmingly and enchantingly. She was staring at her blood-red fingernails, thinking of Hansen’s handsome face in her mind, with the ghost of a smile lining her lips.
When Hansen pushed the door open, Zoella raised her exquisitely made-up face, displaying her ever-so-charming smile.
“Hello, Mr. Richards. Pleased to see you.” Zoella stood up. Her slender waist was swaying, and the smile on her face was extremely enthralling.
Hansen’s eyes were bloodshot as he steadied himself. He had no choice but to set his gaze on the woman’s face. Pushing down the disgust in his heart, he asked coldly, “Zoella, where’s Jerry?”
“Hey, don’t be in such a hurry. You gotta set the mood going.” Zoella revealed an enchanting smile and strutted towards him. Her hand landed on Hansen’s shoulder as she spoke in a tender voice.
Zoella was really a woman with a concrete will. She was undoubtedly a world apart from Aria’s and Liya’s gracefulness and delicateness. Her coy words were contrived from her throat, and when Hansen heard them, it made him sick to his stomach. His entire body was covered with goosebumps.
If the shrewd and capable Zoella in the business world could make people cheer for her wisdom and ability, then the current fawning Zoella was enough to make Hansen puke. It didn’t help that she was thinner at the moment, especially with her face showing her ruthless and cunning personality, which creeped people out.
It must have been nothing short of a paranormal occurrence for a man to be interested in a woman like her.
However, the current Hansen had no choice but to cater to her whims. His child was still in her hands, and this, of all moments, had gotten his hands tied.
Zoella twisted her waist while casting sheep’s eyes at him. Her five fingers on her right hand gently rested on his shoulder while leaning and sticking her body to his slender body. The other hand’s fingers gently touched Hansen’s lips.
“Hansen, after so many years, you haven’t looked me in the eye. Is it because I’m not excellent enough, or because I’m not pretty enough?” Zoella’s eyes were hazy as she looked at Hansen’s handsome face and asked somewhat obsessively.
This had always been a riddle she had not been able to fathom.
She believed that she was excellent enough and would not be any weaker than Jenna. Yet, she would never be able to capture his heart. He had never given her a second look. This was the most unreconciled aspect of her life. It was a conundrum.