When Quentin heard these words, his eyes suddenly turned cold.
The icy gaze revealed a hint of killing intent.
“Where are you? I’m on my way, give me the specific details.”
As he spoke on the phone, he rushed outside, driving off in a frenzy…
Charlotte’s eyes welled with tears as she briefly recounted the events.
However, Quentin’s brows furrowed slightly, sensing that something was amiss.
Could this situation be so simple?
Especially with Nikolas involved.
Ten minutes later…
His car came to a stop at the scene, and he quickly got out, his eyes locking onto Nikolas immediately, making him visibly uneasy.
“Quentin-”
Charlotte had already turned into a weeping mess, “I, I’m useless, I didn’t take care of them properly, what should we do now?”
“Now, being sad won’t solve the problem,” Quentin sighed, “How could you be so careless?”
His somewhat indifferent reproach cut deep into Charlotte’s already wounded heart, leaving her speechless with a sense of helplessness.
Quentin’s gaze suddenly shifted to Nikolas, grabbing him by the collar, “Speak! Where are the two kids? If this is related to you… I will make you regret it!!”
His chilling aura made Nikolas’ legs go weak, but he gritted his teeth and persisted, “I, I really don’t know…”
He defended himself with a hint of grievance, “Look at me in such a mess! If I had known, I wouldn’t have listened to my grandfather. I wanted to please Charlotte, but ended up in this mess, bringing trouble upon myself…”
Suppressing his inner anger, Quentin spoke coldly, “No matter what, if anything happens to my kids, you won’t get away with it!”
“Enough! Stop arguing!” Charlotte, now agitated, exclaimed, “What’s the point of arguing here! Go find the kids!”
Seeing Charlotte on the verge of a breakdown, shouting at him, Quentin’s heart suddenly felt cold. He let out a light chuckle, “I’ll handle this.”
“Wait for my message.” With that, he turned and left.
Watching his departing figure, Charlotte suddenly realized she had been too emotional just now, venting all her frustration and anger on him…
She wanted to say something, but in the end, remained silent.
At that moment, her phone suddenly rang. Seeing the unfamiliar number, she quickly answered in a fluster.
A hoarse voice came from the other end, “Hello? Is this Miss Pittman?”
“It’s me! It’s me!”
Charlotte gripped the phone tightly, her emotions running high.
“Your children are in our hands, we have no other choice but to resort to this, please don’t blame us, Miss Pittman!”
Charlotte’s heart sank, “Please, please, don’t harm my children! I beg of you… please…”
“As long as you let my kids go, I’m willing to give you whatever you want!”
“Hehe-”
A sinister chuckle came from the other end, “We’re just after the money.”
“Miss Pittman, judging by the car you drive, it must be quite valuable. You must have some spare cash, I have one demand, fifty million to ransom them.”
“If the money isn’t received within three days, be prepared to collect their bodies!”
“And… absolutely do not think of calling the police! If we catch wind of it at all, we won’t hesitate to use the children as collateral!”
Charlotte panicked, “I…”
The call was abruptly ended, she tried calling back, but it was an empty line, unreachable…
In that moment, she felt like all the strength had been drained from her body, leaning weakly against the car, covering her face as she sank to the ground slowly!
Fifty million…
That’s no small sum!
Even given fifty more years, she wouldn’t be able to earn that amount…
How was she going to get this money within three days!