Marriage Resumption (Valeria and Hackett)

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Meanwhile, in the room, Valeria stood by the window. She had watched Hackett get out of the ear and walk toward de villa earlier. But why did he get back in the car again?

What was he doing? Was he not coming back to stay tonight?

Valeria instinctively turned around and left the bedroom. She chased after Hackett all the way out. When she

car, she knocked on the window.

When Hackett saw her, he lowered the car window. "What's the matter?"

Valeria asked, "What are you doing? It's almost midnight. Where are you going?" If he didn't rest at this hour, how could his body recover properly?

"You go to bed first. I have something to attend to."

After saying that, Hackett was about to close the window, but Valeria persistently asked, "What exactly are you going to do??

"Yumi has gone missing. I'm going to look for her."

After saying that, he closed the window, and the driver started the car, slowly pulling away.

Left alone, Valeria stood rooted to the ground in confusion.

Missing? How could Yumi go missing? Valeria remembered seeing Yumi at the coffee shop when she was lured there by that strange call today. Why would she suddenly and inexplicably disappear? Valeria dialed Yumi's number, but as expected, it couldn't be reached. Yumi's phone was switched off.

For some reason, Valeria had a bad feeling. She couldn't shake the belief that there might be some connection between the strange call today and Yumi's disappearance.

Because she did not believe that there could be such a coincidence.

Valeria dialed the number of the strange man who had called her earlier, but once again, it went straight to voicemail.

Meanwhile, Hackett arrived at the intersection of Autumn Road,

Hackett's car slowly pulled over at the roadside. He got out of the car and looked at the surveillance cameras around him. There were a a total of four surveillance cameras. These cameras should have captured Yumi's movements. "Check the surveillance cameras." He ordered.

Yes, sir."

His bodyguard behind him promptly left.

Standing at the intersection, Hackett felt a tinge of regret. If he had dropped Yumi off at her doorstep this morning, perhaps this wouldn't have happened.

The distance from here to the Rogers family villa was only about 1,300 feet, but if something had indeed happened, even this short distance could be crucial...

After a while, the bodyguard returned with a phone in hand, ready to show Hackett the footage captured by the surveillance cameras.

"Mr. James, this is the footage of Ms. Rogers from the surveillance. She walked to the end of the road and then disappeared. Unfortunately, the small road she turned onto is in a blind spot for the cameras. They couldn't capture anything" That was likely where the incident took place.

Hackett looked at the bodyguard. "Go check if there's a car parked for a long time on that small road, and inspect its dashboard camera." "Yes."

As the bodyguard turned to leave, Hackett's phone vibrated once again. He picked it up and saw that it was a call from Harry.

He answered the phone, and Harry's frantic voice came through. "Hackett is my sister kidnapped? I've looked everywhere, and I can't find her. I can't think of anything else except kidnapping!"

At that moment, another call came in, and to his surprise, it was Yumi.

Hackett's dark eyes showed a hint of surprise. He said, "Yumi is calling. Let me take this call, I'll talk to you later."

He hung up on Harry and answered

Yumi's call. However, instead of a woman's voice, a rugged man's voice came through. "Your woman is in my hands. If you want to save her, bring 2million dollars in cash for the ransom. Otherwise, I'll kill her. I'll notify you of the location. Wait for my call. Get the cash ready first."

With that, he hung up without giving Hackett a chance to speak.

Hackett immediately instructed his bodyguard. "Trace the location of this number."

The bodyguard quickly found the location. Mr. James, the location of this number is on another street not far from us. The place is crowded. It'll be difficult to apprehend the kidnapper..."

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The neighboring street was one of the busiest night markets. Choosing this location was likely meant to confuse Hackett and delay his actions. "No need to apprehend them. Let's wait for the next call."

The phone rang again, and Hackett picked it up. It was Harry calling. Disappointment flashed through Hackett's eyes as he answered. "How is it? Did my sister call you?"

"It was Yumi's phone, but the kidnapper called. She's indeed been kidnapped."

On the other end, Harry exploded in anger. "What! She's really been kidnapped! How much do they want? Where's the exchange location?"

"They're asking for 2 million dollars in cash. They haven't mentioned the location yet. Let's continue to wait for their call."

"I'll get the cash ready!"—

Harry hung up, and now all Hackett could do was return home and wait for the next call.

After some time, ckett returned to the James Manor.

After returning home, Hackett didn't go to his room. Instead, he sat on the living room sofa on the first floor. He was lost in thought, silently waiting for the kidnapper's call.Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

At this moment, footsteps could be heard coming down the stairs. Hackett looked up to see Valeria descending from upstairs.

Valeria asked, "How is it? Have you found Yumi?"

"Not yet. You don't like him anyway so why are you concerned?"

"I don't like her, but when it comes to matters of life and death, does my dislike still matter? Even if I dislike her, I wouldn't wish for her to disappear."

Hackett scoffed. "She's been kidnapped. It's probably my enemies."

As soon as Hackett answered the call, the first thing the caller said was, "Your woman is in my hands." Based on this, it was likely directed at him.

"Kidnapped?" Valeria was shocked. She immediately remembered seeing Yumi at the coffee shop earlier in the day She was perfectly fine then. How could she be kidnapped all of a sudden?

Her surprise piqued Hackett's interest. He asked, "Why are you so surprised?"

"When was she kidnapped? I saw her at the coffee shop in the afternoon. How could she be perfectly fine one moment and then kidnapped the next?"

"What? When did you see her?" Hackett sat up straight, suddenly alert.

Valeria carefully recalled the time the stranger called her and then estimated the time she drove to the coffee shop.

"It was around 2:30 in the afternoon. I went to the coffee shop to meet someone, and I saw her there too. How could she be kidnapped?" Hackett furrowed his brow.