Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
“Miss Stephenson, please come with me,” the person said.
Tina pressed her lips tightly and followed the person out of the dressing room.
Obviously, the person deliberately avoided the surveillance cameras.
The people they passed by, even if they saw her in a wedding dress, wouldn’t say anything more than a greeting.
A car, the hotel’s side entrance.
Tina got into the car, reassuring herself that everything would be fine. Chandler should find the clue she left behind and come looking for her.
Along the way, she would discreetly tear off some small shiny pieces from her wedding dress and drop them on the ground.
And when the makeup artist couldn’t find her and went to tell Chandler, as long as the makeup artist mentioned the name of the cocktail she ordered, Chandler would know it was related to Eugenia.
Because there was no such cocktail called EATMOON!
But would Chandler be able to deduce that she got into this car based on the location where she boarded?
As long as they could identify the vehicle, they could track it through the road surveillance cameras!
“How much did Mr. Perkins pay you to do this?” Tina casually engaged in conversation.
“You don’t have to worry about it, Miss Stephenson,” the other party said.
“What if I offer you triple the price?” Tina said.
“Even if you offer me ten times the price, Miss Stephenson, I’m afraid I won’t be able to get out of this alive,” the other party stated bluntly.
Tina bit her lip tightly. The bribery attempt had failed. It seemed that turning someone against their own side was not as simple as she had thought!
The destination was a three-story abandoned building by the river.
Tina finally saw Eugenia, who was tied up like a dumpling!
“Are you stupid? Why did you actually come? Do you think they will let me go just because you’re here? We’re both going to die here!” Eugenia shouted. Mr. Perkins didn’t gag Eugenia’s mouth, seemingly enjoying the scene.
Although Eugenia was cursing, Tina could hear her friend’s concern for her.
This best friend of hers, she truly hadn’t made a wrong choice!
“Well, I may be stupid, but I can’t let anything happen to you!”
Tina said.
Eugenia had been implicated because of her, so how could she just leave Eugenia in danger like this!
Clap! Clap! Clap!
The sound of applause rang out, and Mr. Perkins laughed, “You two really have a deep sisterly bond. I wonder what our Miss Stephenson is capable of doing for her sister!”
Tina frowned, “What do you want?”
“Of course, I want Miss Stephenson to pay a price,” Mr. Perkins said. “If it wasn’t for you, I wouldn’t have ended up being wanted by the police!”
That was entirely his own fault! Tina silently criticized in her mind.
But to avoid provoking Mr. Perkins even more, Tina swallowed back her criticism.
“I didn’t expect you to be wanted by the police, but I can find a way to get you out of the country and give you a large sum of money, no less than your previous wealth,” Tina said. “You must understand that I have the capability to do it. After all, I am the Miss Stephenson of the Stephenson family and the wife of the Hunter family!”
“I understand that Miss Stephenson can do it, but I don’t trus Miss Stephenson, so I need some assurance from her,” Mr. Perkins said maliciously.
Tina asked, “What kind of assurance?”
“I kindly ask Miss Stephenson to undress completely right now, and then I’ll film a video with my phone. Miss Stephenson just needs to say a few things to the camera,” Mr. Perkins said, repeating the words Tina was supposed to say to the phone camera.
Tina felt disgusted listening to it. It was completely obscene language.
Well, considering Mr. Perkins was such scum, what good could one expect from him?
“As long as I have this video, I won’t worry about Miss Stephenson changing her mind. Once I’m safe,
I’ll naturally delete this video,” Mr. Perkins said.
Unfortunately, Tina didn’t believe a single word he said.
All she could do now was buy time, delay until her parents and Chandler came to rescue her!
“This is quite difficult for me. Can I have some time to think about it?” Tina said.
“Sure, but I have limited patience. I’ll give you ten minutes,” M Perkins said.
Alright, ten minutes is better than nothing. Tina then pretended to have a conflicted expression.
Eugenia, on the other hand, couldn’t stop berating Tina, calling her names like “fool” and “idiot,” saying that if she agreed, she would only be ruining herself.
Tina was dumbfounded. How could Eugenia not worry about herself!
If she didn’t come, she would be completely useless and most likely be torn to pieces!
Mr. Perkins actually enjoyed watching Eugenia berate Tina, so even though Eugenia kept insulting her for ten minutes straight, Mr. Perkins didn’t shut her up.
When the ten minutes were up, Mr. Perkins asked, “Have you made up your mind?”
“Um, about the sentences you asked me to repeat, I think it’s necessary to discuss them. For example, the first sentence has a grammatical issue, and the second sentence is too cliché… Also, you asked for eight sentences, but I think three would be enough. After all, you just want an assurance!” Tina said.
Eugenia, who was tied up, felt like there was something wron with her ears when she heard Tina’s words.
This… um, bargaining with the kidnapper?
And it’s even bargaining over how many sentences to say?!
Tina, at this moment, naturally continued to procrastinate, pretending to have a few things to say and not being able to remember the details, making Mr. Perkins repeat them several times until he got really angry. Then she reluctantly remembered those few sentences and started discussing with Mr.
Perkins whether she could keep her undergarments on and offer him more money…
Even Mr. Perkins himself didn’t expect to be so overwhelmed by Tina.
Finally, Mr. Perkins lost his patience and slapped Tina in the face, “Are you playing tricks on me?!”
Tina felt the pain on her face, but instead of crying out, she continued to stall for time, “How could I be playing tricks? My friend’s life and my own are in your hands. Naturally, I want to stay alive. I’m seriously discussing with you, Mr. Perkins. Of course, if you release us now, I will be extremely grateful.
In the future, I can persuade my dad and Chandler to cooperate with you, and then Mr. Perkins’
position in Emerald City will be different…”
Tina continued to make empty promises sincerely while feeling extremely anxious inside.
She didn’t know if this delay tactic was truly effective, and she didn’t know if Chandler would discover the clues she left behind.
Just as Tina was running out of words, someone outside knocked on the door, “Boss, something happened outside, can you come out?”
Mr. Perkins frowned, “What happened?”
“Just now, Xiao Lu saw the news. The Hunter family and the Stephenson family didn’t announce the cancellation of the wedding. The wedding is still going on. What’s going on? Could it be that the person in front of me isn’t Tina?” Mr. Perkins said angrily.
“Well, boss, you should come out and see the live broadcast on TV!”
Mr. Perkins immediately ordered his subordinate next to him, “You keep an eye on her. I’ll go see the live broadcast.”
The subordinate acknowledged.
Mr. Perkins left the room.
But after a long time, he didn’t come back, which made his subordinate uneasy.
The subordinate held a gun against Tina and pushed her forward, walking all the way to the door,
“Open the door!”
Tina obediently complied.
When she opened the door and was pushed out, she saw the SWAT team standing right next to the door.
Tina immediately understood what had happened before.
Chandler must have discovered the clues she left behind, so he called the police and they came.
However, Tina remained calm and continued to walk forward slowly.
At the moment the kidnapper with the gun walked out of the room with her, the SWAT team acted swiftly and decisively.
One person grabbed the hand of the kidnapper holding the gun, while another person quickly pointed a gun at the kidnapper’s head.
The kidnapper was subdued in an instant.
Tina breathed a sigh of relief. The kidnapping was resolved so quickly, she hadn’t expected that!
The police entered the room and untied the bound Eugenia.
Eugenia hugged Tina and cried, “Tina, why are you so foolish? How could you come here? What if something happened to you? What would we do if no one came to rescue us? Are you really planning to do what that maniac said?”
“Okay, okay, everything is fine now,” Tina patted her friend’s back to comfort her.
“Miss Stephenson, your parents and Mr. Hunter are outside. When you go out, you’ll be able to see them,” the police told her.
The police were carrying out their mission and naturally couldn’t let ordinary people enter the crime scene.
Even though Chandler repeatedly hoped to accompany the police, he was still refused.
“Okay,” Tina replied.
After experiencing such an incident, she wanted to quickly see her parents and Chandler.
But just then, Mr. Perkins, who was being escorted by the police, suddenly stared at Tina fiercely and laughed wildly, “Tina, you bitch, do you think you’re saved? Haha, you’ll die here with me!”
Tina felt a sense of unease rising within her.
But before she could speak, a loud explosion erupted.