Chapter 22

There were very few people who knew the truth about the abduction. Even Brayden's friends thought that he was the one who'd planned the entire thing. However, it wasn't that simple. It was true that Brayden had planned the abduction, but something unexpected happened in the process. A group of real abductors had discovered his plan and intercepted it. They defeated all of the fake abductors and actually kidnapped Scarlett and Lindsay. That was why Lindsay had actually been in real danger when Laurence and Azalea chose to leave with Scarlett. Her ferocious captors had genuinely been planning to kill her. Once Brayden found out, he rushed into their den without any regard for his own safety. He was stabbed three times and almost died before successfully rescuing Lindsay. When Brayden thought about what had happened back then, he was momentarily lost in thought. Over the years, he had asked himself more than once why he had rescued Lindsay despite how dangerous it was. He had t