Chapter 1074 Smiling at the Woman He Likes

The eldest brother, Travis Hill, gazed at the tied-up woman and said to his two brothers mysteriously, "She's in our hands, but we can't touch her." Tobias Hill, the second brother, replied, "Yeah, yeah. We are to let her go once we get the money and we can't break the gang's rules." The youngest, Troy, said, "Fuck the gang's rules. Did you forget who we work for now?" Tobias answered, "Oh yeah, how could I forget?" "Stop it. We can't let her hear anything she shouldn't. It'll bring trouble." Travis interrupted them and lowered his voice. "Pack up. We’ll be leaving soon." Tobias refuted, "Are you stupid? There are three hours left before the meet-up. Why are we leaving without taking the money?" Troy, on the other hand, had seen through everything. He glared at Tobias. "You're the stupid one, Tobias. We're working for that big shot now, so we can't engage in illegal activity like before." They had kidnapped Zoelle not for 14 million dollars, but to stall for time. Everything should be going according to plan on the other side, so they were going to leave. Zoelle strained to hear their conversation, but they left before she could get any clues. She had not dared to act impulsively as she thought they were going to do something to her, but things just got weirder as time passed. After they had left, relief washed over her as she looked around and found a sharp stone to cut the rope that bound her. Suddenly, footsteps came from outside the house. Zoelle stopped what she was doing, frustrated and thinking she should have acted sooner. She had now lost her chance. As the footsteps got close, Vince quietly limped into the house and scanned the place. Zoelle never expected him to appear, and she only snapped back to reality after he untied her. Staring at Vince, she asked in a shaky voice, “Why… Why are you here, big dog?” It was unknown if she was excited at the sight of him or if she was feeling lucky after just being saved. "I can’t let Noah who’s sick come, can I?" Vince complained, "These kidnappers sure are bold to ask for 14 million dollars. Are you that valuable?" The kidnappers were courting death as this could get them life imprisonment. Zoelle spotted some people dragging a few large sacks behind them. "What are they carrying?" "Noah's money. Don't misunderstand here. I asked Mr. Joseph to lend me the money, but I couldn't get so much in such a short time. Anyway, the money isn’t needed anymore. We don't know where the kidnappers went. They just suddenly upped and left. Who knows if they’ll come back but don't be scared even if they do. I can fight them—" Zoelle suddenly threw herself into Vince’s arms, and he stopped tooting his horn. As they clung to each other, they felt as if their hearts were about to jump out of their chests at any moment. Vince glanced down at the woman in his arms. The tear streaks on her face made her look weak and pitiful and made him feel sorry for her. An inexplicable burning sensation engulfed him as well. He became flustered as he did not know where to place his hands or where to even look. He was smiling widely, looking as if he was gazing at the woman he liked. After Zoelle had gotten her fill of hugging Vince, she looked up at him in uncertainty. "Do you know what happened to Bethany?" "What happened?" Vince asked. Zoelle stared at Vince's face to catch all his expressions. "She's dead."