Rebirth In Divorce My New Mr. Perfect (by Summer Knowles) novel Chapter 593

The downpour wasn't just affecting their mood - it was washing away all traces of evidence.

Worse still, lightning had struck the traffic camera at the intersection. They had nothing to go on.

Back home, Melvin sat pinching the bridge of his nose, deep in thought.

Sydney ventured carefully, “Melvin, since they called about the ransom for tomorrow, why don't we just pay them?"

"Shut up!" Melvin shot her a cold look. "If it was that simple, we would have found them at the factory. Who is this person? What's their name?"

Sydney avoided his eyes. "I... I don't know who they are. Never met them. I only have their phone number."

"How did you meet this person?"

"I... I..." She bit her lip, afraid to speak.

Melvin gripped her shoulders. "Tell me! Things have gone this far, and you still won't talk?"

Sydney clutched at her clothes. She didn't dare speak - that person would make her death horrible if she talked.

"Sydney, you've already made a mistake. Do you want to make it worse? Do I need to send you to prison before you'll tell the truth?"

Sydney broke down crying. “Melvin, please, let's just pay tomorrow. Don't ask anything else. We can't win her. We just can't."

Just from Sydney's words, Melvin could guess who was behind this. In all of East Coast, only one person could frighten Sydney this much.

Melvin's eyes narrowed. Vivian again.

He clenched his fist and pulled out his phone.

In the storm, raindrops hammered loudly against the shelter. Sarah leaned weakly against the tree trunk, her strength nearly gone.

The cold wind whipped against her, but her body felt burning hot.

Her hair clung to her scalp, soaked with rain. "I have a fever," she said weakly.

Her voice was barely audible, but the kidnapper just looked at her with contempt. "It's just a fever - won't kill you. This is what's wrong with you rich girls - so delicate, a little rain and you act like you're dying. You've never faced real hardship. Well, I'm doing you a favor. You won't die, and it'll toughen you up."