When They Beg I Rise (Lemira) novel Chapter 769

Lemira fixed her gaze through the thin wall at Mrs. Amelia, waiting intently for the answer she was desperate to hear.

“Speak! Where’s Hale? I’ve spent years searching for that coward—he hides well, doesn’t he? And he stole my money!”

Frightened, Mrs. Amelia replied in a hurry, “He—he works at a car dealership now. You can go confront him yourself!”

She gave up the information without any hesitation.

Lemira frowned. But Hale was already nowhere to be found.

Orion spoke up. “Keep questioning her. Make her admit what happened with the car accident that year. And get her to spill where Hale’s been hiding all this time.”

The interrogator, following these instructions, pressed further: “So you’ve stayed in touch with Hale all these years, haven’t you? Don’t try to deny you two set me up and stole my money.”

“I haven’t! Just go to the dealership and look for him yourself, or I can call him for you,” Mrs. Amelia shot back. In this moment, she hated Hale with a passion—what a fool!

Her phone was taken from her, unlocked, and someone dialed Hale’s number. But the phone was off.

Mrs. Amelia’s fear spiked. “That’s always been his number! I have no reason to lie to you—really! If you let me go, I’ll pay you some money first as compensation. But you have to release me to get the money.”

Now, escaping this godforsaken place was all she could think about.

“You think a little money is enough after what happened back then? I lost everything. I’ve been living like a ghost all these years. Do you really think a payoff fixes anything?”

“Then what do you want?” Mrs. Amelia was nearing a breakdown. “If something happens to me, someone will come looking. My best friend is Mrs. Amanda. With the Everhart family’s help, you won’t be able to hide for long. The smartest thing for you is to take the money and let me go.”

As soon as the words left her lips, she was slapped hard—her blindfold was knocked off.

For the first time, Mrs. Amelia saw the state of the room. It was filthy and cluttered—definitely not a safe place.

Her heart dropped to the floor. Had her family realized she was missing yet?

If her eldest daughter noticed, surely, she would go to Mrs. Amanda for help.

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