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Chapter 789
Chapter 789
Chapter 789
Chapter 789 Get Ready to Retreat
When morning came, the news of Graham and James’ abductions was at the center of public attention as the business day started. As Jenny expected, the stock price of Walter Inc and Windsor Corp took a plunge right as the market opened. The two families had no choice but to release a joint statement to assure the investors about Graham and James’ safety, promising that the incident would not have any material impact on the two companies.
Jenny didn’t have to worry about that because she had a team to deal with public relations. She had arrived at the small town and began exploring every nook and cranny that had anything to do with logs.
Ten minutes away from the one-hour deadline, she was sweating profusely and still stuck in the middle of the search. She had also instructed her staff to wire Kevin the money right in time to be safe.
At the logging factory, Kevin stared at his phone, annoyed he hadn’t received the wire notification. ’Call Jenny Walter and ask her if she is giving up on you.’ An hour was more than enough for her to gather the money for the ransom.
Jenny received another call, which she instantly picked up. “James?”
“Hey, Jenny,” James replied but did not bring up the topic of ransom. Kevin was already upset, and James’ nonchalant demeanor of making small talk instead of asking about the money grated on his nerves. His blood boiled at the sight as he kicked James. “Wanna die?’
Kevin picked up the phone from the floor when James fell. “Jenny Walter, where’s the money? Why haven’t I received it? Are you fooling with me?’
“I thought you gave me an hour. I’m still gathering the money,’ Jenny answered, but she secretly asked the people around her to pin the location of the call.
Kevin snickered, “You’re taking me as a fool. Did you really think I have no idea what you’re up to? You’re buying time to search for me.”
Jenny said nothing to him. Secretly, she felt a little anxious. If Kevin saw through her plan but didn’t leave his hiding spot, he must be very confident. That left her feeling rather unsettled.
“Let me tell you. You can’t do anything even if you locate us. Do you think you can take my hostages from me?” Kevin smirked, knowing that his lackeys were capable of putting up a good fight.
Jenny did not say a word.
“Get ready to collect their bodies if I don’t see that money within three minutes.” With that, he hung up.
Jenny took a deep breath to calm herself. “Have we located them?”
“It’s not too accurate, though. They’re somewhere in the southwest.”
Jenny nodded and led a team to hurry in that direction. Meanwhile, she informed the person in charge of wiring money about the three-minute deadline. Perhaps Jenny was blessed by God on that day, for the team discovered a logging factory soon after.
The factory was in the southwest, and its surroundings were extremely quiet. Someone had obviously cleared the vicinity earlier.
Jenny instructed her team to hide well while she started observing the area.
Three minutes later, the money was wired to Kevin. He finally smiled when he saw the notification. ’Boys, the money’s in. Get ready to retreat.” novelbin
Once they received the ransom, their next step was to move toward the borders.
Before that, Kevin made a call to Jenny. “Miss Walter, I’m delighted with our ‘partnership’ just now. Now, it’s time to start a second partnership. We need to leave via the borders, and you need to make sure that immigration lets us go. I will keep your dad and the Windsor guy alive once we’re free.”
Kevin’s words frustrated Jenny. She was smart enough to understand that Kevin was stringing her along, and she refused to believe that they’d release the hostages after they crossed the border.