Chapter 393 Wrong Target
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“You sure about that?” Lauren glanced at the kidnapper beside her. “I’m the heiress of Mavis Group. If you let me go now and tell me who ordered the kidnapping, I won’t press charges. Otherwise, you’re in deep trouble.”
The driver slammed on the brakes, staring at Lauren in disbelief.
“You’re the Mavis Group heiress? The genius scientist?”
Lauren nodded. “That’s me.”
The two men looked her up and down, eyes wide.
Kidnapping a regular person? They could maybe get away with that.
But a scientist? That was a whole different level of trouble.
Not long ago, this very scientist had been kidnapped in Hoverdale–and every one of her kidnappers ended up in prison.
Even though she hadn’t been harmed, the mastermind behind it all was sentenced to death.
The two men started trembling.
“Y–You’re lying. We don’t believe you.”
“If you don’t believe me, you can use my phone to call my parents or my brother and ask for a ransom. Try it.”
The kidnapper next to Lauren quickly pulled out her phone, unlocked it, and without hesitation, dialed Victor’s number.
It rang once and was instantly picked up.
Victor’s voice came through.
“Lauren, already missing me? I told you to hang around the office a bit longer, but you just wouldn’t listen. If you’re missing me, come back. I’ll keep you company.”
The kidnappers grew more and more nervous as they listened, swallowing hard.
They took money to do a job–but they weren’t stupid.
No matter how gutsy they were, kidnapping a scientist was a serious crime.
The man quickly covered the phone’s receiver and whispered, “We’ll let you go, but you can’t call the cops on us.”
Lauren nodded. “Okay.”
He uncovered the receiver. Lauren chuckled lightly. “Get back to work. I accidentally called you just now. Hanging up now.”
She ended the call.
The kidnappers finally breathed out in relief, seething with hatred toward Jinnie.
That damn woman–was she trying to get them killed?
They both looked at Lauren again, visibly hesitant.
“If we let you go, you really won’t report us?”
Lauren remained perfectly calm. “Here’s my advice: go turn yourselves in. And tell the police who ordered you to do it. Maybe that’ll earn you some leniency.”
The two men looked at each other, clearly reluctant.
Even if they turned themselves in, they’d still end up behind bars.
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Chapter 393 Wrong Target
Lauren could tell they were struggling. “I’m giving you a chance. Don’t waste it, or you’ll regret it.”
“You?” one of them sneered. “You think you can make us regret it?”
“I’m just one weak little woman, sure. But who said I’m alone?”
Right as she said that, a sleek black Rolls–Royce screeched to a stop in front of their car.
The driver’s door opened, and out stepped a tall, strong, and imposing man.
Lauren knew him well–Felix’s personal driver, and a retired special forces soldier. His name was Gael.
Gael walked over and opened the passenger door. Felix got out.
Felix’s eyes were cold and sharp, his gaze on the kidnappers like he was already burying them.
“Where were you planning to take my fiancée?”
Of course the kidnappers recognized Felix.
They nearly pissed themselves.
Felix’s fiancée was the Mavis family’s little princess–the genius scientist.
Everyone in Corwynale knew that. So did they.
They’d doubted Lauren’s identity at first. But the moment they saw Felix, they realized they’d really screwed up.
Lauren said calmly, “Told you to turn yourselves in.”
The two men knew it was over. They didn’t resist and handed Lauren over.
As soon as she stepped out of the car, Felix pulled her tightly into his arms.
“Don’t be scared.”
Lauren hugged him back.
“With you here, I’m not.”
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Ever since she was kidnapped in Hoverdale, Felix had arranged for a custom–made watch with a tracking system just for her.
That was how he’d managed to show up so quickly.
Felix narrowed his eyes at the kidnappers. “Who sent you to kidnap my fiancée?”
At that point, the men didn’t bother hiding anything anymore. They confessed.
“Jinnie? Who’s that?” Lauren was completely baffled.
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