<b>Chapter </b><b>721 </b>
Mari’s phone was confiscated, and she was “invited” into the car.
A cold sweat soaked her trembling back; her slender, fragile frame curled pathetically next to Hans, her hands clutching a <b>teddy </b>bear<b>, </b>shaking uncontrobly.
Facing unknown dangers<b>, </b>she did not cry, make a fuss, <b>or </b>beg Hans to let her go. She sat quietly like a pretty doll at the mercy of others, which only made it harder to bear the thought of causing her too much pain.
Before leaving the mansion, Hans casually grabbed a couple of apples. He took a bite from one and then offered the other <i>to </i><b><i>the </i></b>girl.
“<b>Want </b>some?” He asked.
Mari slowly lifted her pale face, her soft l*ps tinged with white, delicate beads of sweat making her hair stick to her cheeks, her voice faint and weak, “Are you really sent by the Fairhaven group’s people to pick me up?”
Hans remained silent<b>, </b>taking the apple back.
“Are you going to kill me?”
Hans crunched into his apple.
<b>“</b>If your target is me, please don’t hurt Lily.”
Determination shimmered in Mari’s eyes; the thought of saving Lily dispelled the crippling fear that felt like the sky was falling, <b>“</b><b>As </b>long as Lily is safe, I won’t run. Even if it costs my life to exchange for Lily’s!<b>” </b>
Hans nced at her with his sharp, thin l*ps slightly pressed. At that moment, his phone vibrated in his palm.
He quickly nced at the screen and then answered it, his voice ice–cold yet respectful.
“Sir.”
“Did you get the girl<b>?</b>”
Mari’s ears perked up, sensing a familiar tone in the barely audible voice. Before she could lean in to listen more carefully, Hans alertly switched the phone to his other ear, and she could no longer hear anything.
Hans confirmed, “Yes.”
“Did Avery tell you to kill her?”
<b>“</b><b>No</b>, he told me to bring her over.”
A chuckle came from the other end, “Heh, when ites to breaking hearts and taking lives, no one can match Mr. Chambers.”
Hans’s expression remained impassive, “If there’s no need for action, then can I return once I’ve delivered her?”
<b>“</b>No, cooperate fully with Mr. Chambers. Whatever he tells you to do, you do it.”
Hans responded coolly, “Alright.”
<b>To </b>Mari’s utter shock, she was taken to the Fairhaven Group! Her emotions were a tumultuous mix <b>of </b><b>anxiety </b>andplexity because she knew Jareth was also there!
Along the way, Hans led her through a maze of turns, encountering no one, obviously, someone had arranged their path to bring her in undetected.
After what seemed like an eternity, Hans forced her <b>to </b>stop in front of a in white wall.
Then, he knocked five times on a panel. The wall cracked open, sliding aside to reveal a hidden room.
This room was known only to Barry. Because he had made countless enemies in both the underworld andwful society in his quest to expand his territory<b>, </b>he had designed this hidden safe room within the Fairhaven Group premises, not far from his office, for his own safety.
And the mastermind behind <b>the </b>scenes had hidden Jareth’s <b>precious </b>girl right <b>here</b>. A <b>ssic </b>case of <b>hiding </b><b>in </b>in sight, indeed! <b>“</b>Go in,” Hans said coldly.
Mari <b>stared </b><b>into </b>the pitch–<b>ck </b>room, her pupils constricting, hesitant to move.
Suddenly, she felt an emptiness in her arms! Hans had snatched the teddy <b>bear </b>from her and pushed her frail b*dy <b>into the </b>
darkness<b>! </b>
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“No!”
Mari’s heart raced, her eyes wide with terror, as if blood would seep out from the <b>depths </b>of her pupils!
<b>With </b><b>a </b><b>thud</b><b>, </b>the door mmed shut behind her. The girl waspletely engulfed <b>by </b>the abyssal darkness of the safe room.
Its soundproofing was top–<b>notch</b>, so even <b>a </b>wall away<b>, </b>Hans couldn’t hear a single sound inside. He frowned slightly, staring at the sweat–soaked teddy bear <b>in </b><b>his </b><b>hand</b>.
Then from his Bluetooth earpiece came Avery’s amused voice, “You did great. Your task isplete; you can go back now.”
“I don’t understand.” Hans <b>squeezed </b><b>the </b>toy bear, “Why did you insist on doing this?”
<b>That </b><b>woman </b><b>is </b><b>Jareth’s </b>life.”
Avery’s tone was sinister<b>, </b>hisughter chilling with mockery “Killing her isn’t the cruelest thing. The real revenge is to force them apart, to make <b>Jareth </b><b>watch </b>helplessly as the woman he loves falls into immense pain. That’s the kind of revenge <b>that </b>truly satisfies!*
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