NovelEnglishI furrowed my brows, "Is it serious?" "Not serious, but because of this, I couldn't protect Ramona in time.” After hearing that, I knew Pearl wasn't working alone.
But this time, she wasn't pulling the strings from behind the scenes. Instead, she was getting her hands dirty, which I hadn't anticipated.
I glared at Pearl, "I'll have someone bring Dorothy over. Now let go of Ramona!" "Do you really think you're in a position to negotiate with me?" Pearl looked smug and confident.
Ramona appeared weak and didn't show any signs of resistance, completely under Pearl's control.
I couldn't help but threaten, "If you've poisoned Ramona again, I promise, you'll pay dearly." Pearl wasn't intimidated by my threat and even let go of Ramona intentionally.
Ramona's stagger made my heart nearly leap out of my chest.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Ramona!" I glared at Pearl furiously, teeth clenched, "Dare to let go and see! I assure you, Dorothy won't get off easy either!" Pearl laughed mockingly. "All you have are empty threats." At this moment, I truly felt powerless.
I couldn't get in touch with Gregory. And had no clue where Dorothy was.
If Pearl decided to push it further, not caring about Dorothy and pushing Ramona...
I couldn't bear to think any further, “I'm calling Gregory now to bring Dorothy over." As I took out my mobile phone, I warned, "You better hold onto Ramona!" But the call went unanswered until it disconnected.
The more this happened, the more uneasy I felt, worrying if Gregory had encountered strouble too.
Could he have been in an accident? "Jane!" Christine returned after treating her wounds, full of self-blame.
I shook my head, seeing her pale lips, I knew her injuries were severe.
It waswho should feel guilty for dragging her into this.
Right now, I had no tto ask how Pearl had suddenly appeared, all my worries tucked away as I quickly said, "Chris, call Dailey right now." Christine immediately did as told.
But no one answered.
Persistent, she tried several more times.
Still no response.
Christine panicked, "Jane..." I clenched my fists, turning to Pearl "I'll have someone fetch the f trust documents, we'll ex familet the Myers estate for Ramona, okay?" I was taking a gamble.
Gambling that Pearl valued the estate more than Dorothy.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"I knew it, the old hag left the Myers estate to you." Bingo.
line I continued to entice, “Yes, I've signed the trust documents, the Myers estate is mine now, but can transfer it to you, as long as you let Ramona go." "And." I pushed the stakes to their highest, "Dorothy will also return to you, unharmed." "All I want is Ramona, whatever else you want, I can give to you." Pearl laughed out loud.
I could tell she was pleased.
That kind of happiness that comes with achieving one's goal.
She scornfully said, "Had you done this earlier, Ramona wouldn'tRaVẻ suffered so much."
Just when I thought Pearl was hooked, her expression suddenlyn twisted into something ferocious. "Too bad, you're too clever for your own good!" "Don't think I don't know you're in cahoots with Gregory." "If I don't see Gregory today, I'll push Ramona down!"
"Please, don't-" I was frantic, seeing Ramona teetering on the edge made my heart ache. Especially since today, of all days, I couldn't reach Gregory. "I'll give bring Gregory here, then prepare to collect Ramona's body!" five minutes. If you Just when my heart was sinking to its lowest, a sharp male voice cut through.
"How about, let's start with you collecting your daughter's body?"
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