Chapter 253 Menu Jaime smiled slightly, seeming pleased.
âI know you wonât just take my word for it.â He pulled out his phone and hit play on a recording. âListen to this first, then you can decide if you believe it or not.â
âLenny, I barely survived. For over a month, you were the only reason I held on. Thinking of you gave me the strength to keep going...â
âEvery day, I kept telling myself to just hang in there, to get out of that place alive. I knew that if I stayed alive, I could see you again. If I didnât make it, Iâd never get to see you...â
âLenny, please, just stay with me. I feel like Iâm losing it. Every time I try to sleep, I see those monsters... Itâs just too much to handle. The mental torment is even worse than the physical pain...â
âCan you just stay and talk to me a little longer? Even if you yell at me... Just donât go, please... I really, really want to stay with you... Youâre the light of my life!â
It was Daliaâs voice.
Marielaâs heart tightened as she listened.
She clutched her fists tightly, her knuckles blanching, her eyes brimming with raw emotion.
Jaime leaned in, bending slightly to look Mariela in the eye.âLennon didnât tell you Dalia was kidnapped over a month ago, did he? Do you still think sheâs in jail waiting for trial?â
âWhat?â Marielaâs eyes widened in shock, her voice pitching higher.
Jaime felt a sense of satisfaction at her reaction.
He had guessed right.
The Stark family had hidden the news. Mariela didnât know Dalia was kidnapped.
Jaime smiled.
He stood up straight, towering over Mariela.
A mocking glint appeared in Jaimeâs eyes.âDo you really think Lennon could be completely indifferent to the woman who pursued him for ten years? Marie, youâre really naive. You donât understand men.â
Mariela looked down, silent, deep in thought.
Jaime went on,âOn your engagement day, Dalia was arrested. But she claimed she was pregnant. On the way to the hospital, she was kidnapped. âYou know whoâs got the power in New York to kidnap someone from the police right out in the open.â
The answer was clear.
In New York, only the Stark family had such immense power to do so.