Keanu hurried to keep up.
After they left, Barlow pulled Karina into his arms.
âLetâs go back to our room and wait for news.
â
Karinaâs eyes were filled with anxiety and worry.
âWho could have kidnapped Rosalynn, Tilda, and Sheldon? Why would they do this?â
Barlow didnât answer immediately, lost in thought himself.
âBarlow, theyâll be okay, wonât they?â Karinaâs voice trembled as she unconsciously called him by his real name.
Barlow looked down at her, pausing before he spoke.
âYou already figured out who I am.
â
Karina was momentarily stunned but chose not to argue.
She nodded and explained, âWhen we were at the hotel, I saw the birthmark on your leg and suspected your identity.
Shortly after, I conducted a DNA test between you and Haleigh.
The results confirmed it.
Youâre Barlow.
â
A faint smile crossed Barlowâs face.
âYouâre incredibly patient.
Youâve been playing with me all this time.
â
If circumstances were different, he would have loved to have a long, romantic conversation with Karina.
But now wasnât the time.
He silently prayed for the safety of Rosalynn, Tilda, and Sheldon.
The cliffs stood stark against the cold wind, which raged with a force that threatened to topple anyone daring to stand against it.
Ivy, sitting in her car, watched as another vehicle approached.
She got out as soon as it arrived, her eyes brimming with mad hatred under the night sky.
She had arranged for Jamir to kidnap Tilda.
She despised Tilda for ruining everything.
Because of Tilda, her mother had failed to marry into the Larson family and was now notorious and imprisoned.
She herself was under investigation and had become the laughingstock of high society.
ALL of this was thanks to Tilda!
During a visit to her mother in detention, Ivy had been instructed to find Jamir, a man her mother had once helped.
Jamir, a gangster with a sick sister who needed expensive surgery, owed her mother a debt of gratitude for her inadvertent charity.
Her mother told her to instruct Jamir to kidnap Tilda.
The plan was simple: Use Tilda as leverage to secure her release, preferably by seeking help from Lyndon, who was more likely to act than Tildaâs cold-hearted father.
This plan resonated with Ivyâs own desire for revenge.
She hated Tilda to the point that she had her kidnapped not just to get her mother released from prison, but ultimately for revenge.
With a hundred thoughts swirling in her mind, Ivy walked to the front of Jamirâs car.