Chapter 128

Nicole was taken aback when she heard the amount.

A face from deep within her memory flashed through her mind.

Wyatt!

Nicole almost lost her cool, staring at the man in front of her.

No! He was not Wyatt.

Nicole lowered her gaze with mixed emotions.

She just realized that, after all these years, she was not as strong as she thought. She could be easily

affected by him.

She quickly suppressed her surging emotions and forced a mocking smile.

“How dare you ask for an exorbitant price? Five million dollars is too much. It’s enough to buy a

person’s life!”

Now it was Wyatt’s turn to be taken aback. Nicole’s tone gave him the impression that deep inside, she

was mocking herself.

Nicole threw the cigarette to the ground, crushed the last spark with her high heels, and turned around,

leaving without hesitation. Her face was void of any emotion.

“Don’t be greedy. If you dare mention five million dollars again, I’ll call the cops.”

Nicole’s figure gradually faded from Wyatt’s view, just as it had before. She just walked away from him

without saying anything.

Memories washed over Wyatt’s mind like a flood. The surge of emotions made it hard for him to

breathe.

At the same time, Eliana, who had rushed out of the private room, was still looking for Preston

everywhere.

‘Where on earth did Preston go? Did he get lost?’

Eliana anxiously took out her phone to call him.

The call was connected immediately.

“Preston, you… hmmp…”

All of a sudden, a pair of big hands covered Eliana’s mouth from behind. She was already drugged and

passed out before she could even struggle.

The phone slipped from her grasp and landed with a thud on the floor.

Before she lost consciousness, she was still able to murmur something. “Preston…”

“Eliana! Eliana! What happened to you? Answer me!”

Maurice abruptly stood up from his seat and shouted Eliana’s name, but he received no response.

“Mr. Moran, what’s wrong?” Corbin asked, perplexed.

“Something bad happened to Eliana…”

“What?” Corbin couldn’t help but raise his voice. His eyes were wide open in shock.

The blue veins on Maurice’s forehead became very visible. He clutched the phone so tightly that it

seemed like he wanted to crush it.

‘Damn it!’ He was so frustrated that he couldn’t contact Wyatt.

What should he do?

Maurice had never been so agitated. Even in the most dangerous situations, he had never been upset.

But not this time.

He had to look for Eliana.

He couldn’t care less about anything else. He rushed out of the house, and Corbin immediately

followed him. They used Maurice’s fastest supercar and headed to the restaurant where Eliana had

been earlier.

He hoped that Eliana was still there.

Meanwhile, an unremarkable minibus sped through the night towards the city’s most secluded corner,

where criminals were hiding.

Eliana woke up in a daze because of the bumps. Her surroundings were in complete darkness. Her

mouth was stuffed with cloth, and her hands and feet were tied up. She was immobilized.

She gradually came to her senses and realized that she had been kidnapped.

The atmosphere around her was stuffy. She was clearly wrapped in a sack, and she felt the jolt. She

thought that she was probably in a moving vehicle.

Who kidnapped her? Where were they taking her?

Eliana became agitated at the thought of these things and tried her best to break free.

However, an unbearable heat emanated from her body, as if her heart had caught fire. She was going

to lose her marbles.

That feeling was particularly familiar…

Damn it! She’d been drugged yet again!

Why were they doing this to her? Eliana felt so helpless.

The minibus came to a halt not long after. The trunk was opened, allowing light to enter. Eliana could

make out several blurred figures reaching for the sack.

She struggled with all her might, but the men who had apprehended her had obviously no mercy for

her. One of them carried her on his shoulder with brute force.

She was dragged into a dark room and thrown to the floor.

She groaned in excruciating pain.

“Open it for me.”

A familiar female voice broke the silence in the room.

When the sack was opened, Eliana struggled to poke her head out and took a deep breath of fresh air.

The next thing she saw was a familiar face in front of her.

It was Evelynn.