Chapter 134
Even After Death
Mina retold the entire incident from the beginning. When Marina heard that Olivia also got on the boat,
her first reaction was to pin the blame on her.
âI knew Olivia was up to no good. She mustâve been the one who hired those men to take our child!
Ethan, you have to get
Connor back!â
Ethan felt a strong urge to slap Marina, but he was not in the habit of hitting women.
He thought no one in their right mind couldâve said what Marina said.
Holding back his anger, he said, âGet her out of here.â
Brent had already begun investigating. Ethan was touched when he saw footage of Olivia recklessly
going after the group of men. He knew better than anyone that if she wanted to hurt Connor, she
wouldâve done it long ago.
She did love Connorâso much so that she went after him even when she knew the men had guns on
them.
Looking worried, Brent whispered, âMr. Miller, could your identity have been exposed? Did they take
Master Connor to exchange him for that item?â
Ethan pursed his lips, his icy temperament overwhelming.
âNo,â Ethan shut down that assumption immediately.
He replayed the footage of the men shooting their guns. Although they disguised themselves, their
pistols were visible.
He zoomed in on the footage and said, âLook at their firearms. Those are MK23s.
âThey were the standard issue weapons of the special forces in the early days. These pistols are
comparable to the Desert Eagle in terms of firepower, but their downside is apparent. Theyâre too bulky.
Even without silencers, theyâre not easy to use with one hand.
âThey wouldnât think to use such clumsy and outdated weapons.
âSecondly, look at how these two ran. That isnât how trained special forces retreat. So these guys are
not them. If they were here, they wouldâve held the whole ship hostage and not just a child.â
Brent didnât understand. âIf it isnât them, who else would dare to cross the Millers?â
Ethan put his hands behind his back as he looked into the distance.
He said with certainty, âNo matter who they are, they put so much effort into this operation. Since they
arenât after the life of someone, they mustâve done it for the money.â
âThatâs true. Ms. Carlton spent a lot of money advertising this event. Especially this fireworks show.
She spent a few hundred thousand on that. This huge amount mustâve spurred someone to kidnap
Master Connor.â
With a sigh, Brent said, âMs. Carlton also announced the details of the event. We were supposed to
handle the security, but she insisted that her uncle do it instead. It wouldâve been fine if they were just
trying to line their pockets, but Master Conner got kidnapped. Even Ms. Fordham was taken.â
Ethan frowned at the mention of Olivia. If the kidnappers only wanted a ransom, they would not harm
Connor yet. But Olivia had put herself in danger by throwing herself at them.
The kidnappers were wellâprepared. They chose to carry out their plan on sea and not on land. They
wouldâve had a hard time trying to evade surveillance on land.
On the other hand, mobile phones didnât even have a signal at sea. So it was going to be hard to track
someone.
Ethanâs biggest fear was that they were based on an uninhabited island. That would make their search
way harder.
In the following hours, he made a lot of calls and set up a detailed rescue plan. Even after that, Ethan
couldnât relax for a moment. His brows were still furrowed with worry.