Chapter 184

“The Green Group went bankrupt,” Elizabeth took a sip of water and looked up at Charles. “Uncle, did you watch the news?”

Charles was looking at a contract on his phone, frowning, and responded absentmindedly, “What?”

“Was it your doing?” Elizabeth couldn’t help but ask.

Charles looked up at Elizabeth. “What?”

“Was it your doing?” she asked again.

Charles finalized the contract, turned off his phone, and smiled at Elizabeth. “Of course, I have my ways.” He pointed to the contract on his phone, clearly referring to something different from what Elizabeth had mentioned. “There’s a reason I’ve come this far, you know!”

Elizabeth smiled. “You are really impressive.”

Charles was about to say something else when his phone rang. Elizabeth took a sip of tea and heard Charles exclaim, “What? Now? Is it serious?” He suddenly stood up, and Elizabeth quickly put down her cup. Who got into trouble?

Charles said he’d be there right away and hung up the phone. “One of the company’s artists fell from the wire during filming. I’m heading to the hospital,” he said, getting up and walking out without lingering.

Elizabeth blinked. Charles left decisively. Looking at the empty dining table, Elizabeth sighed. She was left alone again. Thinking about the day’s events, she lost her appetite. After finishing her water, she decided to go home.

Just as she reached the restaurant entrance, a black car stopped in front of her. Elizabeth was about to walk around it when two men got out and approached her. She didn’t even have time to run before they pushed her into the car.

“Stay still!” a man shouted.

Elizabeth frowned. As soon as she was inside, her mouth was covered.

The man in the passenger seat glanced back, looked Elizabeth up and down, and was astonished. “She’s a beauty.”

Elizabeth frowned tightly and kicked the back of the seat. Who were these people? Why were they kidnapping her?

Someone next to her pressed down on her. Elizabeth had no choice but to quiet down and carefully observe her surroundings. It was a black van with five people, including the driver. They were all dressed in black, a difficult group to deal with. Her hands and feet were tied with rope, and she heard someone ask, “Should we just throw her into the water?”

“That’s the order, sir. Just follow it,” another voice replied.

Elizabeth’s lips trembled. When she heard they were going to throw her into the sea, her heart skipped a beat. Years ago, saving Alexander, she had almost lost her life. If they threw her into the sea again, she might not survive even half a minute! She was terrified of the deep sea. She vividly remembered the suffocating feeling of being submerged, the fear and helplessness!

“She’s pretty, isn’t it a waste to just drown her?” someone asked.

“Do you want to sleep with her? Take a good look, she’s the daughter of the Percy family, Alexander’s wife!”

“Tim’s going to kill her anyway, why should I care whose wife she is?” the man answered arrogantly.

Elizabeth’s chin was suddenly grabbed, and a somewhat decent-looking man’s face came into view. He stared at her, as if admiring a piece of art, and sighed. “You are really beautiful, much prettier than that woman!”

Elizabeth was puzzled. Which woman? Was it who she thought it was?

The man suddenly removed the gag from Elizabeth’s mouth and teased, “Call me darling.”

Elizabeth choked, breathing heavily but calmly. “Who are you? Why are you kidnapping me?”

“Stop talking so much, call me darling!” the man said impatiently.