Chapter 4

“You are mad, Silas!”

Amid my outburst, Crystal shouted in surprise, “Let Andrew go!

“We are right outside the police station. Trust me when I say you’ll spend the rest of your life behind bars.”

The threat was clear in Crystal’s furious voice.

I was unfazed.

Keeping a deadly grip on Andrew’s throat, I narrowed my eyes coldly.

“Spill! Where is Ethan?” I demanded sternly.

“I… don’t… know…

“I told you… it’s Karma… He could be… dead by now…” Andrew wheezed out.

Even when his face turned beet-red as I squeezed the air out of him, his eyes were filled with defiance.

I tightened my hold on him.

Wincing in agony, Andrew smacked my arm desperately.

A crowd had gathered at this point.

“Talk about brazen. Is he seriously committing murder right in front of the police station?”

“Why does the guy look familiar? I can’t put my finger on it.”

“Isn’t he a psycho running around with a knife?”

…

With the word going around, the people quickly identified me.

Crystal said smugly, “Silas, aren’t you famous?

“I suggest you let go now. Think about who’s going to look after Ethan.”

I paused.

She had a point.

Ethan was counting on me.

Releasing my grip, I turned on my heel and made a beeline to the precinct right away.

Crystal yelled in a panic, “Have you lost your mind, Silas?

“The kidnapper said not to get the cops involved. Are you trying to get Ethan killed?”

I scoffed, not even halting my footsteps.

By the time I emerged from the station, Andrew and Crystal were long gone.

I pulled a scowl, my head spinning.

My phone chimed with a notification.

I glanced at the screen. It was a text message from an unknown number.

“I saw you coming out of the police station. I guess you don’t want to see your son alive.”

The message solidified my suspicion that Crystal and Andrew were behind the abduction.

In that case, they should get what was coming.

Back then, I installed a hidden tracking app in Crystal’s phone as a security measure in case she was ever in danger.

It never occurred to me that the app would come in handy.

Nevertheless, I was baffled that she would be home.

Despite my bewilderment, I raced back home in record time.

However, Crystal wasn’t there.

Staring at the empty apartment, I froze.

The GPS tracker couldn’t be wrong.

There was one other possibility.

A thought came to mind.

I then sprinted down the stairwell.

“Open up! I know you’re in there!”

I banged on Andrew’s door, my voice full of fury.

It took a while before Crystal came to the door.

“What are you doing here?”

Crystal appeared rattled, her eyes shifting toward me with guilt.

I pushed past her to head straight inside.

“Silas! Who are you to barge in?

“This is my home. I can sue you for trespassing on private property!”

Spotting me, Andrew shouted angrily.

Not even giving him attention, I searched every room in the apartment.

However, Ethan was nowhere to be found.

My expression turned grim.

Andrew and Crystal looked pretty smug for themselves.

“I told you it’s Karma clapping back, and you won’t believe me.

“Do you still think I’d keep that worthless brat in my home?” Andrew crowed.

Letting out a scoff, Crystal threatened, “Wire a million bucks to Andrew and me now.

“Or I’ll have you detained again for breaking and entering.

“When that happens, Ethan…”

Crystal broke off, leaving her words hanging in the air, but I knew what she was suggesting.

Outraged, I clenched my fists.

Just then, a faint sobbing came from the bedroom.

My heart skipped a beat.