A blackmailer.

When Ali regained consciousness, she found herself inside a dark room and the only source of light was the candle that was about to extinguish.

She looked around the room with horror and fright, recalling that she was eating dinner with the Laverocks before she passed out.

As fear kicked in, the urgency to escape surged in her, and she began to call out for help.

"Help! Someone, please help me!" She cried out desperately for what seemed like hours.

She was confused as well as scared. There was no way she could have been kidnapped in the mansion unless someone in the mansion had captured her when she fainted and brought her here.

There were only two people in her mind who could do this, Gerald and Bridget. Ali wailed louder, begging whoever kidnapped her to let her go, and just then the door creaked open and Gerald stepped in.

Ali sniffed and begged him to release her, but Gerald kept laughing at her while pointing a gun to her head.

"Gold digger. Didn't you want to be Mar