Semua Bab The Revenge of the Mute Wife: Bab 171 - Bab 180

Their ears were ringing as they slowly opened their eyes, their eyelids heavy and their bodies in excruciating pain.Pain dominated their senses, but Frederick forced himself to keep his eyes open.Everything seemed to spin, but as he managed to focus, he saw that his wife had a head wound.“Vanessa…” he began, trying to touch her face and wake her up.Vanessa, feeling the contact, slowly opened her eyes. “Ah… Frederick?” She was so disoriented that it was hard for her to keep her eyes open.“No… don’t fall asleep, wake up and help me.”“What…?”“I can’t feel my legs.”At his words, Vanessa snapped awake. As she looked around, she saw the chaos left behind after crashing into the tree. She noticed she had only a few superficial injuries, but when she looked at Frederick, she saw a metal rod impaled in his right leg.She gasped and tried to scream, but Frederick's stern look silenced her.“Don’t you dare. I’m not in the mood for your screams… so instead of wasting your energy,

Frederick's face darkened as he glared at the note. He recognized it immediately—it was something they used when families of their victims didn't follow their instructions to the letter. In such cases, even after receiving the ransom, they would kill the victims to remind everyone of their power."No, no, my children!" Vanessa cried, pressing her daughter's head to her chest. "My babies… no…""Why are you crying?" a voice cut through her anguish.As they turned, they saw about ten people standing before them, dressed in black suits and hiding their identities with motorcycle helmets and body gloves. Each held a baseball bat or metal pipe."You—" Frederick started, his anger bubbling over."Hey Vanessa, tell me, did you enjoy how I handed over your daughter?" one of the masked figures asked, ignoring Frederick entirely."Monster, how could you?" Vanessa shouted, her face twisted with fury as she set her daughter's head down and stood, fists clenched, ready to confront the killer.

Ever since Jayden, Christian, and Nicholas escaped the chaos in the courtroom, they had joined the search for Frederick and Vanessa.They became part of the detective's team and were even given bulletproof vests for their protection, as it wasn't clear whether Frederick and Vanessa had taken advantage of the situation on their own or if someone was helping them.During the search, Nicholas disappeared from sight. They assumed he had gone to rest without telling them due to his age, so they didn't think much of it.As the sun began to set, they still had no news of the pair or any clue about where they might be hiding.Given the time, Christian and Jayden decided to leave the matter in the detective's hands, as they were worried about their wives.The detective understood and assured them that he would keep them informed of any developments.But when they returned to where they had left their wives, they found that both the women and the officers assigned to guard them were gone.

That same morning, every news outlet was talking about the horrific deaths of the Turner family. Many news channels even claimed to have exclusive photos of the state in which the bodies of the four family members were found.There was much speculation about how the events unfolded, but since the police didn’t provide further details, the topic gradually faded from public attention.Days began to pass, and everyone was waiting for some new scandal or news to feed the city's curiosity.Fortunately, they didn’t have to wait long. With the arrival of a new season, people were kept entertained by new trends and fashions that began to emerge.But not everyone was happy. One of those discontented people was Roger.At that moment, he felt incredibly frustrated because he had gone from having everything to being just a simple appraiser in a pawn shop.It was the only job that recognized any of his qualifications... and that was simply pathetic.Damn the moment his perfect life went to h

Meanwhile, at Peterson Group, things were bustling as they began preparing the small summer collection.At that moment, Deborah arrived at the company, helped out of the vehicle by her beloved."My love, are you sure you’ll be okay?" Jayden asked."Yes, I already told him I’ve arrived, so he should be down from his office any minute.""Okay, and sorry, my love, but I won’t be able to join you for lunch today.""It’s fine, don’t worry. Just focus on your work.""Okay, love," Jayden said, giving her a kiss on the lips. "Hey, if they can’t drive you home, call the company and have them assign a driver to pick you up, alright? I don’t want you taking a taxi.""Okay.""Promise me.""I promise, love. I’ll call to ask for a car since you and my dad are busy," she repeated playfully.Jayden laughed and, after giving her one last kiss, returned to his car while waving goodbye as he headed to the construction site since they were close to finishing the hotel.She waved back until the