As soon as he said that, the distant revving of engines could be heard. Moments later, a minibus could be seen speeding through the crowd toward them!
“Get in the car!” commanded the man as soon as the vehicle came to a screeching halt before them. Not having any other choice, the trio simply obeyed.
At that point, Gerald was still considering whether he should make a move now or continue waiting for a bit. After all, even though these people had guns with them, he didn’t really think that they were all that big a deal.
At that moment, a static voice could be heard coming from a walkie-talkie, stating, “Are you done?”
“Yes we are! It was a piece of cake!” replied the leader.
As the two continued talking through the walkie-talkie, at some point, Jasmine’s voice could clearly be heard from the other end.
‘So they weren’t lying when they said they’ve already captured Jasmine and the rest!’ Gerald thought to himself.
With that in mind, he decided not to make a move just yet. He would just have to think of something once he reunited with Jasmine and the others later.
Before being allowed to leave the minibus with curtained windows, Gerald and the others had their heads covered with tiny sacks.
“Move forward!”
Eventually, the sacks were removed once they reached their destination. To Gerald, it seemed like they were in a cellar of sorts.
Looking around, he saw that Jasmine, Isabelle, Stella, and Warren were already here, though all four of them had been tied against chairs.
“Mindy! Sanderson! Are both of you alright?” shouted Jasmine in a worried tone.
“I-I’m fine… Who are those people, Jasmine? How could they be so daring?” asked Mindy hurriedly.
Upon hearing Gerald’s name being mentioned out of the blue, the other women in the room found themselves slightly stunned. This was especially the case for Jasmine though her expression turned somber soon enough.
“…Wishing for him to be here in this situation really won’t help… After all, he’s gone missing!” said Jasmine.
“…Huh? What? Since when? What happened?” asked Jasmine’s classmates in surprise.
“Nobody knows… It’s already been well over half a year, yet we don’t even know if he’s dead or alive!” explained Jasmine.
“How… How could that be…” said Stella in disbelief.
“…No wonder Marven’s company fell into bankruptcy so suddenly! So it had something to do with Gerald going missing!” added Isabelle, her tone downcast.
“Humph! It serves him right! After all, who told him to keep such a high profile? He thought he could do anything that he wished just because he was rich, but look what ended up happening to him after showing off so much! He’s just a man with a bad fortune!” growled Maia angrily as she remembered her past encounters with him.
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