Chapter 4

The kidnapper’s knife pressed against Felix’s throat.

It lightly drew a line, and blood instantly stained Felix’s collar.

Seeing this, Vicki’s face went pale:

“No, I’ll listen to you!”

She abruptly reached out, pushing me forcefully towards the kidnappers.

Her movements were desperate and rough; her delicate fingernails even left several red marks on my arm.

I said nothing, walking like a zombie, step by step, towards the kidnappers.

The moment my foot entered the circle of kidnappers, two fierce-looking men immediately seized me.

Rough ropes were tightly bound around me.

Butch tore off his mask, revealing an ugly scar.

He laughed brazenly, his laughter echoing through the empty factory:

“Miss Sterling, you actually believed we’d let him go?”

Vicki’s face instantly turned ashen, her body trembling slightly from the intense surge of emotion as she furiously retorted:

“You broke your word! Release Felix immediately! Otherwise, you won’t get a single cent!”

I hung my head. Though it no longer mattered, hearing those words still sent a chill through my heart.

“Release him? Miss Sterling, you’re too naive.”

Butch’s eyes flashed with ruthlessness.

“I can release him, but before that, let’s play an interesting game.”

He said, taking a syringe filled with an unknown liquid from a minion behind him and shaking it in front of Vicki.

“This is an experimental serum. Choose one person for me to inject it into: will you choose your husband, or your childhood friend?”

The question hung in the air, and the surrounding atmosphere instantly froze.

All eyes were on Vicki.

Her lips trembled slightly, and with hardly any hesitation, she blurted out:

“Inject my husband!”

The words hit me like a heavy hammer, right to my core, yet they were entirely expected.

The kidnappers erupted in laughter, their eyes filled with scorn as they looked at me.

As if I were the most pathetic insect in the world.

The cold needle pierced my skin, and the serum slowly injected.

My body instinctively trembled, but I forced myself to remain calm.

“Host, this is a highly active cellular agent. Your organs will fail within 10 days, and current medical technology cannot detect it.”

I took a deep breath, my heart completely undisturbed.

Anyway, I only had six days left. It didn’t matter anymore.

“Now can you release him?!”

Vicki glared at the kidnappers.

The kidnappers discussed it for a moment. Perhaps they thought I was more valuable, so they untied Felix.

“Get lost!”

Felix scrambled to his feet, stumbling towards Vicki.

He tightly embraced Vicki, his arms trembling slightly from excitement and lingering fear.

“Vicki, thank you for saving me. I thought I’d never see you again.”

Felix’s voice was choked with sobs, filled with the relief of a narrow escape.

Vicki instinctively hugged him back, her eyes filled with worry and concern, comforting him:

“It’s okay, it’s all over now. You’re safe, that’s all that matters.”

Just then, Butch spoke up:

“Miss Sterling, your husband is in our hands. You have twenty-four hours to gather fifty million in ransom. If you dare to call the police or exceed the time limit, you’ll be picking up your husband’s corpse!”

Butch threatened coldly, his icy gaze seemingly able to pierce through hearts.

Vicki bit her lower lip, shot a fierce glare at the kidnappers, then, helping Felix, left the factory without looking back.

As their figures disappeared outside the factory, the kidnappers’ attention returned to me.

Butch walked up to me, knelt down, and pinched my chin.

A mocking smile played on his face:

“Tell me, as a husband, how can you be so spineless? That man is clearly far more important to your wife than you are.”