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Chapter 16 - CHAPTER 15 "FATAL BLOW"

Jackie awoke from her coma as a result of the car's loud screeching. She opened her eyes, but were greeted by intense darkness as her eyes adjusted to the gloom. Soon, her vision grew clear, and she noticed Kelvin looking pitifully at her.

She, like Kelvin, was positioned at the opposite end of the trunk of the car, with both of their wrists tied.

Kelvin inquired in hushed tones.

"Are you okay, Jackie?"

Jackie maintained her expressionless stare and remained silent. She attempted to raise herself slightly, but a wave of pain surged down her spine, prompting her to revert to her former position. The impact from the car's trunk on her back was so severe that she felt only pains.

The trunk of the automobile lifted, and the day light forced its way inside, leading them to involuntarily close their eyes to avoid the sun's gaze.

"Get down!" Jeoffery yelled at them.

Kelvin stepped down, enraged, and was restrained by a guard. Another guard, on the other hand, assisted Jackie. Then they were pulled inside.

When Gloria saw them, she chuckled . "Welcome home, sister-in-law."

The sight of Gloria horrified Jackie. She clenched her fist and wished her hands were free of the restraints. She and her brother had never been through anything as difficult as this. They felt like the most vulnerable individuals on the planet

Still feeling disgusted, she cursed.

"How can you retract your statements? Gloria. I brought you what you asked for. Did I not?"

Gloria exhaled a sigh. "How can you be such a naive sister-in-law?" You truly thought you could work something out with me?" She burst out laughing.

"What do you intend to do with us now, kill us?" Jackie grinned.

"I see you're not so stupid after all," Gloria added.

"I need you here to finish my plan." "You and your close-fisted brother would say goodbye to this world after I give you the shock of your life."

Jackie, who was already enraged, spat in her face before she could continue. Gloria retaliated with two strong slaps, turning Jackie's head to the side."

"How could you slap my sister?" Kelvin, who was being held by guards, barked.

"Get them out of my sight," she said.

CLYDE'S MANSION

Alex's expression darkened quickly after Daphne told him something. His concerns that Jackie was hiding something were beginning to be validated.Jackie had abandoned her lunch and gone to her room two hours before, claiming she had lost her appetite and so needed some rest.

Daphne, who had returned an hour before, went to Jackie's room to check on her, but the room was empty save for the dummy, which Jackie had positioned as camouflage on her bed.

"Where could she possibly have gone to Alex?" Daphne, who appeared frustrated, inquired worriedly.

"I don't have any idea," he said before she could finish."I knew something wasn't right, but I was so naive that I ignored it.. The news that Gloria was behind all of this crushed her heart, and she could do anything she wanted out of wrath."

Alex added, frustratedly running his hand through his hair.

"I just hope what I'm thinking is incorrect," Daphne said.

"What exactly are you thinking?" "What if Gloria kidnapped Jackie as well?" Daphne blurted out impulsively.

"I hope not." And yes, that does remind me. I've implanted a tracker in her hair. "I knew something like this could happen, so I installed a tracker in her hair while she slept," Alex explained as he pushed his phone, searching for something.

"Got it." When he discovered the place, he exclaimed.

"Let's go there now," he said.

"Wait a minute, what? Just the two of us?That would be dangerous, and I believe we should notify the police." Daphne exclaimed, terrified.

"I guess you're right," he agreed.

He took out his phone and dialed the inspector's number. It went through, and he answered on the second ring.

Alex went straight to the point, telling the inspector everything that had happened and giving him the location he had tracked. He hung up the phone and returned his attention to Daphne.

"I hope you're feeling better now?" "Can we leave now?" Alex enquired.

Daphne offered an uneasy nod, which Alex accepted as a yes without question. They dashed out of the house, climbed into one of the parked cars, and sped away.

The incessant wind blew into Jackie and Kelvin's faces through the window. They had awoken from their slumber almost immediately. As they sat in the center of the room, their wrists were tied and their backs were turned to each other.

Kelvin looked out the window, it was already dark but he couldn't determine what hour it was.

"What are we going to do now, Kel?" Sit exactly like this?" Jackie eventually spoke up.

He let out a sigh. "It's pointless, Jackie; there's nothing else we can do while we're still imprisoned here." There's no getting out of here."

"Oh no, don't tell me you've already given up?" Only if we want to, we can do it bro

Jackie encouraged

""I think you should listen to your brother, stubborn sister-in-law" Gloria said as she and Jeoffery went in through the slightly ajar door.

Gloria examined Jackie closely before saying.

"You should accept the fact that you're not going to get out of here alive." "It's time for retaliation, siblings," she exclaimed, laughing hysterically.

"You know, you've always treated me like a jerk and never loved me since your brother brought me to your place. "I'd always hoped for the day when I could teach you a lesson with my own hands," Jeoffery said as he strangled Jackie by the neck.

"Let go of her asshole," Kelvin shouted at him when he saw him strangle her But Jeoffery retaliated with a lethal slap.

"Enough of that," Gloria interjected.

Now, brother and sister, I would offer you only one chance to choose, and that would be your death.

Jackie and Kelvin both had puzzled expressions on their faces. They were completely perplexed by what Gloria stated.

Jeoffery then brought in a gallon of gasoline and a revolver and set them in front of them.

"Would you rather die by fire or by gunshot?" Gloria said.

The disbelief on their faces widened even more, yet they remained harsh.

"Fine, I'll do it myself if you don't."

"I'd rather go with the gun," she stated flatly.

"Would you be willing to do the honours?"

She questioned Jeoffery as she picked up the revolver from the ground and extended it to Jeoffery, who gratefully accepted it.

Jeoffery snatched the revolver with a smirk on his face.

"It will be my pleasure," he remarked as he took the revolver away from her.

He held out the revolver and pointed it towards Kelvin.

"Thank you, buddy; because of you, I'd be a billionaire." You've done a lot of good, but it's a shame you're leaving."

He held the gun steadily at him, ready to pull the trigger and fire a round into him, but he was halted by a voice.

"Drop your weapons and put your hands on your heads, both of you." Two cops, together with Alex and Daphne, entered the room.

""Put the gun down," the cops said again.

He carefully brought the gun down and dropped it on the floor, kicking it in the direction of the cops. They both placed their hands on their heads in surrender.

They promptly and rapidly handcuffed them.

Daphne and Alex immediately untangled Jackie and Kelvin's ropes and assisted them up.

They hugged one other and made their way to the door.

"I thought I wasn't coming back to you," Daphne said as she kissed Kelvin.

Just then, a deep male voice came from behind them, causing them to pause in their path.

"Release Gloria and Jeoffery or I'll shoot this lady."

They all turned, including the two cops, and Jakie and Kelvin's looks were puzzled. What they witnessed astounded them.

What did they see?