After Prison I Rushed into Marriage with a Comatose Tycoon-Chapter 41: Shane Lockwood Came to Save Her

"Of course, it’s me calling you." The limping man sneered. "We did the job, and now you’re not planning to pay up. You’ve got a lot of nerve, woman."

Hearing the threat in the limping man’s voice, Amelia Sutton softened her tone. "The remaining five hundred thousand, I’ll transfer it to you now."

"That woman is ferocious. You think a measly five hundred thousand is enough to get rid of us?"

Amelia Sutton took a deep breath. "I’ll add another five hundred thousand. And stay out of my sight from now on."

"Is the news that a daughter of the Sutton family hired someone to kidnap her own sister only worth five hundred thousand? If this got out, I wonder how much of your high-and-mighty reputation would be left."

Amelia Sutton’s expression changed. "One and a half million. That should be enough this time!"

With the initial deposit, that would be two million.

The kidnapper’s heart pounded with excitement.

They had never handled such a big job since they started this line of work and were tempted to agree right then and there.

However, a glance over his shoulder revealed Eliza Sutton sitting by the edge of the pit, idly playing with a dagger.

The silver dagger danced between her fingers, like a flitting butterfly under the bright moonlight.

But the kidnappers couldn’t appreciate this beauty at all; they only found it terrifying.

The kidnapper roared viciously, "Ten million! A single cent less, and you can wait for your reputation to be ruined!"

Amelia Sutton was furious. "You’re insane! How dare you blackmail your own employer!"

"You don’t have to be blackmailed. But you’ll just be known as a venomous shrew, and it’ll be hard for you to marry into a wealthy family then." The limping man followed the script Eliza Sutton had given him, acting as vicious as possible.

Amelia Sutton gritted her teeth in hatred. The kidnapper’s words had struck her deepest fear.

She absolutely could not let the news that she orchestrated her own sister’s kidnapping get out. Otherwise, her marriage to Sean Hughes would be impossible!

"Give me half an hour."

Half an hour later, the kidnapper’s phone sounded with a DING, signaling that money had been deposited.

The kidnapper opened the text message, and his eyes widened to their limit when he saw the long string of zeros.

’Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands...’

Ten million.

It had really arrived.

The kidnapper looked at Eliza Sutton with awe. He originally thought she was just messing around, but he never expected that she could actually extort ten million just by writing a few lines.

In that instant, the kidnappers wished they could hire Eliza Sutton as their master strategist. Their performance would surely skyrocket, and they’d never have to worry about money again.

"The money’s here?"

"Yes, yes, it’s here," the limping man said fawningly. "Ma’am, I’ll transfer the money to you right now, along with the recording."

After the money was transferred, the kidnapper looked at Eliza Sutton. "Ma’am, the job is done. Can we go now?"

’Go?’

Eliza Sutton’s brows furrowed slightly in confusion. ’Are kidnappers these days so unprofessional? They’ve fallen into my hands, and they still think they can just walk away?’

Just as Eliza Sutton took out a shovel, preparing to continue burying the men, a bright pair of headlights shone over.

Someone was coming.

Eliza Sutton frowned, watching for a long moment.

She saw a convoy of cars approaching the mountain. ’Who would be coming here so late?’

As if she’d thought of something, Eliza Sutton’s expression suddenly changed, and she leaped into the pit.

"AHH!"

The kidnappers were startled by Eliza Sutton’s action.

"You... Ma’am, what are you trying to do?"

Eliza Sutton didn’t speak. She tipped a few Medicine Pills out of the vial she carried, pinched open the kidnappers’ jaws, and fed them the pills.

"What did you make us eat?" one kidnapper asked, confused. ’It’s surprisingly sweet and smooth,’ he thought. ’Actually, it’s delicious.’

"Poison."

The kidnappers froze for a moment, then burst out laughing. "Ma’am, you’re hilarious. Do you think we’re filming a historical drama or something? Poison, really."

Eliza Sutton said nothing, merely staring at them fixedly.

The kidnappers’ laughter soon died. Forcing a brave face, one said, "You must be joking."

Before the words had even left his mouth, the kidnapper felt a sharp, twisting pain in his stomach, as if from a knife.

They writhed on the ground, howling and begging for mercy. "Ma’am, we can talk this out! Just tell us what you want us to do! There was no need to waste poison!"

Eliza Sutton took a Silver Needle in her hand and jabbed them each twice with it. The pain immediately subsided.

Eliza Sutton untied their ropes and jerked her chin upward. "Climb out."

And so, the kidnappers scrambled out like nimble apes.

Eliza Sutton commanded again, "Pick up the shovels."

The kidnappers immediately went for the shovels. Since there were only two, the five of them started fighting over them.

They only stopped when they saw the dark look on Eliza Sutton’s face.

"Fill it in."

Hearing Eliza Sutton’s command, the kidnappers froze, staring at each other in disbelief.

"Did I just hear that right?"

"I think my ears are playing tricks on me, too. She told us to fill in the pit."

"Yeah, I heard it too."

"Hurry up!" Eliza Sutton’s tone sharpened.

The kidnappers shuddered in fear and immediately began shoveling dirt into the pit.

At first, the kidnappers were cautious. But when they saw that Eliza Sutton wasn’t struggling, a malicious thought sparked in their minds, even though they didn’t know what she was up to.

’If they bury this woman alive, that ten million will be theirs.’

The thought spurred them on, and they shoveled with even more vigor.

Suddenly, the roar of car engines cut through the air. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

"Who’s here so late?"

While the kidnappers were still wondering, they found themselves surrounded.

Each bodyguard was powerfully built and radiated an intimidating aura, making the five kidnappers look like scrawny weaklings in comparison.

As the kidnappers trembled, the bodyguards parted like a tide, and a man in a wheelchair was pushed forward to face them.

"Where is Eliza Sutton?"

"El... who?" The kidnapper was bewildered. "I don’t know."

Shane Lockwood’s gaze turned icy. "You kidnapped her, and you’re telling me you don’t know?"

The kidnappers instantly understood. ’Eliza Sutton is the ma’am!’

"The ma’am—"

"President Lockwood, the Mistress is at the bottom of the pit!" Erik Irvine’s voice cut the kidnapper off. "They were burying her alive!"

Shane Lockwood’s expression changed, and he ordered the bodyguards to push him over.

Erik Irvine had already rescued Eliza Sutton from the pit.

She was covered in dirt and unconscious, looking as if she had been seriously harmed.

"Give her to me."

Erik Irvine: "President Lockwood, maybe I should carry her..."

A glance from Shane Lockwood was enough to silence Erik Irvine, who carefully placed Eliza Sutton in Shane Lockwood’s arms.

Shane Lockwood looked down at Eliza Sutton.

The normally sharp-tongued Eliza Sutton was now lying pale in his arms, and Shane Lockwood’s heart clenched with an uncomfortable feeling.

Shane Lockwood tore his gaze away and looked at the wailing kidnappers on the ground. He smiled. "These men have some real nerve. I like that. Make sure you play with them nicely."

At Shane Lockwood’s command, a few bodyguards immediately stepped forward.

The kidnappers were scared out of their wits. Just as they were about to blurt out the truth, they saw Eliza Sutton, who was being held in Shane Lockwood’s arms, suddenly open her eyes and look right at them.