Love at First Sight? Mr. Harrison Has Been Scheming All Along-Chapter 219: "Yes, I’m His Wife.

Auntie Wagner jumped in fright and rushed over to pull Rory Linden back. "Don’t go in! You can’t go in there!"

"I’m the only female doctor here. There’s no one else."

Rory Linden looked at the few people in white coats standing nearby.

They were all men.

’They probably sent men over for safety reasons at first, not expecting this kind of problem to come up.’

A police officer standing nearby asked, "Are you sure? It’s extremely dangerous inside. You might not be able to get out until the hostages are rescued."

"I’m sure!" Rory Linden nodded firmly. "I’ve been involved in situations like this when I was abroad. Don’t worry, I can handle it."

Only then did the officer nod in agreement.

A doctor nearby brought over the medical kit.

Rory Linden opened the kit to check its contents. After confirming everything was there, she said to the officer, "I’m ready. Let me go in."

Standing next to the negotiator, Rory Linden finally got a clear look at the kidnappers.

To her surprise, they weren’t big, burly, brutish-looking types, but three young men.

The one standing at the kindergarten entrance looked to be about twenty. He wasn’t tall, had a buzz cut, and a scar on his chin.

The kidnapper at the door sized up Rory Linden. "I’m warning you, don’t try any tricks. If you dare bring anything else in here, I’ll kill all these kids!"

Holding the kit in one hand, Rory Linden raised the other. "Don’t worry, I didn’t bring anything else."

She edged inside, her gaze subconsciously scanning the crowd, and she quickly found Leo Linden.

Leo Linden was hiding in a corner. When he saw Rory Linden come in, tears streamed down his face uncontrollably.

But he didn’t dare to speak.

Only after entering did Rory Linden realize the injured person was a little girl.

The little girl was covering her face with her hands. Her hands and one side of her face were covered in blood, making it impossible to see where the injury was.

As Rory Linden walked in, another kidnapper snapped, "Make her shut up!"

Rory Linden looked over and was surprised to see that this kidnapper was even younger!

’He was rail-thin and still had a childish look on his face. He couldn’t be more than a teenager!’

His exposed skin was covered in tattoos, but they were crudely done.

Rory Linden quickly knelt to examine the little girl’s wound.

The teacher was also nearby.

Although the little girl didn’t know Rory Linden, the sight of a grown-up woman made her start crying all over again. "WAAH!"

"Don’t be scared. Don’t cry. Listen to me, and we’ll all get out of here safely."

Rory Linden did her best to comfort the little girl.

"It hurts..."

The little girl was in real pain.

"Slowly move your hands away. Let me take a look."

Rory Linden said softly.

The little girl was in agony, but she carefully moved her hands away.

Rory Linden gasped.

The little girl’s ear had been slashed, splitting it almost completely down the middle.

’Thank god, it’s still attached.’

"I’m going to treat it for you. It might hurt a little, but I know you’re the bravest girl. Don’t be afraid. We’re all going to be safe. Your mommy and daddy are waiting for you outside."

Rory Linden’s words successfully calmed the little girl.

While she was still stitching the wound, the three kidnappers began to discuss how much money to demand.

After all, the men were young and didn’t have a solid concept of money, which was why they had been slow to decide on a ransom amount.

One said they should ask for 300,000, another said three million.

Another suggested 1.2 million.

The three of them planned to split the money evenly.

The point of contention now was that they wanted three million, but they also thought it was too much and that the parents outside might not be able to pay it.

The oldest of the kidnappers couldn’t take it anymore. He rushed out and yelled at the negotiator, "We want three million!"

The negotiator said they would discuss it.

He quickly returned and said, "Okay."

The kidnappers were immediately conflicted.

One of them felt the other side had agreed too quickly. ’Was three million too little?’

The oldest kidnapper stood at the door again. "Three million isn’t enough!"

The negotiator asked, "Then how much do you want?"

"We need to discuss it."

They always kept one man at the door while the other two were inside.

This unintentionally protected them.

Because snipers were already in position outside.

But they hadn’t fired for the sake of the children’s safety.

Before they could come to an agreement inside, Rory Linden heard a familiar voice from outside—

"Don’t bother discussing it in there. One of you can come out and negotiate with me."

It was Sean Harrison.

Hearing the man’s voice, Rory Linden’s eyes inexplicably welled up.

A kidnapper stood at the door and asked, "Who are you?"

"I’m the father of one of the children inside. I will pay the full ransom myself," Sean Harrison said. "As long as my son is unharmed, and as long as the amount is within my means, I can pay."

The kidnappers obviously didn’t recognize Sean Harrison.

They just felt that this man had an extraordinary presence and must be wealthy.

The older kidnapper at the door asked, "So how much can you give us?"

"There are three of you. I’ll give you three shares—three million apiece."

Sean Harrison said slowly.

After hearing this, the three kidnappers’ eyes went wide. They stared at each other, not daring to speak.

Nine million...

They had never dared to imagine they could get nine million from a single kidnapping!

Before the kidnappers could respond, Sean Harrison continued, "Don’t get too greedy. Any more than this, and you might get the money, but you won’t live to spend it."

From the moment Sean Harrison started speaking, the spaces both inside and outside the school building fell completely silent.

"You certainly can’t carry three million in cash. So, for about two and a half million of that amount, I will exchange it for three one-kilogram gold bars at the current gold price."

"Gold is hard currency; any black market will make the exchange for you. I’ll give you the remaining five hundred thousand in banknotes."

"I promise you, you can take this money, leave, and start a new life. The condition is that my son must be completely unharmed."

Sean Harrison stood at the kindergarten entrance, laying out his terms and stating his demands, word by word.

Perhaps it was the man’s powerful presence, but the young kidnappers found his words utterly convincing.

The two inside were both saying, "Agree to it, agree to it! All we wanted was money anyway!"

The kidnapper standing at the door was getting annoyed. "Shut up! What if he’s tricking us?!"

Sean Harrison heard this and said, "My wife and my son are both in there. They are my everything. I am the last person who would ever trick you."

One of the kidnappers looked at Rory Linden. "You’re his wife?"

If it had been any other time, Rory Linden definitely would not have admitted to it.

But the situation was critical.

She nodded hastily and replied in a firm tone, "Yes, I’m his wife."