The doors were closed,so I couldn't see inside,but standing nearby were a few suspicious,rough-looking men.
They were clutching sticks and knives.
My chest instantly tightened.Emma was inside that van.I shuddered,imagining how terrified my little girl must be.
I yanked the door open and moved to run,but the bodyguard caught my arm and warned,“Miss,it’s too dangerous.”
Seeing this,Ethan crushed his cigarette under his shoe with a cold snort.“What’s the rush,Jenna?Your daughter won’t die just yet.”
At his signal,a man with a scar on his face yanked the van door open and dragged Emma out.
She was pale,her eyes swollen from crying.Tape sealed her mouth,bruises marked her body and rope bound her wrists and ankles.The moment she saw me,she began thrashing and sobbing.
"Emma!"My heart ached as if it were being torn apart.I tried to rush forward,but the bodyguard held me back once again.
“Mom?Mom...”Her muffled cry was raw and desperate.
“Ethan,let her go!She's just a child!If you have something against me,take it out on me!”
I screamed like crazy,tears blurring my vision.
Natalie put away the mirror and swayed her waist as she walked over.Her voice dripped with mock sympathy.“Oh,what a touching scene between mother and daughter.But Jenna,too bad,you’re in no place to bargain here.”
Ethan opened his car door,pulled out a folder and slammed it onto the ground in front of me.A cloud of dust rose.
“Sign it,”he said flatly,without the slightest trace of emotion.
I looked down.It was an equity transfer and a divorce agreement.
The terms were extremely brutal,practically forcing me to leave my own house with nothing.
Not only would Ethan take all Sinclair Family shares,property and savings,but he also demanded control over future Sinclair Group projects guaranteed to his company.
It was outright theft.He was taking advantage of my weakness.
"Ethan,stop dreaming!"I shouted,trembling with rage.“Don’t even think about it.”
"So you refused?"Ethan raised an eyebrow,as if he had expected nothing else.He then turned and gave a small nod toward Scarface Seven.
Scarface Seven immediately let out a dark laugh.Before I could react,he grabbed Emma's hair and yanked her head back.
His other hand held a knife,pressing the sharp blade hard against her throat.
