Janet was rooted to the spot for a while before finding a cafe to sit down and wait for Ethan. The cup of coffee she was holding was hot, but her limbs tingled in coldness.
She was now safe inside a cafe, but her mind still couldn't get over what she had heard in the car a while ago. It was hard to believe that Tyler would transact with human traffickers.
They said they were going to sell her to Southernton, an underdeveloped area where the people were poor and conservative. It was also a place with frequent cases of abduction over the years.
Just thinking about it gave Janet goose bumps. She rubbed her arms, scared for her life.
Her train of thoughts was interrupted by the bell at the entrance of the cafe.
When she looked up, Janet saw Ethan striding in. Some snowflakes rested on his black hair. And his expression was colder than the winter.
"Ethan!" Without thinking twice, Janet ran to him and threw herself into his arms.
For a split second, Ethan was stunned. But then he hugged Janet back before making her face him. "You should have told me that you were going out. How are you? Did you get hurt?"
"I'm fine. But I... I didn't know Tyler would be such a scum." Ashamed by her poor judgment, Janet lowered her eyes.
Ethan was enraged, but he didn't show it to Janet. God knew what would have happened to her if he was a little too late. Fortunately, he had hired another bodyguard to secretly follow her. "Let's go to the police station first. We can't let him get away from this."
As he spoke, he took a look at his wife, who lowered her head again. Ethan ran his fingers through Janet's hair, comforting her. "I didn't know you could be so bold."
"I thought he had really changed. I have never imagined that he would try to sell me to human traffickers..." Anger and sadness laced in Janet's voice. "How could Hannah have a son like him? She is so unfortunate."
Ethan clenched his jaw but continued to comfort her. "We have to get rid of him once and for all so he won't get the chance to hurt anyone again."
After convincing Janet, they both went to the police station.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Substitute Marriage With the Illegitimate Son