“Of course not.” Lionel held his younger daughter’s hand. “Your sister has suffered a lot. If I had known about it, I would never have let her grow up alone like that. You see, I owe her too much.”
“Won’t that be solved if we take her back home with us?”
“It won’t be that easy. Of course, it will be best if she’s willing to go with us.”
Hearing this, Regina’s eyes brightened. “You really think so?”
Without waiting for his reply, she let go of his hand. “I’ll take care of this. I will make sure that Rachel comes back with us.”
As she said this, she ran out of the room.
“Regina!” Lionel could not stop her; instead, he glanced at someone beside him. As such, the bodyguard immediately followed her. Since Regina’s status was unique, she had to have bodyguards near her whenever she went out.
His assistant assured him, “Don’t worry, sir. Someone will be there with her.”
“I’m not worried about her but Rae.”
“Miss Rae’s current situation is worrying. You are making the right considerations since these issues won’t exist if she is willing to return with us.”
“I’m just worried that she isn’t.”
“Perhaps there’s someone who can talk to her?”
At these words, Lionel paused as he recalled a person. If there was someone who could convince Rachel, it had to be him.
In the meantime, Justin had been trapped in another room for quite some time. When he regained consciousness, he could only find two men who looked like bodyguards. They were guarding the door, which was the only exit, as they stood as stiff as statues. As soon as they noticed he was awake, they glanced at each other and exchanged some words before one of them left. Justin looked around, but he could not find Rachel as he realized he was lying alone on the couch.
“Where’s Julian?” he asked the man still guarding the door. The man frowned briefly, but did not reply.
“Where’s Rae?” He rose to his feet immediately. “You took me here; at least tell me what for!”
Seeing him approach with an unfriendly expression, the guard ordered, “Stay there and do not move.”
“I asked you—where is the woman who was kidnapped with me?!”
“Stay still!” The guard pulled out his electric baton, looking like he would be aggressive if Justin dared to approach another inch.
At that moment, the door behind the guard opened. As he panned toward the visitor, Justin’s eyes narrowed. “Mr. Brook?”
It was Lionel Hudson. To Justin, however, he was Mr. Brook—an American businessman who had helped him tremendously when he arrived in the northern division of Riverdale. He had also given Justin and Rachel plenty of assistance in Enistan as well.
“Sir.” The guard replaced his electric baton while moving to the side respectfully.
“It was you who took us?” Justin’s gaze was narrowed. That doesn’t sound right; it is Julian who has kidnapped us!
“No.” Lionel sat opposite him. “Have a seat. I have something to discuss with you.”
Justin had many questions and he could not figure them out. However, the man had helped him and Rachel a lot in the past. If he really had been the person who kidnapped them, he would not have wasted this much effort; Justin and Rachel would not have even made it back from Enistan in one piece.
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