First Loves Return Heiress Strikes Back novel Chapter 427

Chapter 427 

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Royce was at his wits‘ end. Bella had suffered a heart attack not long ago and had barely made it through. Now she was this agitated. He was afraid that before they could even rescue Mariela, Bella would be the one collapsing first. 

“Lenny, you can’t do this! Grandma has a heart condition. She can’t handle the stress! If something happens to you, Grandma…” 

Lauryn, seeing that Lennon would not listen, used Bella as leverage. On the surface, she was trying to persuade him, but she was actually using moral blackmail and threatening him. 

After getting Nikolas’s call, Lennon immediately made a rescue plan. 

It was, indeed, the best possible plan at the moment. 

He could have skipped coming home altogether and gone straight to New Mexico. 

But Nikolas had said that if they involved the police, he would kill Mariela on the spot. Lennon was worried that the Stark and Logan families might panic and ruin his plan. That was why he returned home to inform them. 

As tensions ran high, Deandre and Haleigh rushed in. 

“Any news? Have you found Marie?” Deandre asked the moment he stepped in, his voice full of urgency. 

Lennon told him the truth. 

“What? You are saying Marie was kidnapped by Nikolas?” 

rage. 

Deandre’s widened in 

eyes 

He lunged forward, ready to throw a punch, but the bodyguards were quick to stop 

“Deandre, calm down,” Royce urged. 

him. 

“Calm down? How do you expect me to calm down?” Deandre’s eyes were bloodshot, his chest heaving violently.“You said that if we called off 

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