Five Lost Angels: My Husband's Fatal Deception novel Chapter 89

I was a crying mess at the end of an ominous phone call, my heart was about to burst with gnawing pain and despair. It was hard for me to imagine what that monster did to my kid, her painful cries didn’t let me think anything else.

Firstly, I requested officer Nolan to leave, he was imposing great danger over my little girl’s wellbeing.

“Thank you so much for your help, Officer. I will take it from here. You can go back.”

Officer Nolan was on call, so his fellow police man explained the situation.

“It’s not as simple as it seems, Miss Laura. From what I have understood from this call, these criminals are from the terrorist group, extorting money from rich people is their profession.

Using cryptocurrency is safe for them as no one tracks their digital footsteps. So, what’s the guarantee they will return your daughter after receiving money?

What if they keep her as a golden bird and ask for more money from you?”

Officer Joseph’s statement made perfect sense, revealing the evil motives behind this kidnapping. But my heart wasn’t at ease, I felt restless as Jane’s screeches kept echoing in my mind.

“But you heard him, he will harm my little girl if I call for your help.”

Meanwhile, officer Nolan was free from the call, he assured me,

“I have talked to the national database center; the cellular company was successful in tracking the location of the caller.

Don’t worry, Miss Laura. We will rescue Jane as soon as possible.”

According to the police, Jane was held captive in a warehouse, located in the suburbs of the city. All quick response units were set off to free her within five minutes.

Although I wanted to go with them, the officers didn’t allow me. Bright drove me to the police station for the latest updates. Call it my paranoid nature or motherly instinct, there was a nagging sensation in my chest that there was something fishy in this whole predicament.

So, as a precautionary measure, I contacted my assistant despite Bright’s advice. He thought that it wasn’t safe to tell more people.

But I asked for the exact amount needed, “Brandon, how much USD is equal to five hundred bitcoins?”

He brought the IT departments in charge on call, he did the calculations for me.

“Ma’am, it’s roughly fifty million dollars!”

What?

Because of my lack of knowledge, I didn’t realize that the abductors had demanded a hefty amount for ransom. As I didn’t have such sum of money, I called Henry.

“Brother, how much cash do you have on hand?”

Henry was puzzled by my strange request; he questioned me worriedly.

Shoot!

The solution to my grave problem was right in front of my eyes, and I couldn’t see it, disregarding such a significant detail. I swiftly disconnected the call and spoke.

“Can you please help me to track my daughter’s smartwatch’s location?”

The officers in the police station were alerted to hear a new clue for investigation, they got to work immediately. Bright wrapped his arm around my shoulders and consoled me.

“Please relax, Laura. The police officers are doing their best. Jane will be with us in no time.”

He offered me a glass of water and wiped my tears, standing by my side in this tough time. I felt safe in his presence. Soon, Henry also reached the police station, he came with his legal team.

“What is taking you so long to track a smartwatch? And why isn’t there any news from the official team?”

The Green family’s close relationship with the police chief quickened the process, we got a report in five minutes.

“The officers are searching for that warehouse. There will be good news …”

A nerd in a police uniform barged into the chief’s office and interrupted the report.

“There must be a problem in the tracking system, Sir. We received the call from the warehouse, but Jane’s smartwatch is hinting towards an abandoned railway shack in the south.”