Love's Cunning Ruse novel Chapter 176

In a pitch-black room.

Julie woke up, all muddled up, only to find herself tied to a chair. Her limbs were sore and her head felt like it was about to split up, filled with pain.

Her eyes were covered with a blindfold, and her hands and feet were firmly tied to the chair. The air was filled with a damp, moldy smell that was nauseating.

In the absence of sight, a person often feels more insecure. Julie was no exception, particularly when she heard the dull sound of chains, which made her get goosebumps.

She tried to break free, but a deep voice came from not too far away, "Babe, if I were you, I'd just sit tight."

Julie felt like she was suspended in mid-air, and any movement would trigger the sound of chains. She probably figured it out: although she was sitting on a chair, the chair was likely chained up. And the sound of water was probably from beneath her feet.

Julie calmed down, stopped struggling, and tried to maintain balance. Just as she was about to speak, she heard another man's voice, "It’s such a waste for such a beautiful woman to be tied up..."

"Quit your daydreaming, we're here for the money, not her. Once our employer pays up, we're out of here. Don’t get greedy and land us in trouble."

"Don't you think this woman looks familiar?"

"Familiar? How?"

"You remember Mrs. Hernandez from Simpo Co., the one on the news a while back? Don't you think she looks like her?"

From the kidnappers' conversation, Julie was sure they didn't know she was Mrs. Hernandez. If the kidnappers had known, they would have kidnapped her for her wealth. But they didn't know her identity and yet still kidnapped her. What were they after?

They had mentioned there was a real employer. What was their purpose?

According to one of the kidnappers, she was brought here by them. Did that mean there was another group of people also after her?

These questions threw Julie's thoughts into a whirl.

But the most important thing right now was that these two guys seemed to have been ordered to not harm her. So...

"How much is your employer paying you? I can double it!" Julie suddenly blurted out to the kidnappers.

The kidnappers were taken aback for a moment, and then one laughed and responded, "You? Double our pay?"

"I am Mrs. Hernandez!" Julie replied firmly.

From their conversation, Julie deduced that these two men seemed to be more interested in money than her life. Hence, dealing with this situation would be a lot simpler.

The two kidnappers clearly didn't believe Julie.

One kidnapper frowned and snapped at the other, "What are you blabbering about, Mrs. Hernandez from Simpo Co.? She heard you!"

Then he turned to Julie, "So we're just supposed to believe you're Mrs. Hernandez? Well, I can claim I'm the next in line to be President!"

Julie had a sudden idea and excitedly said to the two kidnappers, "In my pocket, I have a credit card with no limit, and it can be used to withdraw cash anytime. It was given to me by my husband and can prove my identity."

Julie cleverly used the unlimited credit card as bait, knowing her current predicament. For the kidnappers to get the card, they would have to untie her as she was sitting tightly bound to the chair.

One kidnapper was still hesitant, while the other one had already taken out his phone to check the news, "Look at this woman. Doesn't she look like Mrs. Hernandez? I think she’s about the same height as Mrs. Hernandez, it must be her!"

The other kidnapper looked in Julie's direction. As their employer's instructions, the two men had tied Julie to a chair and suspended it mid-air using chains. Julie was not only blindfolded but also hanging in the air.

She was in an abandoned factory, suspended a dozen meters in the air. If she were to fall from there, she would be severely injured if not killed.

Although Julie's eyes were covered, she could clearly sense the distance between herself and the kidnappers and knew she was hanging in the air. But she couldn't tell how high she was, so the only option was to find a way to get down.

Julie started to persuade them again, "If not for yourselves, think about your families! I'm a mother, too. If something happens to you, think about how your mothers would feel?"

"I think she makes sense. Look..." One of the kidnappers showed the other the legal information he found.

The other kidnapper glanced at it, his brows furrowed even tighter.

The younger kidnapper said again, "Look, the boss told us to hang her this high. If she falls, do you think she'll survive? Should we put her down first and check if the bank card is real?"

The older kidnapper started to think. Since she was Mrs. Hernandez of Simpo Co., there must be money in that bank card. They were just trying to make some money, to complete the task and get paid.

They originally thought they were kidnapping an ordinary person, and didn't expect her to be someone so prominent. If something really happened...

They were just trying to make some money but didn't anticipate their own lives could be at risk.

The older kidnapper was still hesitating.

Julie had been spinning around in the air for a while, her head starting to get foggy. She pinched the flesh of her palm with her nails. The pain kept her conscious.

"You don't have to take off my blindfold. I promise my credit card has no limit. There's no harm in putting me down to check. If I lied to you, you could just hang me up again. I don't have any weapons on me, what are you afraid of?"

The older kidnapper finally said, "Neal, go, put her down."

Julie's forehead was covered in sweat.

Hearing the command, Julie breathed a sigh of relief. Then she heard footsteps in the open space, although she couldn't see, she knew that must be Neal preparing to put her down.

But just as Julie heard the sound of the chains, feeling a rush of excitement, suddenly, a very familiar voice came from the door, "Whoever dares to put her down, I'll make sure they die today!"