“They… They really left?” Sam muttered to himself, his face full of disbelief and loss.
“Just let them go. Who needs women like that anyway?” Leo scoffed, trying to sound indifferent as he turned and walked off with the baby in his arms.
Even though the divorce was finalized, peace still felt out of reach, as there had been no progress in the kidnapping case.
“Lucy, what do we do now?” Lily asked, looking at me with a trace of fear in her eyes. “Jack’s still out there, and I’m so afraid he’s going to come after us again…”
I gently patted her hand and forced a small smile to comfort her. “Don’t be afraid, Lily. We’ve already reported it. The police will catch him.”
I said the words to calm her, but in my heart, the fear was just as strong.
As long as Jack was still at large, we would never truly be safe.
“But can the police really catch him if there’s no evidence?” she asked with a trembling voice, and I could feel how scared she was.
I took a deep breath, trying to stay calm. “We’ll find a way. No matter what, we have to protect ourselves.”
Just as we were worrying over the case, my phone suddenly rang. It was Sam calling.
I hesitated for a moment, then picked up. “Hello?”
“Lucy, what the hell are you doing? Do you have any idea how much trouble you’ve caused me?” Sam’s voice was full of irritation and blame.
I was stunned. Of all things, I hadn’t expected his call to be about complaints.
“Sam, we’re divorced. There’s nothing between us anymore,” I said coldly, trying to end the conversation.
“Nothing? You think it’s that simple?” he snapped. “Do you know how much the company’s stock has tanked since news of your kidnapping broke? You brought all this bad luck with you!”
I clenched my teeth and fought to keep my voice steady. “Sam, don’t push it!”
‘Push it? You were the one who begged me to marry you like your life depended on it, and now you’re the one begging for a divorce! What do you want from me?” His words were getting more vile by the second.
I couldn’t take it anymore.
With a sharp click, I hung up and, hands still trembling, blocked his number.
