After hanging up, Xavier immediately instructed his team to trace the phone number that had called Yvette earlier. He also received a video from Tristan, showing the black-clad individuals who had entered the washroom yesterday, so he ordered a thorough search for them.
Tristan added, “Xav, I noticed Noah also went into the washroom yesterday. These suspicious men entered only after Noah did.”
“Are you suggesting they might have intended to kidnap Noah but took Zac by mistake?” Xavier asked.
“I’m not sure, but if they were my enemies, they should have informed me about Zac,” Tristan replied.
Xavier recalled the morning call made to Yvette. “Got it.”
Meanwhile, Yvette felt a growing sense of unease throughout the day. She glanced at Noah beside her and only then remembered Zachary. She tapped her head, muttering, “I must be getting forgetful because of the pregnancy.” Yvette immediately called Kiki. “Kiki, is Zac with you?”
Kiki, who’d been instructed by Tristan not to reveal anything to Yvette due to her pregnancy, lied. “He’s here. What’s up?”
“What’s he doing right now? Can he take the call?” Yvette asked.
“But he’s busy playing chess with Grandpa.”
“Oh, that’s fine then.” Yvette sighed, feeling a bit reassured as she ended the call.
In the factory, Derek was frustrated by the lack of response from Yvette. In the end, he decided to go out and call Gemma.
“Boss, it seems Ms. Snyder doesn’t care much about her son. Even though we took the child last night, she hasn’t made any effort to find him. However…”
“However, what?”
“However, the Shaw family is actively searching for him.”
Being experienced and perceptive, Derek had quickly realized that someone had managed to track their location. He instructed his men, “Get the child into the car.”
Gemma had always been confident
in Derek’s ability to get things done. “Don’t be afraid of the Shaw family. Since Yvette doesn’t care about her son, let’s hang the child on the bridge for everyone to see.
“Are you really going to kill the child?” Derek asked incredulously.
Gemma might be ruthless when it came to business, but she had never targeted a child before.
Before she could speak, Zoey interjected, “Derek, since you’ve already kidnapped the kid, there’s no reason to let him go. When you harm her child, you must first give her some hope.”
“Hope?” Derek was confused..
Zoey wore a cruel expression. “Tell her that if she is willing to disfigure her own face, we will release her son. Of course, after she disfigures herself, you’ll throw the child into the river.”
Derek was in disbelief at how ruthless Zoey was.
Gemma was also shocked. She had originally planned to kidnap Zachary just to force Yvette to leave Tirion, but now, Zoey wanted to disfigure Yvette and kill her son! Despite her unease with Zoey’s plan, Gemma did not stop her. She simply instructed Derek, “Do as Zoey says, just… don’t let the child suffer too much.” “Understood.”
Half an hour later, news of a child hanging from a bridge in Tirion went viral.
At the same time, both the Lane family and the Shaw family, who were searching for Zachary, received the news and immediately sent people to rescue him. Yvette saw the news on TV when Derek made his second call.