Chapter 358
Elizabethโs phone buzzed. The news was all over it: some homeless dude stumbled upon the kidnapped Allen in some sketchy, half-built building this morning. Allen was in rough shape but had been taken home now.
Elizabeth squinted and then chuckled. What kind of homeless guy would wander into such a random, unfinished building for no reason? She didnโt need to guess; she knew this had Alexander written all over it.
Elizabeth opened her blacklist, thinking about unblocking Alexanderโs number. But after a moment, she decided against it.
In the future, when Alexander and Esme were together, Allen would still be his mother-in-law. No way heโd let Allen suffer for real. Good thing he didnโt send someone to rescue Allen last night, or Elizabeth could bet the next person tied up there would be Alexander.
Elizabeth had just gotten back to the hospital room when Henry called. She didnโt need to answer to know what Henry wanted to say. But she still picked up, put it on speaker, and tossed it onto the nightstand, then went back to her book.
Henry yelled, โElizabeth! Arenโt you going too far? My momโs old, but you actually hung her up. If something had happened to her last night, could you handle that?โ
Elizabeth heard him and replied calmly, โSheโs old, so sheโs right? Her life is valuable, but mine isnโt?โ
โWhat do you mean by that?โ Henry was fuming.
โGuess Allen didnโt tell you that the night before last, I was kidnapped, and it was her doing.โ Elizabeth glanced sideways at the phone.
Silence on the other end. Henry was stunned. What? Allen actually had Elizabeth kidnapped and even got Alexander hurt?
Elizabeth let out a cold laugh, her tone sharp and provoking. โMr. Russell. I thought you had your act together in the family. Turns out, youโre just like the rest. No idea where the Russell Group is headed with you at the helm.โ
Henry was pissed at that. But yeah, he had jumped the gun on this one. He hadnโt expected that it was Allen who had Elizabeth kidnapped first.
โBut Elizabeth, even though my mom was wrong, you canโt retaliate in the same way.โ Henryโs tone softened a bit.
Elizabeth let out a cold laugh. โThen what should I do? Ask her to sit down and kneel before her? Mr. Russell, youโd better tell your mom and sister to back off. Iโm really crazy.โ Elizabeth lowered her eyes, her tone full of danger.
Elizabeth could be really crazy when she got going.
Chapter 358
More silence on the other end. After a long while, Henry said faintly, โElizabeth. This matter is our familyโs fault. Iโll come to apologize to you later.โ
With that, Henry hung up. Elizabeth hummed and closed her book. The door to the hospital room swung open. Elizabeth looked up and saw Felix.
Felix propped his face with both hands, grinning. โSerenity Leaf has a new lead,โ Felix said seriously. โI heard that at 8 PM tomorrow night, Serenity Leaf will show up at an auction abroad.โ
Elizabeth paused and then asked, โWasnโt it said to be in some businessmanโs hands?โ
Felix nodded. โYeah. Looks like this businessman is offering this item for a partnership.โ
Elizabeth pouted. Nowadays, businessmen would give up anything for a deal. It was wild that theyโd just give away Serenity Leaf, such a rare herb.
โGet it,โ Elizabeth said seriously.
โAlright, Iโll go get it,โ Felix said.
Elizabeth smacked his head with a magazine. โIโm going too!โ