Chapter 272


    Marina could feel everyone’s gaze even though she couldn’t see.


    She cried for help, “Ethan! Dad! Help me! You have to save me. I don’t want to die.”


    Olivia wasn’t feeling good. She had yet to eat breakfast, and her stomach had been aching for a while.


    Her forehead was covered in sweat, making the ocean breeze feel more chilly.


    She didn’t have the energy to call for help like Marina. The rope around her waist made it hard for her


    to breathe. She was sure the oue would be the same either way.


    Ethan chose Marina a year ago, and she knew his choice wouldn’t change. She wasn’t disappointed


    because she never had any hope to begin with.


    As she was in despair and thinking of her chances of escaping, she heard some noise. The audio from


    the audience’s side was being broadcasted to them.


    Chloe’s weeping was especially loud. “Marina, Olivia, are you two okay?”


    Olivia slowly opened her lifeless eyes. She tried to look toward Chloe’s voice even though she was


    blindfolded.


    Chloe’s voice further intensified Marina’s emotions. She cried, “Mom, please save me!”


    “Don’t worry, Marina. Your dad will get you out of this.”


    Olivia’s stomach was in a lot of pain. Her lips were chapped. She licked them, but she didn’t say a


    word.


    She realized that she cared more about Chloe’s choice than Ethan’s. Chloe was her mother, after all.


    Olivia touched her phone watch, feeling uneasy.


    She was like a student waiting for her grades, anxious and unsettled.


    In her mind, even though Chloe had abandoned her for so many years, she was still just Marina’s


    stepmother. Surely, she would pick her biological daughter over her stepdaughter, right?


    The answer should have been obvious, but Olivia was so nervous she could barely breathe.


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    Chloe pleaded in a shaky voice, “I beg of you, please let my daughters go. They’ve never done you any


    harm. If you want money, just name your price. We’ll give you any amount you want. Just don’t hurt


    them. We can give you anything you want.” Chloe’s sorrowful voice shook Olivia. Olivia knew Chloe


    had never experienced much hardships in her life. She must be so terrified now. She also had a heart


    condition. Olivia was worried that she might faint.


    Even she didn’t realize that she was only thinking of Chloe.


    Ethan finally spoke up. “What do you want?”


    He felt very uncertain. He hoped that the people who kidnapped Olivia and Marina weren’t the ones


    who were after him.


    If it was, Olivia and Marina would be doomed. They might even die horrible deaths.


    The incident was being streamed on the inte. It matched those people’s way of doing things. Those


    people excelled at creatingmotions. They liked to humiliate, torture, and even dismember their


    victims publicly.


    Ethan had experienced countless trials and tribtions in his life. He had forged an indomitable will


    over the years. But he was trembling right now. Every single one of his fingers were shaking


    uncontrobly.


    He had seen many dead bodies, and he was prepared to die at any time. But he didn’t want the people


    close to him to experience such misfortune.


    He spent many years trying to leave his dark past behind. It took great effort for him to be who he


    was. He didn’t know how he was exposed.


    He wondered if he had attracted the attention of those people when he went to the ind to save Olivia


    and Connor.


    He knew there was no point in pondering about that. He tried his best to hide all traces of worry and


    fear on his face. The guests were all panicking, but they saw Ethan standing with his hands behind his


    back.


    Ethan said calmly, “Let them go. Your demands will be fulfilled.”