Chapter 881
Rosalie pursed her lips slightly and said solemnly, “If I were the one who suffered a headache today, you would have also hugged me like that, no?”
Jonathan went silent. At that, she lifted her hand and stroked his cheek, enduring the slight sting coursing through it. Her swollen and red fingers clashed against his handsome face, making for an indescribable contrast at that moment.
“We are husband and wife, Jon. I believe you will also risk everything to save me when I am in danger. Similarly, if you are in danger, I will do the same!” Rosalie asserted.
Jonathan’s eyelashes quivered slightly. “Weren’t you afraid that if I might have accidentally hurt you severely or even…” He couldn’t bring himself to finish his utterance.
Merely imagining that possibility alone had him panicked beyond words.
“I was, but I was more afraid that you would fall into regret and self-reproach when you regained clarity. Promise me this, Jon. Don’t be obsessed with your lost memory anymore. It’s best if you can remember it naturally in the future, but don’t force yourself to recall it with such a method again. You’re fine this time, but it doesn’t mean it’ll still hold true next time,” Rosalie said.
Jonathan fixed his gaze on the woman in front of him. After a while, he slowly replied, “Okay, I promise you!”
Inwardly, he added, “Because such a situation would never happen again.”
Zachary never expected Yvette to seek him out again and tell him outright that Felix had been kidnapped.
“Kidnapped?” Zachary was stunned.
“Yes. The kidnapper sent me a text message, asking me to prepare a ransom of 200 thousand dollars before he would let Felix go!” As Yvette spoke, she showed Zachary the text message on her phone.
However, the phone number of the sender of that text message was obviously changed, and there was no way of investigating or calling it back.
“Lodge a police report and let them look for him!” While saying that, Zachary took out his phone.
“No!” Yvette grabbed the phone away from his hand. “The kidnapper said that if I lodge a police report, they would kill him! I can’t take that risk. Felix is my only child. He’s also your only child. Zachary, you have never fulfilled the responsibility of a father. Do you not even care about his life now?”
Zachary stiffened. Felix was his flesh and blood, so he was naturally anxious and worried about the little boy. However, there was nothing he could do. “I don’t have that much money. Even if I were to ask and beg people for a loan, I would never be able to gather 200 thousand dollars. Right now, the only solution is to go to the police.”
“It’s not impossible to get 200 thousand dollars. Rosalie and Jonathan can easily fork out that money!” Yvette said.
“Are you asking me to beg them?” With a wry smile, Zachary scoffed, “You know full well what we did to Rosalie back then. Do you think they will give us 200 thousand dollars even if we fall to our knees before them? How delusional!”
“What if we were to kidnap their child, then? Then, they should be willing to ransom their child with money. At that time, they would even pay us more than tens of millions of dollars, let alone 200 thousand dollars!” Yvette declared.
Zachary’s expression changed. “Are you asking me to kidnap their child? Are you kidding me? Do you think the bodyguards of the Youngblood family are all for show? I wouldn’t even be able to get 330 feet near them!”
“If it were the son and daughter by Jonathan’s side now, we naturally wouldn’t be able to get close to them. But what if it’s not a child who is with them?” Yvette said.
“What do you mean?” Zachary was shocked.
“Rosalie was pregnant with triplets. One of the children isn’t by their side, and I happened to know who the child is coincidentally! As long as we kidnap the child, not only will we have money to ransom Felix, but we’ll also be rich. We won’t need to live such a difficult life anymore!” Yvette said.
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Zachary looked at Yvette in shock. Never had he expected her to come up with such an idea.
“Kidnapping? You’re asking me to kidnap a child? Have you ever thought that I would be prosecuted? Since you know who their child is, tell them and ask for 200 thousand dollars in return. I believe they will also give you the money!”
“Have you forgotten that I am a fugitive wanted by the police? If I were to show up, I would be arrested. and put in prison, even if they give me 200 thousand dollars and I manage to save Felix! Could you bear to see Felix without a mother at such a young age, Zachary?”
“I…” Zachary was at a loss for words.
“Right now, we can only use that child to save Felix! Besides, are you willing to continue living such a difficult life? Your mother and sister are also suffering now. So long as we have money, we can find a way to go abroad. At that time, we can start over again. Isn’t it good?”
Zachary was silent. “If I hadn’t trusted the wrong person and made a mistake in investment, the Xanthos family would never have fallen so far, no matter how miserable things might be. Then, there’s Felix. I never fulfilled my responsibilities as his father for even a day! But to save him meant that I would have to betray Rosalie again! In the past, I’ve already hurt her once. Am I to hurt her again this time?” he thought. “I got it. I will save Felix, but… after kidnapping the child, you can’t hurt him no matter what,” Zachary insisted.
A smile curved Yvette’s lips. “Of course. Why would I hurt that child? I just want to save Felix.” “The one I really want to hurt isn’t a kid but Rosalie and Jonathan! I want them to pay for all the sufferings I’ve endured over the years!” she added inwardly.
After being hospitalized for two days, Rosalie finally went back home. When the two children returned from kindergarten and saw her, they were overjoyed.
Jennifer was the cheerful type and jumped up and down. Guillermo, on the other hand, lifted his chin and scrutinized Rosalie carefully. Finally, he seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.
“Mommy, Guille brought me to visit Grandpa. But there was no Grandma. Do you know where our grandma is, Mommy?” Jennifer asked curiously.
“Guille said not to ask Daddy about Grandma because Daddy would get angry. So, asking Mommy should be fine,” she mused soundlessly.
“Visit Grandpa?” Rosalie was stunned for a moment. After conversing further, she finally understood what it meant. It turned out that Guillermo brought Jennifer to the memorial hall in the two days she was hospitalized. They went to pray before their grandfather’s photo, asking him to intercede for her safe.
recovery.
When Jennifer saw the photo of her grandfather, she naturally asked about her grandmother. Consequently, she discovered that her grandmother was a taboo in the Youngblood family. Guillermo once asked about it when he was young, only to have Jonathan reply coldly, “Never ask about your grandma again. You don’t have a grandma. Nor is there such a person in the Youngblood family!”
