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Chapter 186
Chapter 186
Tranquil Estates.
Dorian and Cordelia had an uneasy night. They were worried sick since their daughter Vivienne was
out and hadn't returned. They had made several calls, but she never answered. They only ever heard
the busy signal.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang. Dorian rushed to answer it and was taken aback when he saw Cecilia.
"Cecilia? Why are you here so late?".
It was already past ten; Cecilia should be sleeping. Why was she visiting them at this hour?
Moreover, her eyes were red. It looked like she had just cried.
Cecilia tried to force a smile, trying to maintain her composure, but she couldn't help but explain,
“Isolde has been kidnapped, and Vivienne has gone to rescue her.”
“What?!”
“What?!”
Dorian and Cordelia stared at Cecilia with disbelief written all over their faces.
Cordelia was the first to snap out of her shock. She grabbed Cecilia's arm and asked nervously, “You
just said Vivienne went to rescue her? How could she do that? She's just a nineteen-year-old girl! She
doesn't know any fighting skills; how could you let her go?”
Dorian also chimed in. “Your daughter has been kidnapped, and you let my daughter go to rescue her?
That's not fair, is it?”
He was worried about Isolde's kidnapping, but Vivienne was his daughter.
No father would want his daughter to be in danger.
Cecilia didn't expect Dorian and his wife to question her like that. She became flustered. “I'm sorry, I
wasn't thinking clearly. I’ll call Vivienne and tell her not to go. I've already called the police.”
After Isolde was kidnapped, she reported it to the police immediately, then called the Ellington family.
But Percival's phone was always busy.
Just then, Vivienne called, and in her anxious state, she told Vivienne everything.
For some reason, when Vivienne said she would handle it, she felt a strange sense of relief but forgot
that Vivienne was only nineteen. She was a girl who knew nothing about fighting skills.
If anything happened to Vivienne, not only would Dorian and his wife not forgive her, but her own son
wouldn't forgive her either.
Cecilia quickly took out her phone and dialed Vivienne's number, but it was still busy.
She didn't dare look Dorian in the eye. She whispered, “I can't get through.”
Dorian was speechless for a while.
Just then, his phone rang.
It was his coworker. He didn't want to answer at first, but thought about it and picked up.
As soon as he answered, his coworker said anxiously, “Dorian, quickly open your phone. Check the live
stream app. Someone kidnapped your daughter's students, and they want her to rescue them. The live
stream has over a million viewers. You should watch it.”
After Vivienne's piano performance at the Brooks family banquet went viral, Dorian had been bragging
about his daughter to his coworkers.
So, everyone knew his daughter was Vivienne.
Dorian didn't hesitate. He opened his phone immediately.
The number of viewers on the golden masked man's live stream was increasing rapidly. The chat was
flooded with pleas not to harm the students.
But the man in the golden mask sat leisurely in his chair.
“Friends in the chat, what do you think I should do with these students if Vivienne doesn’t arrive within
the time I’ve set? Oh right, and her fiancé’s little sister. She’s quite cute; it would be a shame to kill her.”
After a moment of thought, the man in the golden mask continued, “How about I send her to Fariana
Isle's Golden Grotto? She’ll be quite the looker when she grows up.”
As soon as he said this, the chat filled with insults.
“Madman! Beast! You're worse than a pig or a dog! How could you lay a hand on such a young girl?”
“Release them immediately! You can’t escape the long arm of the law!”
“You're scum! How could your mother give birth to something like you? Release them now, or I’ll dig up
your ancestors' graves when you die!”
The man in the golden mask completely ignored the chat. “As for the students, they are already grown
up and sensible, so they are not easy to handle. So how about I dismember them? I’ve read a novel
where ancient emperors punished criminals in this way. I quite like this punishment. Coincidentally, I
just bought a few horses. I haven't ridden them yet, so I might as well try out this dismemberment
method.”
The chat filled with more insults.
Cordelia watched the man's ruthless behavior on the live stream and nearly fainted. Dorian had to
support her so she didn't collapse. C0ntent © 2024 (N/ô)velDrama.Org.
The man continued to spout nonsense, but Cordelia couldn't take it anymore. She clung to Dorian's
arm. “Dorian, Vivienne will definitely go to rescue them. What do we do? We have to help her!”
She didn't spend much time with Vivienne, but she already considered Vivienne as her own daughter.
She knew Vivienne was capable and resourceful; ever since they brought her back, she had continually
surprised them.
Vivienne knew how to use medicine; even if she didn't know fighting skills, she would use this
knowledge to rescue the students.
She knew Vivienne wouldn't stand by and watch her students be hurt, especially by such a cruel man.
Tears streamed down her face. She wanted to help Vivienne, but she was powerless.
Cecilia listened to the man in the golden mask with her lips pursed.
Vivienne's students and Isolde were caught because they were targeting Vivienne. They wanted
Vivienne to make a choice.
Although she shouldn't be thinking about what choice Vivienne would make at this time, she already
had a certain answer in the depths of her heart.
But Dorian was staring at his phone without a word.
After a long while, he looked at Cordelia and said very seriously, “They're after that thing.”
Cordelia was taken aback, and her lips began trembling. “You mean they…”
Did they discover Vivienne's identity?
Dorian moistened his lips, taking a moment before he spoke. "Let's give it back. If protecting this thing
means Vivienne losing her life, I'd rather let it go."
Cordelia was in quick agreement. "Right! Nothing is more important than Vivienne!"
She paused before saying, "Try to get in touch with that man through the live stream."
Dorian nodded, opened the man's profile, and clicked on private messages. “I have what you want.
Spare Vivienne.”
He sent the message, but there was no response.
Suddenly, Cordelia let out a cry of alarm. "Vivienne!"
Dorian quickly looked over to see Vivienne appearing alone in the live stream.
After seeing Vivienne's lonely and proud demeanor, Dorian's eyes narrowed, and his fingers clenched
tightly around his cell phone.
After a moment, he exited the live stream and opened his contact list, dialing a number without any
notes attached to it.
The call was quickly answered, and without waiting for the other party to speak, he began, "The person
who gave me this number is K."
The person on the other end paused, then asked, "What do you need?"
"There's a live stream in Havenwood of students being kidnapped. I need the address of that live
stream."
"I'll send it to you in five minutes."
After hanging up, Dorian turned to Cordelia. "I'm going to find Vivienne. I failed to protect her once, and
even if I still can't protect her, I have to go. Even if I die, I want to be with her."
Cordelia grabbed his hand. "I'm coming with you! We'll bring Vivienne home together, no matter what."
"Alright."
After the two made their decision, they turned to Cecilia. "You..."
Before they could finish, Cecilia interjected. "I'm coming with you. Vivienne is my daughter-in-law, and
Isolde is my daughter. If anything happens to them, I'll die too."