Chapter 120 Cleo is Killed
Mia thought to herself, her chest heaving uncontrollably, her emotions excited and overjoyed.
"Mia!"
A sudden voice rang out behind Mia.
Both Mia and Katya froze.
"Turn around."
The cold voice continued.
Mia steadied herself and turned around calmly with Katya, "Ms. Davis..."
"My child is missing." Ava stood before them, her delicate face expressionless.
Mia was clearly stunned for a moment, completely unprepared for Ava to open with such a sudden statement.
Caught off guard and defenseless, her eyes showed panic for two seconds before she quickly recovered, looking at Ava with a blank expression, "Ms. Davis, are you joking? Where would you have a child? Are you drunk?"
Ava's cold eyes narrowed. That flash of panic from Mia didn't escape her notice.
"Have you seen my child?" Ava threw out her second question expressionlessly.
Both their hearts trembled violently, and the muscles in their faces twitched uncontrollably a couple times, "Are you okay, Ms. Davis? I think you must be drunk. What child? Where would you have a child?"
Ava coldly curved her lips, "If anything happens to my child, I'll make you pay with your lives."
Their expressions seemed fine, but they were too calm—calm as if they had prepared in advance.
When she mentioned her child, they were surprised, but only surprised.
But based on her understanding of Mia, if she knew she had a child, her first reaction shouldn't be surprise, but fear, anger, and disbelief.
Because she desperately wanted to marry Joshua. If she had a child, it would become her biggest obstacle. How could she not be angry, fearful, and disbelieving!
But they were merely surprised, nothing more, which meant they already knew beforehand that she had a child.
The surprise and flawless dialogue were prepared in advance.
She couldn't confirm that the people who kidnapped her child were sent by this mother-daughter pair, but this much was already crystal clear.
Katya panicked even more, afraid Ava knew something, gripping Mia's hand tightly. Even after Ava left, she was still shaking.
"Mia? What do we do?"
"She won't have evidence, Mom. We have no way back."
In the current situation, Joshua was searching for the child with all his might, showing how much he valued the child. If Joshua found out they kidnapped the child, they really wouldn't even know how they died.
Mia gritted her teeth and rushed to the place she had arranged to meet Scarface.
The rooftop.
"In this situation, how can you guarantee we can leave safely?" Scarface held a child in each hand, glaring angrily at Mia.
If he had known it would turn out like this today, he wouldn't have taken the job even for ten million dollars.
The other bald man panicked too.
Mia stood before them, pretending to be calm and composed, "I naturally have a way to get you out. Kidnap me."
...
"Mr. Thomas has made a discovery. They're on the rooftop of the top floor now."
No matter how much they tried to hide, they would inevitably leave traces under such a tight search.
Joshua stared intently at the surveillance, "Everyone go to the rooftop. Make sure to get the children back without a scratch."
"Yes."
Joshua and Ava quickly headed to the rooftop.
There was no surveillance at the rooftop. The door was kicked open, and everyone rushed in.
Ava was extremely nervous.
Two men in black—one holding a child had already backed up to the railing, while the other gripped Mia's neck, pressing her hard against the railing, threatening, "You want to play hero and save the children? Then let's all die together."
Mia desperately pleaded, "Please, the children are so young, spare them. You kidnapped them for money—I'll give you money. However much you want, I'll give it to you."
Joshua's face was so dark it had no trace of warmth.
"Joshua, Joshua, they just want money. Save the children first, save the children first." Mia said with extreme urgency.
So many well-equipped Thomas family security guards suddenly rushing in clearly intimidated the two isolated men in black.
Both nervously backed away.
"Don't come closer. Everyone get out. Take one more step and I'll throw the child down." Finn was already being held by Scarface, dangling outside the railing.
Ava nearly fainted from fear and quickly stepped forward, "Don't do anything rash. We'll back off, all of us will back off."
Ava turned to look at Joshua. Joshua waved his hand, and all the security guards in black behind him retreated.
"Okay, now everyone has left. Calm down. You want money? Fine. How much do you want? Ten million dollars, twenty million dollars, thirty million dollars—I'll give it all to you."
Right now, the most important thing was to stabilize the kidnappers' emotions.
"You want money? Fine. Just let go of the children."
"Stop trying to trick us. In this situation, if we let go of the children, we're dead for sure." The kidnapper looked at Joshua's dark expression and felt a chill down his spine.
"Our people have retreated. We've shown our sincerity. Now it's your turn." Ava had already taken a step back.
The kidnappers knew that only if they also took a step back would there be a chance to continue negotiations.
Scarface pulled Finn, who was dangling outside the railing, back in.
Both Joshua and Ava breathed a sigh of relief, exchanged glances, and nodded in understanding.
"As long as you don't hurt the children, I guarantee you can leave." Joshua promised coldly.
"Did you hear that? As long as you let go of the children and they're unharmed, everything's negotiable. Let go of the children and we'll let you leave. We absolutely keep our word.
Look at the situation now. If you hurt the children, do you think you can get out? The entire building is surrounded. No matter how capable you are, you can't escape."
Ava forced herself to stay calm so she could negotiate with them in the most rational way.
"I believe you also have children, that you're also parents. Your wives and children are waiting for you to come home."
The kidnappers looked at each other and fell silent.
Seeing the kidnappers say nothing, Ava immediately continued, "As long as you spare the children, I'll guarantee your safety."
The kidnappers squinted at Ava, looked around, and their eyes began to waver. In this situation, they couldn't escape at all. If they hurt the children, it would be certain death.
They were greedy for money, but they valued their lives more.
"Fine. As long as we get out of Veridian Heights safely, I guarantee the children will be returned to you safe and sound!"
"...Okay." Ava gritted her teeth and took a step back.
Mia's eyes spun frantically in their sockets. She bit down hard on her teeth—she absolutely couldn't let Ava succeed, or everything she had arranged would be ruined.
Just as the kidnappers were moving forward, Mia, who was being held, suddenly exerted force, forcefully pushing away the kidnapper and reaching out to grab Finn.
The kidnapper, already in a state of high tension, panicked when Mia grabbed at him. His hand shook and the child fell straight down.
People below screamed and couldn't help but step back, looking up at the rooftop in disbelief.
Both Ava and Joshua's eyes widened. Joshua kicked the kidnapper away and lunged forward, barely managing to grab Finn's clothing.
"You... you tricked us!"
The kidnapper who had gotten up was completely enraged and simply gave up, lifting Cleo to throw her down.
"You damn women, teaming up together to play us—then let's all die together."
"No..." Ava kicked hard at the kidnapper. The kidnapper cried out in pain and grabbed Ava's arm, throwing her against the nearby wall.
Ava's entire head went blank.
"Damn woman dares to kick me? Then watch your daughter die."
Scarface raised his knife with a twisted expression, bringing it down swiftly.
Without a moment's hesitation, Ava rushed forward, but it was already too late.
"Don't!"
Blood suddenly splattered, reddening everyone's eyes.
"Cleo!"