Chapter 178
Nola felt sorry for her precious daughter and wanted to hug her, but her hands and feet were tied up, so she couldn't move. All she could do was kneel there.
"Sarah, don't be scared. Mommy's here, Mommy will always be with you."
Sarah's sobs only grew louder.
"Mom, Mom, what's that flickering thing in the distance?It... it's not ghost fire, is it?"
Nola turned her head to look, trying to comfort her.
"No, Sarah, don't look."
......
The leader of the men let out a snort of laughter.
Let's move out, boys. Don't disturb these two while they're atoning for their sins."
With that, the four men walked toward the cemetery exit. As they passed the densely packed graves, behind them were the miserable cries of the two women, occasionally mixed with the hooting of owls. In this empty outskirts, the sounds were especially creepy. Even these grown men felt their scalps tingling.
The scarred man cursed.
"Damn, if that young lady hadn't paid so much, I never would've taken this job. It's too creepy."
The four men couldn't help but quicken their pace.
Outside the cemetery in the parking lot, a black Maybach was hidden in the endless night.
Inside the car, a man sat in the back seat, his hand touching the watch on his wrist.
"Mr. Davis, should we make our move?"
"Let Ava vent her anger first, then we'll act."
The man's steady voice in this quiet environment made him seem extremely calculating.
The assistant laughed.
"Should we create some atmosphere for that vicious mother and daughter?"
The man nodded. "Go ahead."
Inside the cemetery, once the four men left, only Sarah and Nola remained.
Sarah was so scared she couldn't stop crying. She now felt that those four men standing there watching them, even slapping them a few times, would be better than this. At least there would be some human presence.
This was just too terrifying.
She felt like there were ghosts everywhere she couldn't see, that she was surrounded by ghosts. Especially the grave in front of her —the day before yesterday, she haddesecrated to this grave. Now, wouldn't the evil ghost inside come out to get revenge on her?
The more she thought about it, the more scared she became.
"Mommy, I'm so scared..."
Sarah's cries were miserable. When those cries reached her own ears, they sounded even more frightening. Even though it was her own voice, she felt like there was a woman who died miserably crying in her ear.
Nola was also terribly scared at this moment, but in front of her precious daughter, she didn't dare show her fear. She had to give her child courage and hold on until dawn, when someone might discover them.
"Sarah, stop crying."
Sarah cried even harder. "Mommy, I'm really scared. Look, is that a female ghost?"
Nola was so scared that her hair stood on end.
At that moment, another crying sound reached their ears. Nola continued to comfort her.
"Sarah, stop crying. We'll be fine, trust Mommy."
Sarah sniffled. "Mom, I wasn't crying just now."
As soon as she said this, both of them fell into a brief silence. A miserable woman's crying voice rose and fell, getting closer.
"I died so miserably...!"
"I will never let go of those who killed me. I'll make them pay with blood."
"My head hurts so much. I want revenge!"
One mournful cry after another seemed to be gradually approaching. The mother and daughter were completely silenced by fear. Now, Sarah didn't dare cry anymore - she was more afraid that her crying would attract the female ghost.
Nola was so scared she almost fainted. She thought of Nancy's terrible state during the car accident. She had secretly gone to the scene at the time. Although Nancy didn't die right away, she was already horribly injured, covered in blood all over her body and face. She was taken to the hospital by ambulance and died before she could even finish her last words.
Now, no matter how she listened to that crying voice, it sounded like Nancy's voice.
Nancy had come to get revenge on her!
She was about to be scared out of her wits.
"Don't come closer, don't come closer. You crashed because of your own bad driving, you can't blame others, don't come closer..."
Nola started talking nonsense. Sarah quickly shouted.
"Mom, don't talk. She's coming toward us."
With a thud, Nola fainted in front of Nancy's grave.
"Mom, Mom, wake up. Don't leave me alone!"
Sarah was covered in cold sweat, her scalp tingling. With Nola suddenly fainting, she felt the female ghost would come for her next.
She gathered her courage and looked in the direction of the crying. In the distance, everything was pitch black.
At that time, William had already brought people to drain the artificial lake in the residential area. When they didn't find anyone, he actually felt relieved.
He was certain in his heart that Sarah had tricked the maid and escaped, while the maid mistakenly thought she had fallen into the water. This preconceived notion made everyone temporarily believe Sarah had fallen into the lake.
Now, thinking calmly about it, Sarah wasn't a three-year-old child. She treasured the baby in her belly so much that she would definitely be ten thousand times more careful than usual. How could she fall into the lake for no reason?
So many people had searched and rescued until midnight, all for nothing.
Back upstairs, William sat on the sofa with his long legs crossed. The maid came over and dropped to her knees in front of him, raising her palm to slap her own face repeatedly.
"Mr. Morgan, it's my fault. I failed in my work and caused Miss Brown to go missing. I've failed your trust."
William helped the maid up.
"Go rest. This isn't your fault."
If Sarah wanted to leave, no one could have prevented today's events. The maid was just kind-hearted, and Sarah took advantage of that.
James called.
"Mr. Morgan, the surveillance shows Miss Brown was taken away by two men. It doesn't look like she ran away on her own, more like she was kidnapped..."
William suddenly stood up from the sofa.
"Where did that car go?"
"Toward the outskirts."
William took his phone and went downstairs.
Following the trail of the car from the surveillance footage, he tracked it all the way to a cemetery on the outskirts. William's heart rose again. He had just confirmed Sarah hadn't drowned, and now he got news that she'd been kidnapped.
The key thing was the place where she was kidnapped to made people think too much - could the criminals be planning rape and murder?
The car stopped at the parking lot outside the cemetery. The sky was already getting light.
He had just opened the car door to get out when a greeting came from next door.
"Mr. Morgan, what a coincidence."
William looked over in surprise. Seeing Robert at this time and place really couldn't be called a coincidence. Some guesses arose in his mind.
"Mr. Davis, what fine taste you have, being here in the middle of the night. Exercising?"
Robert adjusted his suit jacket.
"Mr. Morgan's taste is also quite good, coming to the cemetery to watch the sunrise."
The two had no business dealings and weren't rivals, but there were undercurrents in their words.
William was here to find someone and didn't have time to waste words with him.
"Mr. Davis, do as you please. I have things to do, so I won't keep you company."
Robert curved his lips slightly, his eyes showing unclear emotions, giving him a "please yourself" gesture.
The surveillance James had checked only went this far. William looked around. Besides the densely packed graves, there was also a security office.
He strode toward the security office with his long legs.