Chapter 377 Jessica Gets Caught
"Jessica, I know you're eager to find your biological father. My demand is simple: twenty thousand dollars. Just twenty thousand dollars, and I'll tell you the secret immediately."
Hearing Carter's words, Jessica's hands started trembling with anger.
She had overestimated him.
How could he be so kind-hearted, telling the secret for free?
He wanted money again.
Jessica angrily hung up the phone.
But after calming down, she suddenly became much clearer.
Twenty thousand dollars, she could afford them easily.
And if twenty thousand dollars could buy her a secret about her biological father, it seemed worth it.
Carter knew Jessica well, which was why he asked for just twenty thousand dollars.
Because he knew that asking for two hundred thousand dollars would be impossible.
After thinking it over, Jessica called back. "Alright, twenty thousand dollars, I agree. Tell me the secret, and I'll transfer the money to you."
To her surprise, Carter sneered, "Jessica, I'm not that easy to fool. Do you think I'm a three-year-old? What if I tell you and you don't give me the money?"
Jessica had the same concern.
She worried that if she transferred the money, Carter might claim he knew nothing.
She had to guard against this possibility.
Finally, Carter proposed a compromise. "How about this: you bring twenty thousand dollars in cash, and we exchange the money for the information. It's fair."
She had to admit, it was a good idea.
But Jessica hesitated because she couldn't leave the house.
After much thought, she called Gabriel.
"We can have someone bring twenty thousand dollars in cash to exchange for the secret," Gabriel suggested.
Jessica thought it was a good idea.
However, when she told Carter, he flatly refused.
"No, it has to be you. My flight is at five in the afternoon, and there's only an hour left. I'm at the café next to the airport. You decide."
"I do want the twenty thousand dollars, but if you don't come yourself, you'll never know the secret about your biological father."
With that, Carter hung up decisively.
On the other side, Jessica was truly conflicted.
She watched the time tick away, growing more anxious.
No, she had to go.
This might be her only chance to find her biological father, and she didn't want to miss it.
Before leaving, Jessica called Gabriel.
But he was in an important meeting and had his phone on silent, he missed Jessica's call.
Taking everyone from home, Jessica headed to the café.
After sitting down, Jessica felt the café was unusually dim and had a strange atmosphere.
Moreover, besides Carter and the staff, there seemed to be no other customers.
When Carter turned and saw her, he was shocked, staring at Jessica in disbelief. "You? You're pregnant?"
"Is it Gabriel's?" Carter asked, still in shock.
"Yes," Jessica nodded.
"For how long?"
"Thirty-six weeks, almost full term. It's twins," Jessica said, her face filled with sweetness and happiness when she mentioned the babies.
She took out several envelopes from her bag and handed them to Carter. "Here's the money you wanted. Now tell me the secret about my biological father!"
Carter suddenly reached out with trembling hands, however, he didn't take the money from Jessica.
Looking at Jessica again, especially her protruding belly, his eyes turned red.
Seeing the people closing in around them, his heart seemed to awaken suddenly.
He didn't take the money but shouted, "Jessica, run, get out of here, they are coming to catch you."
"Catch me?"
Jessica was still a bit confused.
Who would come to catch her?
But the next moment, she knew.
A group of fierce-looking people suddenly surrounded her.
They came in waves.
Roughly counting, there were over a hundred people.
And the people she brought, though she thought were many, were only about twenty, completely outnumbered.
At this moment, Carter ran over and grabbed Jessica's hand. "Run, you have babies in your belly, they can't be harmed."
"Run?" Jessica smiled and looked at Carter. "It's surrounded, not even a fly could get out. How do you expect me to escape?"
"Carter, I always thought you just wanted money and I've given you the money, but why? Why did you still set me up?"
"I'm sorry, Jessica," Carter looked at her, tears welling up in his old eyes. "I didn't know you were pregnant, and with such a big belly."
"If I had known, I wouldn't have lured you out."
Twins! And almost due!
If things went wrong, Jessica and her babies could die. How could he bear that?
But Carter's tears were useless to Jessica.
If tears were useful, she would have cried a thousand times.
But at this moment, tears were the most useless thing.
Jessica's phone had been snatched and smashed to the ground.
And the people protecting her were falling one by one.
In the end, there were only a few people left around her.
The scene was too horrific to watch, the chaos was terrifying, with screams piercing the air.
At this moment, the babies in her belly seemed to sense the danger and started kicking wildly.
Jessica clutched her belly in pain, unable to stand, squat, or sit.
In less than five minutes, the last two people protecting her also fell.
Jessica knew this time, there was no escape.
Perhaps it was fate that she had to face this calamity.
She didn't fear death, but she feared for her babies, she feared how Gabriel would live if she were gone.
When someone grabbed her arm, Jessica didn't resist.
In front of her, there were dozens of people. How could a pregnant woman possibly fight them?
Compliance might result in less harm.
As she was being dragged out, Carter suddenly shouted, "Jessica, protect yourself. I'll go find Gabriel to save you."
"And, your father is a cop."
Hearing the last sentence, Jessica couldn't hold back her tears.
Knowing this before being taken away brought some comfort.
She had often imagined what her father might be like.
She even feared he might be a drunkard and gambler like Carter.
But he said her biological father was a cop.
That's great, her biological father was a brave policeman.
The journey was bumpy.
It felt like traveling from night to day and back again.
During the trip, Jessica drifted in and out of sleep, losing track of how many nights had passed.
Eventually, the car stopped.
Then, she was taken to a low, old mud house.
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