Mrs Hale, I Surrender
Chapter 169 Zoe protects her own: Want to die? Then go ahead and die.

Chapter 169: 169 Zoe protects her own: Want to die? Then go ahead and die.

Inside the police station

Accompanied by Hannah Johnson, naturally there was also Liam Hugh. Upon seeing Molly Hanson, he rushed forward urgently, "Molly, how are you doing? Are you alright, did you get hurt anywhere?"

"I’m fine."

Molly’s face was utterly pale, probably from excessive fear, her entire body trembling with fright.

"How is your stomach?"

"Nothing’s wrong."

Having heard that the child was safe, Liam Hugh finally took a deep breath.

He seemed to have completely forgotten that he himself was also a suspect for intentional assault, rushing towards the two kidnappers nearby, lifting his foot intending to kick them.

"You two bastards, kidnapping, extortion, I’ll beat you to death."

"I will never let you two go, I’ll hire the best lawyer and sue you until you’re dead!"

"Mr. Hugh, please calm down," the police officer intervened.

"How do you expect me to stay calm? These two bastards kidnapped my wife; if anything happened to her or the child in her womb, I’d take your lives."

Hannah Johnson remained silent, while Zoe Bell helped her sit down.

She just watched Liam Hugh with a cold eye.

Wife?

He and his mother hadn’t even finalized their divorce, and the division of their assets, the transfer of the property title, all these matters required time to process, yet he was calling someone else his wife.

Truly shameless to the extreme.

She glanced again at Molly Hanson, who was shivering in the chair.

As their eyes met, Molly Hanson instinctively looked away.

"Molly, do you want to go to the hospital for a check-up? You must be quite scared, your arms and legs..." Liam Hugh had watched the kidnapping videos over and over again.

He saw with his own eyes her wrists and ankles rubbed red.

Upon checking now, however, he found only some red marks, not even a slight abrasion.

"I’m fine," Molly Hanson quickly withdrew her hand.

"Officer, it really has nothing to do with us, it was all Molly Hanson’s doing, she directed us to kidnap her," one kidnapper, beaten up, with hardly a spot on his face or body unharmed, winced as he spoke.

"Yes, the two of us are her fellow villagers, she said it was a show, and that she would give each one of us 500,000 upon completion."

"We thought it was just acting, we didn’t think it would be illegal."

...

The two "kidnappers" were brought to the police station, only then realizing the seriousness of the situation, they were desperately trying to dissociate themselves.

And during the "kidnapping," suddenly a group of people burst in through the door.

Not even allowing them a chance to speak, they started to beat them with punches and kicks.

Unable to withstand the attacks with their outnumbered hands, they yelped in pain.

Probably because they took Molly Hanson’s pregnancy into account, they just pinned down the two kidnappers, tying them up, gagged and hooded, and then threw them in front of the police station.

Liam Hugh, hearing this, was dumbfounded!

His gaze vacant, he stared at Molly Hanson bewildered, "Molly, what are they talking about?"

"I don’t know, Liam, don’t listen to their nonsense!" Molly Hanson clutched Liam Hugh’s clothes, "They’re just afraid of jail."

Hannah Johnson laughed coldly, "You saw him being kicked out of the house, were you afraid you’d have no support, trying to get some money to keep in hand for a backup plan?"

"You utter nonsense, girl!"

"After all, everything he has given you has been taken back."

Because it was matrimonial property, she had to return it.

Yumi Johnson wasn’t hurting for this money, but since she had a share in these assets, why not claim them?

Donating to charity would be better than letting these two benefit from it.

Molly Hanson, furious and embarrassed, jumped up from her chair, pointing at her, "This is slander, believe it or not, I will sue you for defamation."

"What backup plan, believe it or not, I will tear your mouth apart."

Zoe Bell frowned, "You’re sick in the head."

"Shut up, who gave you the right to speak?" Molly Hanson screamed at her, seeing Zoe Bell easy and mild, easy to bully.

"You are nothing but a plaything kept by Mr. Hale, after meeting just a few family and friends, do you really think you’re someone important?"

Molly Hanson didn’t dare provoke Hannah Johnson,

So she quickly shifted her focus, aiming all her attacks suddenly at Zoe Bell.

Hannah Johnson’s brows knitted tightly, but unexpectedly, Zoe Bell took a step forward, raised her hand, and gave her a hard slap across the face.

The crisp sound of the slap shocked everyone present.

The police were momentarily stunned, for Zoe Bell looked truly unassuming...

"Say that again, I dare you."

"What are you? How dare you hit me!" Molly Hanson had been holding back her anger in front of Hannah Johnson and Old Lady Hugh, as they didn’t dare make a move themselves.

Did they really think they couldn’t touch this wretched girl!

She raised her hand and struck Zoe Bell, but Zoe reacted extremely quickly.

With a backhand, another slap followed.

Molly staggered and almost fell to the ground.

"So what if I hit you? Spewing filth from your mouth, don’t project your own sleaziness onto others!"

"A plaything?"

"At least I didn’t interfere in someone else’s relationship. Unlike you, playing the other woman without a hint of restraint, acting as if being pregnant grants you immunity?"

"I already hit you, what do you want to do about it?"

"You..." Stunned by the slap, Molly was speechless.

"Immodest, who knows whose child you really carry in your belly."

On hearing this, Molly looked at Liam Hugh, distressed, "Liam, look at her, she’s actually doubting me..."

Liam Hugh remained silent.

Seeing his reaction, Molly felt even more aggrieved, "You don’t believe me either? I might as well be dead."

Zoe Bell: "Then go ahead and die; being alive is only bringing shame."

Everyone: "..."

Even Hannah Johnson was stunned for several seconds.

Having known Zoe Bell for a while, this was the first time she had seen her this angry.

On a normal day, Zoe would not want to get involved in this matter.

After all, it ultimately was the Hugh Family’s issue, but now that Hannah was injured, she definitely had to stand up for her.

Her cousin had always taken such good care of her.

She certainly couldn’t let her be bullied now.

Upon hearing this, Molly actually started to create a scene, threatening to jump off a building one minute and to hit the wall the next, causing the police great annoyance.

Knowing she was just acting, they still had to stop her.

Until Hannah said, "Don’t rush to die yet, let’s clarify this kidnapping issue first."

"What’s there to talk about, I am a victim!" Molly shouted hysterically, "Would you actually believe the words of two kidnappers?"

Hannah shrugged, "I’m just curious."

"You were kidnapped, the kidnappers threatened, without receiving money, they chose you for a life-and-death situation."

"Once safe, any normal person would despise the kidnappers, wanting to tear them limb from limb; they say you’re the mastermind. If it were me, I’d have confronted them right away. But you, instead, you cling to me and Zoe."

"Are you brain-damaged, truly stupid, or just pretending to blur the focus?"

Molly’s complexion turned pale.

She wanted to ask Liam for help, to discipline his daughter, yet his gaze also carried scrutiny and suspicion.

"Liam, you don’t believe me either?"

"I’m nearly scared to death, and you can’t even comfort me."

"Is kidnapping a matter to joke about?"

...

Liam Hugh indeed desired to have a son, but would he hurt his own daughter for 600 thousand? If the kidnapping were fake, and he acted like a fool begging and borrowing money, it would make him look like a complete fool.

This matter struck at his pride and bottom line.

"Molly, tell the truth, did you take part in this?" Liam Hugh stared intently at her.

The officer frowned, "Ms. Hanson, we possess concrete evidence. The person who brought you bound provided some information; lying now is pointless."

Molly intended to argue, but upon hearing about the evidence, she immediately panicked.

Her eyes darted around, and her palms sweated.

Liam Hugh instantly understood everything.

Hannah Johnson and Zoe Bell looked at each other:

Who is this mysterious person behind the scenes who even collected and delivered the evidence?