My Ex-Husband Always Knew That I Had Cheated on Him
Chapter 135: Let Your Mother Accompany Us in Death!

Chapter 135: Chapter 135: Let Your Mother Accompany Us in Death!

Chloe Simpson walked out of the hospital, holding the test results in her hand, contemplating whether she should tell Emily Sterling about this.

If she didn’t tell her mother, this heart condition necessitated avoiding extreme emotions. What if something happened—what would she do then?

But if she did tell her mom, would it...

After thinking it through, Chloe finally decided to tell Emily Sterling.

After all, before retiring, her mom had worked in the hospital for so long and had seen life and death countless times.

Moreover, this coronary disease was only in its early stages and wasn’t severe. If she managed her condition well now, perhaps there wouldn’t be any significant issues for the rest of her life.

Many people initially experience just minor discomfort—like stomach pain, gastric pain, and so on—and simply endure it without going to the hospital for an examination until the condition worsens over time.

These illnesses often escalate into crises precisely because they receive no attention at the start.

Thinking of this, Chloe decided to head back and share the test results with Emily Sterling.

What she didn’t know was that Gabriella Dyer’s people had already reached Emily Sterling’s residence.

When Chloe hailed a cab at the hospital entrance and arrived at her mom’s apartment complex, she had just stepped out of the taxi when her phone started ringing.

It was a call from someone associated with Emily Sterling.

Chloe glanced at the unfamiliar number on the screen, assuming it to be a spam call, and immediately hung up.

But then, the same number kept calling repeatedly, and Chloe finally picked it up.

"Hello, this is Chloe Simpson speaking."

"Hello, Miss Simpson. Your mother is currently in our custody. We don’t want to harm her; we’re just a few brothers in need of money and hoping to get 1 million from you."

The moment Chloe answered, the voice of a man came through on the other end.

Clearly, the voice had been altered using a voice changer, making it impossible to extract any useful information from it.

"What? What have you done to my mom?"

Chloe was instantly panicked.

"We haven’t done anything to Ms. Sterling. She’s currently unconscious, and all her vital signs are normal. Rest assured, as long as you obediently give us the 1 million, nothing will happen to your mom."

"She won’t even know she was kidnapped. We could administer a few more injections to keep her asleep. That way, when you bring her home, she’ll simply think she was dreaming."

"But all of this depends on you cooperating, Miss Simpson. Otherwise, don’t blame us for being merciless. I heard you’ve just been diagnosed with some heart issues—what do you think would happen if we applied a little stress during such a time?"

The man on the phone spoke with a mocking tone.

Chloe’s face turned pale in an instant. She shouted into the phone, "Don’t you dare! Don’t you dare touch my mom!"

"Miss Simpson, as I said, if you follow instructions, your mom will be fine. But if you defy us, I can’t make any promises."

"Oh, and one more crucial thing—you’d better not even think about calling the police. The brothers here are all fugitives with murder cases hanging over their heads. If the police catch us, it’ll be a death sentence. At that point, we’ll make sure your mom joins us in the grave."

"You have three hours to gather the 1 million. After three hours, I’ll send an address to your phone. Just leave the money at the designated spot."

In reality, Mark was the one orchestrating this call. He had already carefully planned every word.

"Why should I trust you? What if I leave the money at the specified location and you still don’t let my mom go?"

Chloe wasn’t naive.

"Hmph, Miss Simpson. Right now, your mom is in our hands. You have no leverage to negotiate with us. Besides, we’re only after the money. Once we get it, we’ll leave the city."

"We don’t want your mother’s life. And anyway, a woman in her fifties or sixties isn’t worth much. Even if we sold her, she wouldn’t fetch a good price. It’s not worth getting further entangled with the police over this."

After finishing his statement, Mark didn’t give Chloe any chance to reply and directly hung up the phone.

"Wait, I want to see my... mom."

But before Chloe could finish her sentence, the disconnected tone from the phone rang in her ears.

She stared at the phone’s darkened screen, frozen in place. Her heart raced uncontrollably, and she felt utterly lost and panicked.

"Mom... Mom... You must not get hurt. No, you won’t. Nothing will happen. They just want money, nothing more."

Chloe muttered to herself, repeatedly trying to soothe her nerves.

Eventually, before preparing the 1 million, she decided to go back home to check if Emily Sterling was truly missing, if she truly had been kidnapped.

After all, she was already at the apartment complex. A few more steps wouldn’t make much of a difference.

Chloe ran back home as fast as she could, opened the door, and found that Emily Sterling was indeed not there.

She picked up her phone and called her mother’s phone. The call connected quickly, but the person who answered was the same man who had just called her.

At that moment, Chloe truly confirmed that Emily Sterling was in that man’s custody.

"Miss Simpson, if I were you, I’d hurry up and start gathering the money now."

Upon hearing this, Chloe immediately hung up the phone and began looking for ways to gather the cash.

But where could she find such a large sum of money?

When Chloe had married Lucas Hughes, they had spent a lot of money on buying and furnishing their home. She had already depleted most of her funds back then.

Now, she only had 100,000 in savings, while Lucas was still paying off loans every month. He had also borne many of the wedding expenses, so he likely didn’t have much money either.

Her mother’s side of the family didn’t have relatives to turn to—Emily was an only daughter, and Chloe’s grandmother had passed away years ago.

At this point, if she wanted to gather 1 million, there was only one option: sell the marital home she and Lucas Hughes owned.

Although Chloe and Lucas were in the process of divorcing, she believed that, based on her understanding of Lucas over the years, if he heard about her mom’s situation, he wouldn’t stand idly by.

However, what Chloe didn’t know was that Emily Sterling’s kidnapping was orchestrated by Mark, who had already informed Lucas Hughes about everything in advance.