Reborn Heiress: Taking Back What Is Rightfully Hers!
Chapter 498: The Video of My Son

Chapter 498: The Video of My Son

Ella paused for a moment, saying nothing. Eric remained silent as well. The information technician and You Che had just arrived, and they were listening in on Eric’s call.

But Eric knew that the person would not call to demand a ransom. After all, it had already been over ten hours with no calls coming in.

They didn’t need money—they needed people.

At that moment, Lucas walked over and softly said to Ella, "Ella, I’d like to talk to you."

Eric quickly stood up. "I’ll go inside and talk to Ah Che."

Ella nodded without saying anything. She appeared calm, as if nothing had happened. But Lucas could tell—her calmness was a form of numbness.

Lucas sat down and looked at his daughter’s face. It was calm but slightly worn. "Ella, I know this has been heartbreaking for you. But Eric isn’t any less upset. Whether or not he answers the phone, he can’t stop things from happening. Do you really think that by not answering the phone, he could’ve beaten those strange, luck-bringing puppets?"

Ella’s hand trembled slightly, and her lashes fluttered. "I know. That’s why I’m not blaming him now."

"No... you are blaming him." Lucas shook his head, his face serious. "I can tell from your face and attitude. Life is full of unexpected turns. I hope that no matter what happens, you can keep a strong, upward-facing heart."

Ella stared blankly at Lucas’s face. What he said seemed to make sense.

Without enough determination, even the slightest setback would make her waver.

Her relationship with Eric had never been shaken, even when Vivian once tried to interfere. She had always believed in Eric.

But this time... because Elias was in trouble, she wasn’t as certain anymore.

"I understand, Dad. I’ll talk to him properly."

Ella’s voice was soft, almost like a whisper. Seeing the worry still in her brow, Lucas patted her shoulder. "Trust us, Elias will be fine."

Ella nodded, not saying anything else.

Two minutes later, Eric came back out and handed her a glass of juice—pear juice, her favorite.

The dry autumn weather made pear juice a good choice for moistening the lungs.

Ella took it, slipping her phone into the pocket of her coat. "Honey, actually, I’ve already figured it out. Even if you didn’t answer Aurora’s calls... Elias would still have been taken."

Eric’s heart tightened, and he grasped her hand firmly. "No... It’s still my fault. If I had been more careful, Elias wouldn’t have been taken."

Ella bit her lip. "Eric, no matter what happens from now on, you have to trust me, okay?"

Eric looked at Ella, confused. What did she mean? Had someone contacted her directly?

"Did someone contact you? Asking you to do something secretly?" Eric’s expression darkened as he tightened his grip on her hand.

Ella shook her head, smiling gently. "No, they’re targeting you. Of course, they need to contact you. Through all this, I’ve learned that when people are angry, they’ll say anything. Maybe in the future... I might hurt you. But please, you have to trust me!"

The harshness in Eric’s eyes began to fade as he pulled Ella into his arms, gently rubbing her face. "Ella, no matter how you might hurt me, I can understand. We’ve come this far, through so much hardship, but we’ve made it. So... Elias will definitely come back."

Ella nodded, her heart a bit unsettled.

Did Eric sense something?

But that person had said... only by going personally could she bring Elias back!

She decided not to tell him about it, at least not for now.

The two sat quietly, embracing, watching the chrysanthemums in the backyard bloom brilliantly while a lone butterfly fluttered by.

Just then, Lucas came out and told Eric and Ella that the information on the driver who had hit Eric had been found.

The driver had been seriously injured and had just regained consciousness. He said that he saw Eric’s car coming too fast, and in his panic, he crashed into Eric’s car.

The driver was a novice on the road, so such a mistake wasn’t entirely surprising, especially since Eric’s car had been speeding on the highway, overtaking cars in pursuit of the large truck.

Eric frowned and sneered. "They really know how to pick their targets, randomly kidnapping a truck driver. But this novice driver, we’ll have to keep an eye on him."

"Why? He’s a rookie, isn’t he? The information seems clean." Ella glanced at the files. The man was a teacher, had been teaching for three years, and only started learning to drive after saving up a bit of money.

She hadn’t expected him to get into an accident just after starting to drive.

"Because this situation is too coincidental. Why would a novice be the one to crash into me? It looks really natural, but the more reasonable and natural things seem, the more attention we need to pay to them."

Eric sneered again. In reality, some so-called novices weren’t real rookies. They might have studied beforehand and taken the test afterward.

They probably bought off that novice driver to avoid suspicion, right?

"That makes sense. I’ll have someone keep an eye on that driver. But... these people are willing to risk their lives for money. I’m really surprised," Lucas said faintly.

He had been through countless storms, but the people who went after him never took such reckless risks. They were always good at calculating, trapping, and using a variety of methods, but they would never do something this foolish.

Ella bit her lip. The world was full of surprises—there were people willing to kill others for a few bucks.

But it wasn’t that surprising. When anger consumes rationality, anything is possible.

Eric stayed home with Ella, but most of the time, he was with John and the others, discussing the information they had gathered.

Ella spent her time either walking in the backyard or staying in her room. Chloe and the others had planned to visit her, but she turned them down, saying she needed some peace and quiet.

Three hours later, Ella received a video of her son Elias.

The video was filmed by the sea, and little Elias had a bright smile on his face. Ella let out a silent sigh of relief. This video was definitely new—it wasn’t one that had been filmed before.

"Mommy, Daddy, when are you coming to pick me up? Although it’s fun here, I want to be with you guys. Mommy... look, there are so many pigeons, they’re so pretty!"

"Mommy, Daddy, is my little brother okay? Does he miss me? I really miss him, I want to play with him..."

Elias’s voice trailed off a bit, sounding a little sad. But in the next moment, he smiled brightly again. "But I believe that in just a few days, you’ll come here to get me. Bye-bye!"

The video ended there.

Ella watched the video several times, replaying it over and over.

She saw that her son wasn’t hurt. However, he wasn’t wearing his usual clothes. It seemed... there were other kids there?

Was it a place for kidnapping children? No, that didn’t make sense. Kidnapping Elias would be too risky. A typical human trafficker wouldn’t target Elias.