Chapter 511
After Madeline and Jeremy gave each other a look, she picked up the phone and pressed on the speakerphone.
Rose had lowered her voice deliberately, trying to fake another voice over the line.
Opening her mouth, she asked for money, “Madeline, is the 50 million ready? I want it in cash! I want it in an hour, or I’ll kill your son!”
Madeline’s heart was faintly anxious and she tried hard to restrain her emotions. “I’ll give you the money, but you can’t hurt my son! Otherwise, you can dream about getting even a penny!”
Although Rose said she was dissatisfied, she thought about her getting the huge sum of money in a while and watched her mouth. “As long as you don’t play any tricks, your son will be fine. I’ll send you the address now and you’ll leave the money there later. Just be in that position. Remember, you’re not allowed to call Jeremy over and you’re not allowed to call the police. You must go alone!”
After she was finished speaking, she quickly hung up and Madeline soon received a message on her phone.
The mentioned address was consistent with the suspicious location that Jeremy had just discovered when he was going through the surveillance footage.
“It seems that Jack is near the village in the western suburbs.” Jeremy determined.
Madeline glanced at the location, then turned around and left.
Jeremy grabbed her decisively, “Where are you going?”
“To save my son,” Madeline replied simply without looking back, “Let go.”
“Knowing that this may be a trap, I can’t let you take the risks.” Jeremy walked to her. “Let me go.”
Madeline smiled and looked at the dignified man before gently moving his palm away. “No. If you really cared about Jack, he wouldn’t have been tortured by Meredith in the past five years till he almost suffered permanent mental damage.”
“It was just because I thought she was Jack’s mother and it’s also because I felt ashamed of what I’ve done to you, that’s why I was so indifferent toward Jack in the years since you left.”
Madeline glanced at him with alienation. “I won’t believe anything you say anymore.”
“If you really don’t believe me, you would have already gone to the police station when Ava asked you to call the police. Linnie, don’t lie to yourself. You truly still have me in your heart.”
Jeremy’s answer surprised Madeline slightly.
He was right.
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