"Why don’t you say a word?" asked the woman playfully.
Catherine’s face was pale. How was she still alive?
But she couldn't hang up the phone, or she would be doomed.
So, Catherine tried to calm down, "What do you want?”
"Good question," the woman laughed, "I’m surprised you are still as straightforward as you were when you were a kid."
"What do you want?" Catherine felt stressed at the mention of her childhood, "Just say it. I will give you anything you want." She had anticipated that the woman came for money.
"Five million," the woman replied in a calm and firm tone.
"I don't have that much money." Catherine decided she should at least bargain, "One million is all I have. Do you want it?"
If she said yes, Catherine could transfer the money to her right away?
Five million was a lot of money. The woman thought that Catherine had spent millions of money on the designers, it was reasonable that she didn't have much left.
"Alright. I will send you my bank account, transfer the money."
"I can't today," Catherine said, "It will take 48 hours to get to you since the money is over five hundred thousand." She had to buy herself more time to get rid of the woman, or she would just keep coming back.
The woman agreed.
She didn't expect Catherine would be so straightforward.
"Okay. I will give you 48 hours," the woman said, "But if I didn't see the money in 48 hours, I will see you at the police department."
Catherine hung up the phone and felt extremely depressed.
Why was she still alive?
Or... was someone imitating her voice?
She was stunned. After calming herself down, she called someone. "Austin, I need you to check on a number for me and find the IP address."
"Yes, Ms. Collins."
"When are you going to make a move about Mya?"
"Today."
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Mrs. Marsh's Revealed Identities novel (Jennifer and Ivan)