Samantha was too sick with worry to eat. Her eyes were red and swollen from crying.
When she saw Harold walk through the door, her voice broke. "Harold, your sister..."
Harold immediately stepped forward and grasped his mother's hands. "Mom, Barbara is going to be okay. Did they call back after demanding the hundred million?"
"They called once more. They knew we called the police. Do they have eyes and ears everywhere? How could they possibly know?"
"I told you not to call the police! They just want money. We just need to pay them and get her back. But your father insisted. Now the kidnappers have cut contact, and I have no idea what they're doing to her!"
"They screamed at me. They said since we involved the cops, it meant we wanted her dead. Then they hung up. We traced the number, but it belonged to a small convenience store. The owner said some stranger just asked to use the phone."
"Both calls came from the East Suburbs. The police, along with Jeremy and Frank, have already headed out there."
Samantha broke down in fresh tears. "If anything happens to my baby girl, it's all your father's fault."
The second call had completely shattered Samantha's nerves. She had lashed out at Arthur, accusing him of signing their daughter's death warrant.
Harold could do nothing but hold her.
Isabella stood by, offering quiet words of comfort.
"Harold, did you find anything on your end? Do you know who took her?"
Arthur asked, his voice dark and heavy.
Harold shook his head. "Nothing yet."



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The readers' comments on the novel: After I Stopped Loving Him (Isabella and Ethan)
I will be devastated if Isabella and Ethan will get back together. Please, writer, Isabella deserves Harold....
Author, please get your characters names right. You always messing them up!...
I wish Harold will win Isabella's heart. I was so sad when Isabela was taken for granted coldly and cruelly by her supposed to be husband, and trapped,mocked and humiliated non stop by Natalie. This was so cruel, both don't deserve Isabela' forgiveness I wish for a happy ending between Isabela and Harold, he has the right to be happy after the long wait....
Frankly, the story initially was going quite good and the pacing was just right. unfortunately after Ethan got the dream of his past life, the story has been going in circles. Ethan's spouting the same nonsense every time he sees Isabella, they both have same conversations over and over. The authors monologue too has been the same for almost 400 chapters. Irrespective of which character the writing the just a repetition of what someone had gone through in the past and what made a certain character feel the emotions. York got introduced in 800 chapters yet nothing significant happened till date. Isabella is soft with Harold and kind of disgusted with Ethan, yet it is not entirely clear with whom she might end up. If she stays single i am fine with it but the story is clearly about Isabella and Ethan so almost 1000 chapters without seeing any progress in their relationship is frustrating. Except for being blindly in love and few aggressive instances with Isabella, Ethan actually isnt a bad person so i am fine if he can win her back. Even though Harold is coming off as a good second lead, i am somehow unable to warm upto him. Even the bad people in the story are not really facing any real consequences. I hate Jackson for his hypocrisy. I hate Jordan and Natalie for their self-righteouness and selfishness. I also hate Deborah, except when she is handing it out to Natalie. I am almost on the verge of dropping this story....
Why are they acting like kids 🤣😭...
Ethan is actually not that bad if we take out his blind love for Natalie...