SWNOVELS Chapter 18 Threatening
On the way home, Rose's mobile phone kept vibrating.
Rose leaned against the back seat of the car and closed her eyes for rest. In the closed space, the vibration of her cell phone
was very clear.
The driver curiously glanced at the rear-view mirror, and just happened to look at Rose who had just opened her eyes. They
looked at each other awkwardly for a few seconds. The driver had been with Burke for years, and now he had just been here
with Rose for a few days. He was somewhat sophisticated. He knew that there were many secrets in such rich families, so it was
improper to look at and hear others rudely.
The driver was silently reading the few industry rules, silently picking up the earphones and putting headphones into his ears.
The driver was a smart one.
Rose found that after her being with Burke for a long time, some of her movements and expressions were similar to his.
For example, she had always been kind and friendly to people. It was impossible for her to frighten people with such a look.
Seeing the phone number flashing on the screen, Rose took it out of her bag and answered the call. Then she pressed the
record button quickly.
"Hello."
"Rose, so you finally answer the phone?" Amanda's furious voice came from the other end of the phone.
"What is it?"
"Rose, I'm begging you. Please let them release my mother. Please! I'll leave Burke. I'm leaving Burke right now. Can you ask
them to let my mother go? She is too old to suffer from such torment! "
"What do you mean by saying that?"
Amanda's voice was not as energetic as usual, but now it sounded like she had a nervous breakdown.
"Rose, I beg you. I'm so sorry for what I did to you before. It's my fault. I shouldn't have attended that family feast. I'm so sorry
that you lost your baby. I'm a shameless woman. But if I did anything wrong, just come at me, okay? Don't hurt my mother! Rose,
I... "
There was a sudden silence on the other end of the phone, followed by the noisy footsteps and cries, and a man's rough voice,
"Amanda! Why are you begging her so humbly? We won't ask for her help since she is such a vicious woman! "
"Amanda? Amanda? " Rose frowned.
The next second, the man on the other end of the phone seemed to have grasped her phone, and her voice became clear in an
instant.
"Mrs. Gu, I'm warning you. Bullying Amanda is the same as bullying me, Rocky Chen! You'd better let Amanda's mother go right
now. Otherwise, I will definitely get even with you!"
The phone was hung up. Hearing the busy tone on the other end of the line, Rose frowned deeper.
The screen of the mobile phone was gradually dimmed, but it suddenly lit up again when a message was sent to her.
"Now come to the second floor of the mechanical warehouse behind No. 285 of the reservoir. And take Amanda's mother with
you! Is your father still in prison? I happen to know some friends in the prison. It is all up to you whether your father's life in prison
is good or not. You should know what to do. If you don't show up before 3 pm, I will do something that you will regret for. "
The message was from Amanda.
Thinking of her father still in prison and the pieces of gray news about the prison, Rose face turned pale. She opened her phone
quickly and dialed the number of Burke.
"Sorry, the subscriber you dialed is power off. Please redial it later."
The cold, mechanical female voice repeated again and again, and Rose kept calling his number until her cell phone went out of
battery.
Rose quickly turned to her handbag and found the power bank. Her hand trembled and she tried so many times to get the phone
charged, but failed.
She closed her eyes and took a few deep breaths to calm herself down.
Finally, Rose got it charged and tried to clean up her mind.
The LED screen in the car showed that it was one o'clock in the afternoon.
There were still two hours left.
After thinking for a while, Rose dialed the last number of the contact list.
Since Lin Family's bankrupt and her father's confinement, most of Rose's friends were gone. Of course, Tina, who came from a
normal family, couldn't help her. And among the people who could help her now, there was only one person left- Xavier.
After the long busy tone, the phone was finally picked up.
"Hello, Rose. What's up?" A clear male voice came through the phone.
"Barrett, are you free now? Can you do me a favor? "
"What is it?"
"I can't explain everything clear to you on the phone. But it's an emergency, Xavier."
"Rose, where are you now? "
"I'm at the mid Yang road now." "I'm on my way home now," said Rose, looking at the road sign quickly passing by.
"Well, I'm at home now, but I have some businesses to deal with, so I can't leave right now. You can ask the driver to change his
lane to my home. Then we can talk face to face. Calm down first."
"Okay."
Rose hung up the phone and signaled the driver in the front row to take off the earphone. She said, "Don't go back to the house.
Go to the Yang's."
The driver was stunned for a second. Then he turned the car around and said, "Okay."
*
In the study of Yang Family's house, Rose was sitting on the sofa, looking uneasy.
Xavier came in from the balcony with his mobile phone. "Don't worry, Rose, I have already talked with my people in the suburb
prison. Your father will be fine. Moreover, Burke had arranged someone help you to arrange a single prison earlier. There will not
be any gray news like you said."
"Thank you, Xavier."
Rose felt relieved, laid on the back of the sofa, faced in her slightly wet palm, and took a deep breath.
She admitted that she was overthinking and lost her easiness today. No matter how capable Amanda and her friends were, she
couldn't put her hands in jail. It was a serious place and she had no say in this.
It was just a joke. She was worried too much because her father was involved.
Her father was her only family in the world.
"Rose, don't be so formal with me." Xavier took out a bottle of water from the small refrigerator in the study and put it in front of
Rose. "Drink some water. This is the only type I have. I'm too busy to go out to buy water. Don't mind."
"Thank you." Picking up the glass of water and holding it in her hand, Rose thought for a while and asked, "Do you want to call
the police?"
Xavier shook his head, "Maybe it's just a trick of that woman. Why waste the police resources for her? "
"But I am still confused why she would rather beg me hysterically than call the police." Rose frowned.
Logically speaking, facing such a vicious kidnapping, she should have called the police.
But Amanda, who used to be arrogant and confident in front of Rose, didn't call the police. Instead, she bowed her head for this.
"Why wasn't Amanda willing to call the police?" Xavier snorted and shook his head contemptuously. His eyes were full of disgust.
"Rose, have you investigated the background of Amanda?"
"I have asked my private detective to investigate. We haven't got the result yet. " Said Rose.
"No need for that. I have some information right here." Xavier took out a document from the desk drawer and handed it to Rose.
"The family background of Amanda Zhao is very complicated. It's probably because her gambling mother has done something
illegal and now she is wanted by the police. She doesn't dare to show up."