Color washed off the thug’s face. “Are you talking about Mr. York from the wealthiest family in Wiltspoon?”
“Oh, it turns out my husband is pretty famous. Even a hooligan knows his name.”
The few thugs got onto their hands and feet right away as they walled, screamed, and pounded their fists on the ground.
They chewed Ms. Jones out. No wonder the woman paid a lot to hire a group of men to go against a single young woman. She was the lady of the York household.
Mrs. York had been the talk of the town lately. Even the thugs had caught wind of the woman.
How did they end up in the hands of Mrs. York?
Ms. Jones sure put them in a spot.
Noah would call them unlucky too if he knew about this.
“Have mercy on us, Mrs. York. We didn’t know who you were and trashed your car. We can make it up to you with another car. Please look upon yourself to forgive us.”
“I’ll talk! I’ll tell you who told us to smash your car. It’s Ms. Jones. Her phone number is XXXXXXXXX. She gave us a lot of money to follow you, trash your car, and beat you up.”
The two bodyguards who were there to protect Serenity had already known someone was following Serenity. They wanted to take out the thugs without anyone noticing, but the thugs acted fast and stopped Serenity’s car before they could do anything.
Last year, Serenity was ambushed by a group of thugs on her way home in the middle of the night. Serenity knocked them all out without a scratch herself. Those thugs took a beating and were held in custody for fifteen days.
“Ms. Jones?”
*Serenity fell into contemplation. She did not recall any Ms. Jones.
Rising to her feet, she said, “Are you in touch with her? Does she give you cash or a wire transfer?”
“A middle person contacted us and gave us a deposit. Ms. Jones later got in touch with us and talked about a wire transfer once the deed is done. We were to take the money and leave Wiltspoon. She guaranteed our safety.”
It appeared the woman was not very cautious. She contacted the thugs through a middle person in the beginning, but later she spoke to the thugs directly. She was either cocky or young and inexperienced.
For some reason, Carrie came to mind.
Carrie was only twenty years old, so she was pretty young.
She was spoiled rotten, which meant she fit the bill of being cocky.
“Call Ms. Jones right now and record the call. Tell her that you have finished the job. You wrecked my car and beat me up, so she should make the final payment.
The call recording would give Serenity proof as Serenity intended to sue Ms. Jones. The final payment could also serve as evidence.
“What would happen to us…”
Serenity jabbed the man’s face with the metal rod again. “You’re not in the position to negotiate with me.
Do as I say, or my husband will take his anger out on you. That won’t be my problem.
“I would try and stop my husband from getting angry if you do as I say. At least, I can stop him from killing you.”
The thugs would never lay a finger on the woman if they had known that she was Mrs. York.
Plus, why was it not mentioned that Mrs. York could fight? She was an expert at it too.
The thug chose to listen to Serenity and gave Carrie a call.
Serenity told the bodyguards to prop him up for the call. The thug would be panting for air while prostrating and talking at the same time.
Carrie was urged by her mother to call the thugs when the call came in. She happily told her mother,” They’re calling. Mom! They’re calling! I bet they finished the job.”
She eagerly took the call.
“Ms. Jones, we trashed the woman’s car and beat her up. She’s knocked out cold but still breathing. She’s not dead. Hurry up and make the final payment. We want to leave Wiltspoon now.”
“It’s good that you didn’t kill her. Snap a photo. I need to be sure that you finished the task before I can pay you.”
“We really beat her up real bad. We left the scene immediately since she was bleeding. How could we possibly have stayed for a photo? Hurry up and pay up. We need to run away.”
“Are you sure you hit the right woman?” Carrie was not scared at all when she heard Serenity was mangled, bleeding, and unconscious. In fact, she felt the thrill. She finally got her revenge.
Serenity should have stayed out of her business. The nerve of Serenity to come in her way! Carrie’s father even had to apologize to Mr. York.
“Yes, of course. She has a bookshop at the entrance of Wiltspoon School and drives a national car. We’ve followed her since she left the bookshop. There’s no way we got the wrong person.”
“That’s her, all right. Okay, I’ll wire the money to you. Take the money and leave Wiltspoon right away. Delete my number, and don’t breathe a word to anyone. Otherwise, I can’t help you.
“But what if you’re scamming me since you didn’t take a picture? I’ll pay half of the money and the remainder after I’m sure the woman’s beaten up tomorrow.”
“Can you give the money straight away? We’ve committed a crime, but you’re holding half the payment now.”
The thug would have given Carrie a piece of his mind if Serenity did not stare at him to stop him from saying more than he should. The thug wanted to crawl through the radio wave and strangle Carrie.
“I have the money, and I keep to my word. I’ll pay the remaining amount when I receive the word tomorrow. In fact, I’ll tip you extra.”
Carrie then terminated the call and went online to wire the funds.
Once the thugs got the money, Serenity gestured for the bodyguards to grab the thug’s phone. They added the thug’s contact number and used the thug’s phone to send the voice recording to one of their phones.
“The police will be here soon. You should confess your crimes.”
The thugs were at a loss for words.
They were tempted to blast Ms. Jones.
With the bodyguard playing the voice recording, Serenity listened to the female voice and realized that it was not some Ms. Jones. It was Carrie.
Her guess was pretty accurate.
Ms. Jones was a cover name Carrie used.
“Seren.”
Zack arrived in haste.
Police were dispatched from the nearby police station too. The police car followed behind Zack’s personal ride.
“Are you alright, Seren?”
After Zack got the call from the bodyguard, he ditched his clients and hurried here with his security detail.
He got out of the car and took large strides toward Serenity. Putting his hands on Serenity’s shoulders, he nervously scanned Serenity’s body to make sure she was unharmed. Serenity was fine apart from a few strands of wandering hair. Zack sighed in relief.
I’m fine, Zack. My car was smashed. That’s all.”
The thugs were bashing her car by the time Serenity got out. She and the two bodyguards quickly subdued the perpetrators, but it was too late for the car.
Zack glanced at the smashed car and remarked, “All that matters is that you’re safe. We can always replace the car.”
“But you gave me this car.”
“I gave you one on Valentine’s Day too. You can drive that and send this one for repairs.”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.