After Adrian Jennings received a call from Yvonne Coleman and learned that Talia was out of contact, he immediately thought of Vincent Fletcher. Since Vincent Fletcher returned to Veridia, his whereabouts have been elusive. The identity information he used was pre-fabricated, and the phone number was registered under someone else’s name. Adrian Jennings did not have any contact information for Vincent Fletcher, so he could only wait passively for Vincent to reach out to him. But he couldn’t bear to wait, not even for a second. The thought of Talia being in danger made Adrian feel dizzy, his heart throbbed with a dull pain, and breathing became difficult. Adrian forced himself to stay calm and made a phone call. "I want to see Logan Sullivan." Just after hanging up, a call from an unknown number came through. His sixth sense told him it was Vincent Fletcher calling, and Adrian immediately answered. "Good evening." The man’s voice on the other end was tinged with a smile, playfully calling out, "Brother." Adrian’s heart tightened abruptly. "Did you kidnap Talia?" Vincent laughed and said, "Talia." After a brief and subtle pause, Vincent continued in a lazy tone, "Looks like I captured the right person, you still love her after all." Adrian spoke harshly, "If you have a problem, come at me. Don’t hurt Talia!" On the other side, Vincent seemed to chuckle lightly. "Don’t worry, capturing her was all about you." "Where are you?" Adrian immediately asked. Vincent provided an address, adding, "Come alone at eight o’clock tomorrow morning, and if you dare to call the police, I will make sure she disappears from this world forever." In the outskirts of a border province, in an unfinished building. This place was originally meant to be an entertainment complex, but due to a financial crisis, the developer was forced to withdraw mid-project, leaving it as a notorious unfinished building in the area. It’s famous because many film crews have used this place for shooting scenes. After Talia was tied into the car last night, the vehicle drove for about half an hour and stopped at an open field. Her mouth was duct-taped, and a black hood was slipped over her head. Then Talia felt herself being escorted up a few steps. The abrupt whirring of helicopter blades made Talia realize she had just boarded a helicopter. She didn’t know how much time had passed, but eventually the helicopter stopped. Talia couldn’t see anything and had no idea where she was. After getting off the helicopter, she was stuffed into another car. Talia could feel the car speeding along, and had it not been for the seatbelt, she would have almost been thrown around during turns. The car sped for a while, then suddenly came to a halt. As soon as the car stopped, the door was yanked open. Talia was roughly pulled out of the car, still with the hood over her head. Her vision was pitch black, and she almost fell. "Brother Zhou, she’s here." That voice Talia recognized, it was the man who deftly got out of the car yesterday. Upon hearing "Brother Zhou," Talia felt a chill run through her scalp. The man who almost took her life. Adrian had said he was a madman, devoid of emotion and humanity. Even before Vincent Fletcher spoke, Talia’s heart clenched tightly, fear spreading uncontrollably. Would she die here today? Suddenly, someone removed the hood from Talia’s head. After spending an entire night in darkness, the sudden exposure to sunlight made her feel dizzy and unstable on her feet. Her body swayed, and Talia tried her best to steady herself and avoid falling. "Miss Rhodes, we meet again." Vincent Fletcher looked at Talia with a teasing smile. Talia collected her thoughts, raised her head to meet the man’s gaze, and suddenly stopped. This man, she had seen him before. That day, when Claire Yorick was in a bad mood, Talia had gone to eat with her in a restaurant. After they paid the bill, she encountered a couple. The man had greeted her. At the time, Talia thought he was a friend of a friend and didn’t think much of it. She hadn’t expected that man to appear here. Talia quickly scanned the area. The two men who kidnapped her last night were now standing with their heads down in a very respectful demeanor in front of this unfamiliar man. Behind the man were several subordinates, indicating he was the boss here. The person they called "Brother Zhou" must be him? He was Vincent Fletcher! Out of fear, Talia instinctively took two steps back, her face slightly pale. The man in front of her was the one who had tried to kill her multiple times! The man who almost killed her father! Facing such a madman, she couldn’t remain calm. Thɪs chapter is updated by 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹✦𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✦𝓷𝓮𝓽 "Afraid of me?" Vincent had a smile in his beautiful eyes. Vincent’s mother, Naomi Fletcher, was a stunning beauty in the entertainment industry in her day, and Ian Jennings was also a well-known handsome bachelor in Oakhaven. Vincent inherited his parents’ good looks, resembling his mother more, with features so exquisite they could be described as "bewitching." Before seeing Vincent in person, Talia always thought he would be a rough, fierce-looking brute, but she never imagined he was , with a seemingly harmless smile. Talia nervously swallowed, "Capturing me is useless. Adrian Jennings and I are practically strangers. You can’t use me to threaten him." "Heh." Seeing her retreat, Vincent stepped forward, his eyes locked on Talia’s. "You’ll find out soon enough whether it’s useful or not." Looking into Talia’s eyes, Vincent’s lips curved into a faint smile, "Miss Rhodes is indeed a rare beauty. No wonder both Adrian Jennings and Ethan Grant can’t forget about you." Talia took another step back, a hint of surprise and doubt in her eyes, "You know Ethan Grant too?" Vincent shrugged with indifference, mockingly saying, "Just a dog I raise. It’s quite amusing to let it out for a walk when I’m bored." From what he said, Ethan Grant was his man. No wonder the nearly bankrupt Grant Group suddenly miraculously came back to life, it was Vincent Fletcher pulling the strings behind the scenes. How did they know each other? Wasn’t Vincent always abroad? Talia lowered her gaze, contemplating the relationship between Vincent Fletcher and Ethan Grant, not focusing on what the man in front of her was saying. Seeing Talia distracted, a trace of impatience flashed in Vincent’s eyes, his voice chilling, "I’m talking to you." Talia snapped back to reality, remembering what Vincent had just said: you’ll find out soon enough. Concern filled her eyes as she quickly asked, "You’ve already notified Adrian Jennings?" "Why? Are you worried about him?" Vincent slyly glanced at her, "Didn’t you say you have nothing to do with him anymore? Why still worry?" Vincent, with hands in his pockets, smiled and asked, "Afraid he’ll come to die?" Talia feigned calmness, "I just don’t want to bear the weight of a life. No matter if it’s him or anyone else, I don’t want anyone to risk their life for me." "Do you expect me to believe that?" Vincent looked at Talia with amusement, "You two really love acting. Since you love it so much, perform a heartfelt scene in front of me; if I’m pleased, I might consider leaving Adrian Jennings with a whole corpse." Talia couldn’t bear to hear such brutal words, her entire body turned cold, and her fear grew more intense. Though Adrian had hurt her, she had decided to entirely walk out of his world, but she couldn’t accept Adrian coming to his death. She only wanted Adrian to be well, even if they never contacted each other again. But if he really lost his life to rescue her, she would be haunted by the shadow of it for the rest of her life.