A Journey from Bitterness to Truth (Matilda and Yvan) novel Chapter 302

One night, Yvan received a chilling text message containing a photo of Ella Archer. Since the last incident where Ella was kidnapped right from the police station, Yvan had washed his hands of her due to her actions. But the sight of Ella's battered image on his phone shook him to the core.

Without a second thought, he asked Carl to trace the number's IP address. Carl's findings pointed overseas, just like before. It seemed someone abroad had taken Ella and was now sending him these photos. What was their motive?

Another message came in ten minutes later from the same number, bearing a cryptic message: "Justice is served, the eyes of heaven see everything." The phrase stopped Yvan in his tracks, pondering its deeper meaning. Did it imply Ella had secrets unknown to him?

That very night, a group dressed in black dropped a duffel bag in the Boyd family's garden and quickly disappeared into the darkness. The next morning, the Boyd's housekeeper discovered the bag, moving slightly. To their horror, it contained a bloodied Ella.

Recognizing her immediately, they checked for a pulse and, finding her barely alive, carried her inside shouting for Mr. Boyd. Yvan was taken aback upon seeing Ella in such a state, immediately connecting it to the earlier message. What had happened to her since her abduction?

"Get her stabilized and let her rest in the basement," he instructed, deciding to wait for her to regain consciousness before interrogating her. Without another glance at Ella, Yvan grabbed his phone and left for work, the incident seemingly not affecting his daily life.

However, once he left, someone sneaked out from the Boyd residence and sent a message: "Master, Yvan has gone to work. Ella has been brought back."

"Keep watching," was the reply.

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