Trey jolted as if struck by electricity.
He suddenly remembered. When their entire family had fled the country in disgrace, he had, through personal connections, borrowed a large sum of money from an underground institution. The collateral had been the frozen fund under his grandmother, Lauren.
At the time, Trey had already believed there was no hope of turning things around. Afterward, he simply cut ties with that organization, blacklisted them completely, and took his mother and Alicia abroad, relocating to Yustonia.
Later still, with Ariana's protection, he cared even less about some underground lender. He never expected they would come looking for him at a time like this. Even more unexpected—now that he had Ariana backing him—those people still dared to lay hands on his family.
"Money? Just money alone probably won't be enough to calm our anger. Besides, Trey, you've never been a man of your word. As citizens of Goldmont City, we trust Nick Hunt more."
Only then did Trey fully understand what was going on.
So that was it. No wonder they had found them so easily and dared to openly kidnap his family. He'd fallen into Khloe's trap.
"What do you want?" Trey's veins bulged along his neck, straining all the way up to his jaw.
At that moment, another video arrived on his phone.
Inside the footage, Alicia and Stella were locked in a cramped, dilapidated room. The conditions were abysmal.
Stella was clearly ill, lying motionless on the bed.
Alicia knelt beside her, crying uncontrollably.
Someone walked into the frame, pointing a camera at her. Alicia immediately begged for help, calling out to Trey again and again—each cry stabbing straight into Trey's chest with fury.
A voice from the video said coldly, "Trey, with a son and brother like you, your mother and sister aren't innocent either. From this moment on, the debts you owe will be repaid by them—slowly."
Then the video cut off.
The call ended abruptly.
Trey tried to call back in panic, but the line would no longer connect.

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