Chapter 44 Ethan Tore the Ticket!

Penelope hadn't been unconscious for too long. When she woke up, it was still a silent and profound night.

There were no stars in the night sky today, even though the neon lights on the street outside were flickering. That brightness, it carried an indescribable sense of desolation and loneliness.

Penelope subconsciously rubbed her still aching neck, and upon opening her eyes, she realized something very serious - Ethan was gone!

In this ward, there were three hospital beds, but the patients from the other two beds were discharged yesterday, leaving only Ethan. Now, the ward was empty, with no one else but her.

"Ethan!"

Penelope rushed to the bathroom, but Ethan was not inside.

A very bad thought arose in Penelope's heart, a thought that made her chest ache uncontrollably. She opened her mouth, the pain was so intense that she couldn't breathe.

She clutched her chest tightly, forcing herself not to let the tears fall.

She kept telling herself not to panic, perhaps Ethan had just gone out for a walk, to get some fresh air!

But she knew in her heart, things were not looking good for Ethan.

Ethan was a good kid, he wouldn't possibly run around in the middle of the night causing her to worry. Moreover, the fact that she had just fainted clearly indicated that she had been knocked out by someone. That person was obviously trying to take Ethan away!

Penelope had run up and down the corridor several times, but indeed, she did not find Ethan.

Thinking of the presence of surveillance cameras in the hospital, she didn't dare to delay and went to find the duty nurse, requesting to see the duty video.

However, she sadly discovered that the hospital's surveillance system was broken that night, and she couldn't figure out who took Ethan away from the surveillance.

Penelope was not a fool, she naturally knew that the malfunction of the hospital surveillance system was not a coincidence, but someone's deliberate act. The purpose was to take her Ethan away without anyone noticing!

But she didn't understand, her Ethan was so, so adorable, he had never hurt anyone, why would that person treat him like this?

Yes, she had to call the police!

Penelope shakily pulled out her phone, just as she was about to call the police, her phone rang urgently.

Seeing it was an unfamiliar phone number, Penelope didn't think twice and quickly answered it.

"Penelope."

The voice that came through the phone was that of a strange man. The man's voice was rough and hoarse, and it was clear from the start that he meant no good.

"Was it you who took Ethan, wasn't it?! Where is Ethan now? Give me back my Ethan right now!"

"That's right, he's in my hands," the man sneered evilly. "However, if you want me to return him to you, it won't be that easy! I went through a lot of trouble to catch him, how could I let go of such a fat sheep without getting some benefits!"

"What on earth do you want!" Penelope was truly fed up with this feeling of being at someone's mercy, but for the sake of saving Ethan, she had no choice but to grit her teeth and compromise. "You tell me what you want! As long as you don't hurt Ethan, whatever you want, I'll give it to you!"

"Since you're so straightforward, I'll just say it! I want ten million!"

The man paused slightly, then continued in a strange, eerie tone, "Before dusk the day after tomorrow, bring ten million to me. Otherwise, prepare to collect your precious son's corpse!"

"Oh, of course, you can also call the police. Rest assured, as soon as you call the police, I will immediately tear up the ticket!"

Before the evening of the day after tomorrow, ten million...

Penelope covered her mouth, choking back sobs. Where could she get so much money in such a short time!

Seemingly seeing through Penelope's thoughts, the man let out a strange laugh, "Penelope, I advise you to gather ten million as soon as possible! Because, the later you deliver it, the less you will find on your son!"

"What do you mean?!" Penelope gripped her phone tightly, her voice trembling as she asked.

"You still don't understand what I mean?" The man sneered coldly, "Before eight o'clock the day after tomorrow, if you have raised enough money, call me, I will tell you the address. If you can't raise enough money..."

"Every night for an hour, I chopped off a bit from your son! Hmm, ten fingers, ten toes, and both hands and feet, enough to chop for twenty-four hours!"

"If by then you hadn't brought the money, there were still eyes, nose, ears, right? I could slowly... play!"

Penelope trembled all over as she listened, terrified that the man would harm Ethan. She quickly said, "I'll raise the money! I'll find a way to raise the money! Don't hurt Ethan! Please, don't hurt him!"

However, that person did not respond to Penelope again. He sneered and hung up the phone directly.

After finishing this call, Penelope suddenly lost all her strength, collapsing onto the ground. She stared blankly at her left hand, which was missing a little finger.

The pain of having her fingers chopped off, heart-wrenching as it was, had already passed for several days. Yet, she still couldn't forget that kind of pain.

Such pain, she could hardly bear, her Ethan was so small, so fragile, how could he possibly endure!

No! She absolutely couldn't let her Ethan endure such unbearable pain! At all costs, she had to save her Ethan!

In less than two days, raising ten million was really hard, really hard. But no matter how hard it was, for her Ethan, she had to, fight desperately!

Recently, Lyman had already done her many favors, and Penelope really felt too embarrassed to ask him for help again. But she knew in her heart, at this moment, the only person who had money and was willing to lend it to her, was him.

She had saved Lyman's phone number, which she frantically searched for and called. However, after making several consecutive calls to him, all she heard was a mechanical female voice from the phone.

Sorry, the phone you dialed was turned off.

Yes, Lyman was in a hurry to go abroad for business. He should be on the plane by now. Even if he got off the plane and started to get busy, with the vast distance between them, it wouldn't be easy for her to reach him.

She could only go to find Zackary again.

Penelope bit her lip hard, suppressing the humiliation and bitterness in her heart, and dialed Zackary's number.

The phone had been ringing for a long time before it was finally answered. From the mobile phone came Zackary's careless voice, filled with intense disgust, "Penelope, you woman, what do you want to do now?!"

"Zack, Ethan has been kidnapped..."

"Kidnapping? Ha!" Zackary scoffed, "And then the kidnapper asked you to pay a ransom for him? You're asking me for money now?!"

Before Penelope could speak, Zackary coldly said again, "Penelope, for money, you really can come up with any lie!"

"Zack, I didn't lie, Ethan really was kidnapped! The kidnappers demanded ten million, if I couldn't deliver the money before eight o'clock tomorrow night, they would..."

A lump formed in Penelope's throat. It took all her strength to find her voice again, "Every night for an hour, they would chop off one of Ethan's fingers! Zack, please, I beg you, save Ethan, will you?!"