Sweetheart, Do You Still Love Me

Chapter 594

CHAPTER 594 MOMENTUM

That was indeed an issue. Federick couldn't risk Yelena's life, so he set that plan aside.

Yelena woke up while they were chatting. When she came out and saw familiar faces outside, tears fell down her cheeks. "You're here." She knew Elspeth would find her, but she didn't think Elspeth would be this quick.

"Of course. We're taking you home." Elspeth walked up to her and patted her head. "You didn't get bullied, did you?"

"No. He was nice to me." Yelena smiled, albeit a bit cautiously. "Are we going home today?"

Elspeth was about to say yes, but then she remembered what Federick told her and she had no idea what to say.

Yelena was smart enough to notice the hesitation. "Did you run into something?"

Elspeth gave her a look. "Federick needs your help but it's risky, so we're trying to figure out things."

Yelena paused for a moment. And I thought it was something big. She said, "Sure. It's risky, but I'm sure I will get out of it fine."

She's so easygoing. Elspeth knew she was kind, and now she was worried about Yelena. "You silly girl."

"It's alright. If it weren't for him, I would have been sold to some old git." Yelena was a grateful person.

Since she insisted, Elspeth said nothing more and agreed to the plan. Just in case anything were to happen to Yelena, Elspeth, and Callum stayed around. Fortunately, Federick's place was a big one, and there was enough space to house two more people.

In order for the plan to go smoothly, Elspeth and Callum spread the news on a bigger scale. The whole of Damoria knew Yelena was kidnapped in just a day. People thought it was fake at first. They thought it was just a marketing ploy, but when Yelena didn't come out to clear the rumors, they panicked.

Only then did they realize the rumor was true, and Yelena's fans quickly rallied and came up with a plan to save their idol. Someone actually found out where she was taken, thanks to Elspeth's leak.

Since she was taken to a remote village in the mountains, going there without a plan was risky. Everyone agreed to have the female fans stay while the guys went to save Yelena. Noticing the splash they made online, Elspeth wanted to laugh. There were actually people out there who would come to Yelena's rescue, and there were a lot of them. In just three days, twenty thousand people had rallied.

News of this came back to the village. Now, more and more people knew that the beautiful woman they kidnapped was a celebrity, and her fans were coming over to destroy them. The villagers then started gossiping about how Yelena was an omen.

Almost everyone in the village came to Federick's house. The first thing Federick saw when he woke up was a big bunch of people outside his house. They were disgruntled villagers, and they seemed indignant. "Who's that woman you bought, Mr. Seanzy? She's bringing danger to the village."

"I say we kill her. I don't want those idiots saying we kidnapped their idol."

"We're all just villagers. If they come after us, what should we do?"

"Kill her!"

"Kill her!"

The villagers demanded that Yelena be killed, but Federick didn't answer them. Instead, he looked at the villagers. "Who told you she's a celebrity?"

"Mary and her family did," one villager answered. He seemed like an honest guy.

"How did they know?"

The villager blushed and muttered, "They go to the city every day and kidnap girls for us to marry. Of course, they know."

"So, they're the ones who did the kidnapping. The only ones?"

Oblivious to the fact Federick was trying to wheedle some information out of them, the villagers nodded. "Yes."

Federick chuckled. "Do you think what you're doing is right?" NôvelDrama.Org holds text © rights.

The villagers said nothing. A long while later, one of them mustered up the courage to answer, "We know it's not right. It's illegal, but we're dirt poor and can't afford a wife. What's more, we're uncultured

and uneducated. Nobody's going to marry us."

All the people here were close-minded. Preserving their bloodline was the most important thing for them, hence they prioritized boys. This misogynistic thinking caused them to lose a lot of girls, eventually leaving nothing but men in the village. If they wanted children, they must buy a woman from the human traffickers and make some with them.

The women they bought were never obedient, however. They would try to escape, but every time they did, they would be abused. These men thought abuse would make the women listen to them.

A burly man in the corner dug his ear impatiently. "What's my buying a wife got to do with this? We didn't know that Yelena Sullivan had a lot of admirers, and now a lot of people are coming to rescue her. Shouldn't we get rid of her right away?"

There were only a few hundred families in the village, totaling up to a few thousand people. Yelena's fans amounted to a few times more. If they were to invade the village, these people would be done for. The thought of a big army coming over to destroy them filled the villagers with fear.

"I'm telling you this for one reason. Yelena's fans are enough to trample you guys. What if you kidnap those who are more powerful and famous than she is?"

One of the villagers muttered, "Well, we can just keep it a secret from everyone."