Sweet Subterfuge novel by Trina Duo
Chapter 578

Indeed, Ron was arrested by the police, but it had nothing to do with the kidnapping.

He had a history of drug abuse for over ten years and was heavily dependent on drugs. When lan sent him some money, he immediately spent it all on drugs. With the substantial amount of money he received, Ron could afford to get drugs that were of higher quality. Feeling proud, he invited a group of friends to have a party at the karaoke bar.

Jack had been keeping an eye on Ron all along. At first, they didn't even take action when Ron purchased the drugs to avoid blowing their cover. However, thanks to Ron, the police managed to uncover a significant drug smuggling ring by tracking his suppliers.

Now that a group of Ron's friends had gathered together to do drugs, the police couldn't turn a blind eye any longer. Jack decided to inform Kevan beforehand.

Kevan had never paid much attention to Bethany's safety. Whenever Jack called to report the situation, Kevan would only listen passively without inquiring about their progress in saving Bethany. "You can handle things as you see fit," Kevan replied nonchalantly.

With his approval, Jack had nothing to worry about. He rounded up Ron and his friends, bringing them to the police station, and closed down the karaoke bar all at once.

Since Ron was taken into custody, there was no one to take care of Bethany. The long-term plan they had to capture the true mastermind behind the kidnapping was abandoned. Jack "rescued" Bethany and brought her to Kevan.

Of course, all this was done in secret without alerting anyone, including Kevan's parents.

Bethany had suffered terribly while she was being held captive. Although she had endured years of abuse from Ruby, Ron's blows were much more severe. Once he got high from drugs, he lost all sense of reason and did not hold himself back while beating her up.

Jack cautioned Kevan specifically, "The young girl is in a dreadful state, mentally and physically. I suggest that you find a psychologist to treat her as soon as possible."

Kevan glanced at Bethany, who was standing beside Jack timidly.

She had lost a ton of weight. There were numerous bruises on her exposed limbs and some of the wounds on her body were still bleeding. The sight of her was gut-wrenching. What changed the most about Bethany was her personality.

She was brought up by Ruby and did not receive any lessons on basic etiquette, so she always had poor posture. However, Bethany had never been so withdrawn and antisocial as she was now.

She seemed to constantly have her guard up and was wary of anyone who approached her. Even if someone touched her lightly, she would be extremely startled and quickly withdraw to a safe distance, shouting hysterically, "I know what I did wrong! Don't hit me!"

As Jack explained Bethany's condition, he was filled with sympathy and guilt.

Several of his colleagues who were responsible for monitoring the surveillance had requested numerous times for permission to break in and rescue Bethany. They pleaded, "Jack, please give the order. We can't bear to watch this anymore!"

However, Jack gritted his teeth and refused to give in. Despite that, things didn't turn out as they had expected. They weren't able to hold out until Ron and Xavier had direct contact.

Jack muttered in self-blame, "If I had known that things would end like this, I should have arrested Ron from the beginning." Then Bethany wouldn't have had to suffer so much harm. Kevan remained indifferent. In comparison to Bethany, he was more concerned about the two cats that she had tormented.

Because of her actions, those cats would never let their guard down around other humans, even after such a long time. Jack squatted down in front of Bethany and gave her a kind smile.

Nervously, Bethany stared at him with widened eyes, like a startled animal.

"Go home with your father!" It was rare for a strong, burly man like Jack to speak in such a gentle and kind tone.

Bethany shifted her gaze to Kevan. Looking at him timidly, her lips quivered, but she didn't make a sound.

Her beady eyes flickered with a glimmer of longing and hope, but Kevan ignored her completely. Turning around, he ordered his men, "Take her away."