Chloe Johnson helplessly explained the reason.
Bella Green was clearly taken aback by the response.
"What do you mean?"
Michael Green approached from behind and spoke with a serious tone.
"Just as you think, there are no phones in this manor, and we don’t have mobile phones either. We can’t contact the outside world."
Bella wasn’t foolish. She hadn’t been able to reach them for such a long time, or even find anyone.
And now, it’s another situation like this.
It’s obvious, they’ve been sequestered.
Including her, trapped in this so-called manor...
After returning to her room and calmly processing the situation, Bella looked at the two people on the sofa.
"So, was it Matthew Lawrence who imprisoned you here?"
Bella paused for a moment, then added, "Including me."
The two were stunned momentarily, not expecting Bella would figure it out.
Bella laughed softly: "No need to be so curious, I didn’t realize it before. Now that I think about it, this manor you mentioned, it must be his."
She had visited this manor once before with Mason Bennett, but it was only a quick glance.
When she first woke up, she hadn’t thought too much about it.
And she hadn’t been to this building before either.
But now thinking about it, here, it should be Matthew Lawrence’s manor.
It was him who found Chloe Johnson and Michael Green, it was him who caught them from the start.
Even now, he continues to hold them captive.
And now there’s one more, herself...
"So, what exactly does he want to do?"
Bella felt like she was about to lose her mind.
She was anxious to contact Mason and wanted to tell him that she was safe, even if it was just to report her well-being.
At the same time, she was utterly puzzled by Matthew Lawrence’s actions.
Why did he detain Chloe Johnson and Michael Green?
And why did he detain herself?
Suddenly, a flash of insight hit Bella.
In an instant, everything became clear.
Matthew Lawrence wasn’t in Brocade City, even if he knew something happened to her, when he rushed to Brocade City, searching for her,
He wouldn’t be faster than Mason Bennett.
Unless it was...
The image of a truck hurtling past, mixed with the sound of collision, made Bella instinctively blink, and terror and dread surged throughout her body.
That truck came right for them, it was deliberate murder.
Mason Bennett didn’t fall; he was on the scene, for the rescue, no one would be faster than Mason.
Unless...
Someone else had been prepared there earlier than Mason...
Bella’s face turned pale, feeling an icy chill spreading through her body, making her tremble with fear.
Her current state frightened Chloe, who immediately went over to hold her: "Bella, what’s wrong? Don’t scare mom?"
Even though she wasn’t Bella’s biological mother, years of habits in moments of urgency weren’t easily changed.
The room had ample heating, and there was Chloe’s embrace, yet Bella still felt cold.
She didn’t understand why the person who claimed to be her father would do this.
"Mom, let me ask you, at that time, how did I get here? When did I arrive?"
Although Chloe didn’t understand why she was asking, she still answered.
"Five days ago, around eleven o’clock, you were brought here by Second Master’s people, along with many doctors."
Bella’s last thread of hope vanished.
It was indeed Matthew Lawrence...
From leaving the civil affairs bureau to reaching Splendid River Bridge, it was almost nine o’clock.
Traveling from Splendid River Bridge to here takes more than an hour, considering the rescue from underwater.
The timing was almost just right.
Bella closed her eyes, trembling all over.
Almost like still being submerged in that icy cold depth, a chill to the bone...