The Fake Heiress Turns Out to Be a True Tycoon!-Chapter 344: A Million Secured

The tender voice still carried a tremble at the end.

As the words were spoken, the driver in the front seat became stiff and was unable to move in an instant.

The middle-aged couple in the back seat hadn’t yet realized what had happened when the car started to veer out of control, heading straight for the oncoming lane.

"Ah! Old Wang, what are you doing with the car?!"

The man in the back seat let out a roar, yet the driver, Old Wang, remained rigid with no movement whatsoever.

They finally realized something was amiss, but it was already too late.

When the car violently crashed into the guardrail, Ismeria Jennings had already shrunk herself under the seat, clutching the jade token around her neck while tremblingly chanting,

"Urgent as a decree, urgent as a decree..."

These were not words taught by Sister Scarlett, but her little friend said that people on TV always chanted this way.

...

There were few cars on this road, and a fair distance from the last traffic checkpoint, so the accident didn’t immediately draw attention.

However, less than five minutes after the car accident occurred, several cars followed by police vehicles rushed to the scene.

In the leading car were Ashton Todd and the Jennings Family, who had been tracking it all this way.

Upon seeing the van that had smashed into the guardrail, he subconsciously pointed and said,

"That’s the car!"

After saying this and seeing the van with its front crushed, Ashton Todd felt his heart drop.

It’s over, could his one-million-dollar deal have gone wrong?! He was more anxious than the Jennings Family, getting out of his car quickly before it even stopped, while pulling out several colored talismans.

Yelling out,

"I’m coming! I’m coming! I’m here to save people!"

In his hand, the talismans he waved not only included those for healing and disaster relief but even for soul settling. All were debts owed to Scarlett Jennings.

He couldn’t help it; his specialty was geomancy and fortune, not the Medical Talisman Technique.

After learning of Scarlett Jennings’ abilities, he had taken quite a few talismans on credit from her.

And now, they were coming into use.

With these talismans, even if the "one-million-dollar" car crash was severe or even if the soul had fled, he would be able to pull the spirit back immediately, at least holding on until the ambulance arrived.

But just as he was approaching the front of the crashed van, he saw the rear door fall off with a clatter, and a child’s head cautiously emerged from inside.

The child’s hair was messy, and the once clean and pretty face was now dirty – a pitiful sight.

But thankfully, completely intact without a trace of the imagined accident-induced injuries.

Ismeria Jennings had also seen the people rushing over and her originally steady expression suddenly collapsed, crying and running towards them with arms outstretched.

Seeing her, Ashton Todd’s heart softened as well, as he knelt down and opened his arms to the child.

Then he saw little Ismeria Jennings run past him without even glancing his way, and leap into the arms of Donovan Jennings, who was behind him.

"Wuu wuu wuu... Big Brother! The bad men caught me! It was so scary wuu wuu..."

Ashton Todd: ...

Well, at least the million dollars seemed secure.

Donovan Jennings first examined Ismeria Jennings from head to toe and, finding no injuries, he was somewhat relieved.

Meanwhile, the detectives following them quickly approached the van involved in the accident and started extracting a few kidnappers from inside.

This starkly contrasted with Ismeria Jennings’ unharmed state.

The driver in the front seat had a bleeding head wound and had already lost consciousness, and the men and women in the back were not much better off, with multiple fractures and one even impaled through the thigh by a rail that had pierced the car window – the scene was bloody and gruesome.

Compared to that, Ismeria Jennings was incredibly lucky.

Soon, a group of people brought everyone back.

What they didn’t know was that shortly after the police and the Jennings Family left the scene with the ambulance, a BMW passed by the accident site.

From the rear window of the car, Azura Loomis saw police officers setting up a cordon and processing the scene. Her expression darkened, and she did not instruct the driver to stop, but the car passed by the accident site.

Looking at the recent group message from the Jennings Family, Donovan Jennings said Ismeria had been safely found and was now being taken to the hospital for a full physical examination.

Azura Loomis looked at the message, her dissatisfaction growing deeper.

Unable to help herself, she asked the system in her mind,

[System, what’s going on? Didn’t you say the kidnapper got injured in a car accident here and then moved Ismeria? How come she’s already been rescued?!]

To ensure she could rescue Ismeria at the earliest opportunity, she had bought the message from the system with her fortune.

Yet her efforts had been in vain!

[System: The system is not wrong; the result was due to intervention by someone from the Mystical Sect.]

According to the original course of events, the kidnapper’s car would have collided by accident with another vehicle on this road.

Fearing investigation, the kidnappers, despite being injured, would take Ismeria – who was also injured in the accident – with them. Her face would be scarred in the accident, and it would take over a year for the secondary branch of the Jennings Family to heal her completely with cosmetic medical procedures.

Upon hearing about someone from the Mystical Sect, Azura’s first thought was that Scarlett Jennings was behind it.

She felt some resentment—why did she always have to be at odds with her?

Despite deciding not to confront her directly anymore.

Originally, Azura planned to use the opportunity of passing by the area to rescue Ismeria, instantly earning the gratitude of the Jennings Family and Ismeria.

Upon learning of Ismeria’s kidnapping, Azura’s first thought was exactly this.

It was a perfect opportunity to increase her Goodwill Value with the Jiang Family, especially with Ismeria.

Therefore, she did not hesitate to trade some of the fortune she had withdrawn from Odessa for a prophetic message from the system.

But she was still a step too late!

Azura Loomis couldn’t help thinking: could she also create a similar "accident," staging an event she had done many times before?

The results were always ideal.

But she quickly dismissed the idea.

Mischief was one thing, but if it involved something as serious as kidnapping, the Jennings Family would definitely investigate thoroughly. Even with the system covering for her, there was a risk of being discovered.

If it came to that, even if the Jennings Family matriarch protected her, there was no way she could stay with the Jennings Family anymore.

For the potential increase in Goodwill Value, it wasn’t worth it.

Suppressing her disappointment, Azura Loomis instructed the driver to take a detour to the hospital.

When Azura Loomis arrived at the hospital, Chase Jennings, Lucas Jennings, and the Jennings matriarch were all there. Ismeria’s medical checkup results had just come out; compared to the kidnappers’ dire injuries, she didn’t even have a mild concussion. The only damage she had was some superficial skin abrasions.

Celine Xalvadora, upon hearing the news, couldn’t help but feel emotional,

"Blessed by the heavens, Ismeria is truly fortunate and destined for greatness."

After the initial fear, Ismeria, now feeling safe, became excited in hindsight. Hearing Aunt Celine say this, she immediately corrected her,

"It’s not the heavens that protected me; I’m amazing! Sister Scarlett protected me!"

Then Ismeria recounted how she used the Immobilization Talisman that Scarlett Jennings had given her to immobilize the driver, and how the Jade Token had protected her during the accident.

Azura Loomis cursed inwardly upon hearing this, sure enough, it was Scarlett Jennings!

The next second, a thought flashed through her mind, and she immediately put on a relieved expression, with a tone of gratitude,

"So Scarlett knew ahead of time that Ismeria would be kidnapped, and even gave her a talisman for self-defense in advance. We truly owe her a lot this time!"