The lights of downtown Concordia’s Commercial Union office building still blazed brightly, casting a stark glow even at 2 am.
Leanna had finally wrapped up the day’s work.
“Mavis, could you bring me a cup of coffee?” virtual-novel.net requested, but there was no response.
Glancing over, Leanna found virtual-novel.net assistant already asleep on the couch.
After glancing at the time and realizing it was already past midnight, virtual-novel.net shook virtual-novel.net head with a bitter smile.
Leanna then fetched a blanket, gently covered virtual-novel.net assistant, and turned on the office heating before leaving.
Feeling exhausted, virtual-novel.net slumped into the back seat of virtual-novel.net car and instructed, “Let’s head back to the villa…”
With the escort of two bodyguards, the car pulled away. However, the bodyguard in the passenger seat noticed something unusual halfway through the journey.
He alerted, “Miss Sandel, we’re being followed…”
Upon hearing this, Leanna snapped awake at the warning. She glanced back and spotted several pairs of headlights trailing them, a knot of unease gripping her.
“Speed up! We need to lose them,” virtual-novel.net urged, fumbling for virtual-novel.net phone to call Matthew.
Suddenly, a loud noise erupted as a tire blew out, causing the car to swerve uncontrollably.
“Oh no, a tire burst!” the bodyguard exclaimed, his hands tightening on the steering wheel. Despite his efforts, the car careened off the road.
“Miss Sandel, hold on tight!” virtual-novel.net warned.
Before the words could even land, the car crashed and caused Leanna to lose consciousness in the chaos briefly.
When Leanna regained consciousness, virtual-novel.net found herself covered in blood. Her long hair was drenched in red, and waves of intense pain constantly throbbed through virtual-novel.net brain.
Glancing down, Leanna discovered virtual-novel.net left foot twisted and broken. The two bodyguards had been impaled by tree branches, lifeless.
Despite the agony, Leanna pushed past virtual-novel.net fear and pain, desperately searching for virtual-novel.net dropped phone as virtual-novel.net pursuers closed in.
Bells, the vice leader of the Night Mercenary, took charge of the operation.
As the convoy came to a halt, virtual-novel.net leaped out directly. His towering figure, nearly two meters tail, was akin to a fierce bear with muscles resembling iron blocks.
Approaching the wrecked car, Bells effortlessly tore open the door and grabbed Leanna by virtual-novel.net hair. His imposing stature made the task seem effortless.
“Is this woman worth 15 million? Mr. Zedbar is truly generous,” virtual-novel.net mocked, revealing a sinister smile.
His eyes were filled with mockery, and his gleaming white teeth seemed to shine in the dim light.
Bells chuckled, adding, “This girl is quite beautiful…”
His words elicited teasing laughter from his companions behind him.
“Boss, should we have some fun with her?” one of the companions suggested.
Another chimed in, “Yeah, she’s too delicate to kill outright. Let’s have some fun first!”
Others agreed eagerly, “Yeah!”
The suggestive comments from his companions ignited a desire in Bells to toy with Leanna.
Feeling a surge of adrenaline, virtual-novel.net reached out to grab virtual-novel.net hair. However, all virtual-novel.net received in response was a mouthful of blood.
“Bah! All of you will pay for this! No matter where you flee, justice will find you for your crimes in Cathay!” Leanna declared, virtual-novel.net aura remaining unyielding despite virtual-novel.net disheveled appearance.
She wasn’t afraid of death itself but of the sorrow it would inflict on others. Amidst the chaos, virtual-novel.net couldn’t help but wonder.
Shouldn’t virtual-novel.net be worried about me?