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hinking of where will I go. Waiting for her felt like eternity and it made my feet hurt beca

trance of the parking lot that connects to the second floor of the ma

t and jogging pants, I waved at her and shouted her

erson behind me?" I asked h

ne on your 1 meter radius. Beyond t

alized something. "You're not

ous," she responded whi

n, moving my head near to her so I can s

answered as she opened her c

ly and fasten my seat belt wh

n't see well without glasses or con

t meet an accident. She has blurry eyesight! The r

touch the steering wheel. Instead of

art that I touched, as if I spread an infectious diseas

lly prioritize the matter about who

. We're gonna die if you'll drive this car," I said while widening my

e. "I got here safe, so we can also get home safe. If we met a crash,

I'm not the one driving?'

lucky," she answered and

really? How did I become unluc

were kidnapped during your vacation," she star

lived. And another one, a fake police car followed you," she stopped for a

her. "Okay, f

LLEO

ement of our vacation house. With me are my butler

you something?" I as

nswered, making me massage my temple. "She keeps her mout

asked him again while turn

already threatened her," he replied. "I was about

t to make that woman talk. If she won't c

sement from afar, I slowed down and slightly looked to

us? Did you check it?" I asked him, hop

g there anymore," he answered and handed me a paper. "I conducted an investigation about the

is close to. As of now, I haven't

hiding her," I thought of a plan to find her if ever that this hostage will not speak. "Put some of our people to watch D

ord," Clou

hile the walls and the ceiling were full of piled dust. It's been almost a decade since

her hands are tied behind her, while her mouth has a tape. Her head was

head. Her eyes slowly opened, then it wide

ight?" I a

ldn't because of the tape on her mouth. She also started

you can't speak," I smirked

of the tape and in one fas

started falling down on her cheeks and onto the reddi

k around her. She still doesn't stop on s

she shouted, as if she doesn'

met. "Seriously? You're asking me...the reason why you're here?" I spat o

She just stared at the floor whi

staring at her trembling body. "

ould tell us where she is

e, she raised her head and s

ugh the air. It grazed Chynna's face, making he

and walked towards the wall that the

grazed cheek. "Be thankful that I didn't t

aid with a very low volume

uthfully," Clint said as he spreads the grazed part of Chynna's cheek. That made her

firmly said while looking

my lord." With that, he scratched Chynna's grazed cheek.

rdered him. I walked toward

r where Dennise is hiding," I said. For the last

of your friend. Too bad, she

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side and I saw that Althea is still asleep. I stoo

lthea's phone that is making the sound. I turn

you weren't even awake

my phone and left the bedroom. I started doing my morning routine and cooked panca

ned my phone and a text message fro

I just want the two of us to

ts us t

arm in that. I can extract

my reply

I would love to. Do you alrea

he replies, but it has only been less than

g of Brown's Restaur

ere in the Philippines. I can't say if she's tal

g about the branch

, she replie

I'm already he

just in Cebu yesterday. I guess she took

ure. I'll c

ird, though. Chynna is also the one who sent the last chat