Chapter 133

Gwendolyn was roughly dragged into an abandoned construction shack, the skin exposed on her limbs scraping against the gritty pavement, tearing flesh from bone.

Thrown to the ground, a cloud of dust billowed around her. With feeble effort, she pried her eyes open to face her captors, Waldo and Bill.

“Waldo, this chick’s got some smarts. She filmed me to clear her name,” Bill sneered, toying with a smartphone before deliberately smashing it on the ground in front of Gwendolyn.

“You dare to record me?” he spat viciously.

The phone shattered into pieces, along with the evidence Gwendolyn and her friend. Sandra had collected.

Yet, Bill seemed to overlook that it wasn’t Gwendolyn’s phone. They had forgotten to frisk. Gwendolyn. The destroyed device was Sandra’s, while hers remained hidden in her secret pocket

Years of pharmaceutical exposure had given her a tolerance to sedatives, but her strength. had yet to return. Gwendolyn had regained consciousness on the way and managed to hit the power button, dialing an emergency contact, uncertain if the call had gone

through.

Bill looked eagerly at Waldo, “Waldo, I’ve done my part. Can I go now?”

“Get lost.”

Bill sped off, eager to collect his pay from Ms. Sawyer and leave Bayridge City behind.

Now it was just Waldo and Gwendolyn in the cavernous shack.

Waldo kicked Gwendolyn, who was slumped on the ground. “You always had a comeback, didn’t you? Why so silent now?” His face twisted with malice. “You ruin my Lifespan Locust Pharmacy and drag me down to this? Even if I go down, I’m taking you with me.”

winced in pain, “Your pharmacy peddled fake medicines.

apart.”

the deputy chairman of the Health Association backing me. You’ve cut off his revenue stream.

again.”

meet his gaze, Gwendolyn asked, “So, are you going

see if you’re that

Waldo’s eyes as he tore his filthy

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“I heard you’re quite the prodigy, maybe

What an absurdity!

did you hear such

have to do with the legendary doctor

were gone. Waldo had anticipated her resistance and had

clean, I might make it easier on you.”

don’t know

you

swing, Waldo brought the steel pipe

eliciting a piercing scream.

“Ah!”

hand trembled, the skin turning a

nearly knocked her unconscious.

license? She was

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