Blimey, My Kid's the Heir to the Billionaire Boss! by Nora Hoover

Chapter 194 Green Eyes

It took Sadie Roth half an hour to reach the villa's main gate. Outside was a greenway lined with rows of straight trees with streetlights hanging from the branches, illuminating her path of departure.

She puffed out her chest and continued on.

The night breeze was soothing, and the chirping of frogs and insects from the woods mingled with the moonlight filtering through the branches, casting a speckled pattern on the path like a painting. The beautiful scenery calmed her spirit and strengthened her resolve to break free from Micah Clemens...

She refused to be controlled or become a slave to any devil.

"Ow-"

Suddenly, a wild animal's howl emanated from the woods.

Sadie froze, standing still...

Had she heard wrong?

Was that the sound of a wild beast?

It must have been a mistake...

her wildly thumping heart

louder and closer this

in shock,

out

Roth tensed, her eyes scanning the silent woods around her, but

was was clear about one thing: from the mansion to the nearest road was at

minimum of four hours to cover

hours - a window of time when who-knows-what might leap out from the brush, leaving her nothing more than a picked-over

ran

assess the villa she'd left behind, roughly a mile in the distance, it dawned on her that

feet had already made the decision

the image of Micah Clemens' chilling gaze and domineering persona halted

for $98 million, with no imaginable end in sight, she'd be

she refused to go

Sadie Roth pushed on, pulling out her cellphone to call for a ride. Safety, she reasoned, was just

her phone came out, dismay washed over her. It had taken a swim poolside earlier, leaving the touchscreen unresponsive,

to expel trapped

budget-conscious choice - a phone for a mere $88, with a complimentary fan - and she expected it to