Chapter 539 Couldn’t Leave

She followed the sound of the voice with urgency, and she saw a woman in the corner of the basement. “Laura!” Josie shouted as she sped towards her.

Josie knelt down to see how she was doing.

Hopelessness etched on her face as if the world had crumbled upon her.

As soon as she saw Josie, her eyes lit up with a glimmer of hope. “Josie,” she whimpered.

Josie could feel her tears welling up as she looked at Laura’s back. Laura’s clothes were torn, and her bare skin was covered in red marks.

The crisscross of bloody marks was a testament to the brutal beatings she had suffered.

Josie was frozen in place, and her eyes brimmed with tears. “Laura…

Arnold’s forehead wrinkled in disgust at the ghastly sight. “Zach must be crazy!”

As he looked around, he saw an array of weapons used to abuse her. Arnold felt a shiver run down his spine as he saw some of them stained with blood.

Josie tried to lift Laura up. “Let’s go. I’ll take you out of here. We’ll go see a doctor. You’ll get better, Laura,”

Laura said breathlessly, “I can’t leave now.”

“Why not?”

birthday today. Zach wouldn’t let you get away with

at Arnold, her eyes filled with worry:

can’t go out now,”

was still shivering. She couldn’t warm her up no matter how close

Andy to get a doctor in here. They’ll be coming in

his plans. “So you mean Laura

could come in here at any time. We can’t take her out

Josie’s sleeve as she nodded in assent to Arnold’s suggestion. “He’s right. I can’t leave today,” she muttered, her breath growing

the only one that seemed feasible at

He had the doctor disguise themselves as an employee of the Carter Group

was difficult to ignore Arnold’s atypical

to something,” Larry said, his eyes tracking Arnold’s secretary, Andy,

and ordered, “Have someone keep an eye on him.”

“What about us?”

“We’ll stay put.”

doctor carefully took the medical supplies from his bag and said, “Ms. Brandel, I can’t administer anesthesia

the excruciating pain when he placed

She turned around

his hands but paused midway. Eventually,

under her breath,

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