Captivated by the Ruler of the Underworld

Chapter 168 Flora Dragged Away

Lela's eyes locked onto Flora's, who had just rushed out. Flora's complexion was ghastly pale, a bruise evident at the corner of her mouth, and half of her face appeared swollen as if from a blow. Her bloodshot eyes and her sickly gaunt expression revealed clear malice upon closer inspection. Frantic, with her clothing askew, the scratches on her smooth shoulder were unmistakable. Lela was shocked.

Flora had never expected to encounter Lela here, her complexion turning ashen.

"Lela, you need to get out of here," Flora thought desperately.

John was a monster, and he wasn't alone in there. Flora couldn't bear to think of what might happen if they saw Lela.

Flora took a step toward Lela, but her movement halted as her hair was viciously yanked backward, throwing her off balance.

Lela clenched her fists and dashed toward the corridor where Flora was.

grew wide with urgency, and

dragged back inside. The door slammed shut with a resounding

other men emerged from the

escape once more, huh? John, you gotta admit

by a barrage of curses spilling from his lips. "Do you think you can run from

running," he taunted as he leaned over her, while the two other men in the room

eyes hollow, the will to survive

I'll never see you again,"

at the door now, her mind reeling from the scene she had stumbled upon moments ago, and a sense of danger

back her leg and, with pent-up force, kicked fiercely. At that moment, Sylvester's bodyguard appeared, carrying a big bag of exquisitely packaged food, and he looked puzzled. "Lela,

been stationed at the door but had been called away to fetch a meal for Lela. Upon his return, he didn't even have the chance to react as