Back in the conference room at Thompson Group, Shane was in the middle of a meeting when Silas entered the room. He walked towards Shane and bent down, speaking softly, “Mr. Shane, you have a call from Ms. Smith.”

“What's the matter?” Shane called for a pause in the meeting as he turned his attention to Silas.

Silas shook his head, replying, “I don't know. I haven't picked up.”

“Here, give it to me.” Shane took the phone from Silas.

Shane announced that the meeting would be postponed before he stepped out of the conference room to answer the call.

He placed the phone at his ear as he answered the call. “Hey, what's up?”

Natalie's voice drifted through the phone, but she appeared to be asking someone a question instead of talking to him. “Who sent you here? What are you trying to do?”

Her fear was evident in her tone; Shane could tell she was in trouble as his grip tightened on the phone. His expression had turned murderous and cold.

Now he realized that she was calling for help. Biting back his tongue, he suppressed his anger and concern as he listened quietly to the situation.

As long as I know where she is, I can go and save her.

Natalie didn't know if anyone had answered her call. She watched the thugs cautiously, her shoulders taut with tension.

her back. They smiled at her sinisterly. “What

court?” Natalie's eyes widened.

first guess. In that case, there's no point in hiding it from you. You're right; he sent us here because he didn't want you to show up at court. So just

talking, the thugs stepped forward, making

lifted her

was at this moment that the thugs

calling someone for help! Quick, grab her phone!” yelled one of

had been discovered, and his heart sank. In a last-ditch attempt to discover her whereabouts,

eyes began to fill

before she could answer him, the phone was yanked hardly out of her hands. As she looked on in alarm, one of the thugs

shouted, rushing forward to get

threw her phone on the ground stepped on it.

as he barked ferociously, “You b*tch! How dare you call

of the slap. Her cheek immediately began to swell, while her head was ringing painfully from the impact.

and nose and

had been walking towards the operations department with a dark expression on

what's going on?” Silas huffed as

were clenched so tightly that the veins in his arms bulged. Working hard to keep his worry from spiraling out of control, he answered simply, “Natalie's

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