Zoey felt an overwhelming force slam into her, sending her tumbling down the adjacent hillside.

Inside the car, the driver hammered the steering wheel with his fist and spat out the window in frustration.

"Damn it! How did she go tumbling down? We've gotta make sure she's dead!"

"Chill, man. With a fall like that, she's gotta be toast. Let's bail before we get spotted. This place is crawling with cameras. We can't

risk getting caught over a measly hundred grand."

"Aren't we gonna check on her?"

"Forget it! Let's get out of here. Someone's coming."

They sped off, leaving the scene in haste.

Rain drizzled from the dark sky, turning the road into a sludgy mess.

When Zoey regained consciousness, the world remained shrouded in darkness, and pain racked her entire body.

Trying to roll over, she felt a sharp agony in her bones.

Her face was drenched with the icy rain, and the desolate location offered no chance of being discovered or reported.

She attempted to crawl forward, but the pain was so intense it whitened her face, like countless needles piercing her skin, causing

her fingers to tremble.

The ground beneath her was soaked, the dampness seeping into her body, yet she couldn't feel the cold. All she wanted was to

survive.

premonition—if help didn't arrive soon, she

Miraculously, her cellphone was still

quick-dial, her mind was clouded, driven only by

subconsciously, though

but she seemed deaf to the sound, continuously dialing with shaking

Fitch was at the hospital, keeping company

had just been rushed in for a stomach pump. The doctors said it was poisoning, and no

suspect.

ordered Belinda's capture

Belinda kept insisting it was Zoey

a deep breath, Fitch unblocked Zoey's

call cthrough, as if she had a camera on

she had been calling him even

without waiting for a reply, he

your mother's behind it. She claims you put

yourself, Zoey?"

cleared, but hearing his

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called out again, puzzled by her silence. What was she playing at, calling him and saying

turned

be getting

it was indeed her doing, he wouldn't let her off the

his words, Zoey propped herself up, clutching

overwhelming, making even

managed, her voice not hoarse but incredibly

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