Chapter 124

Quintessa glanced at the business card; she curled her lips and thought to herself: why wouldn’t she be that kind of person – she Indeed was!

As she tumed to leave, Quintessa’s gaze fell upon Roxanne lurking in the shadows, her eyes dark with malice. A shiver ran down Quintessa’s spine; it was clear that Roxanne was

out for revenge.

Manny, holding Quintessa’s belongings, nudged her, “Quinn, let’s head back.”

Quintessa nodded, “Let’s go.”

She planned to leave Zion City tomorrow for Emberbrook to shoot “Requiem.” Being cautious tonight should keep her out of trouble.

The filming location wasn’t too far from where she was staying, just a 30–hour drive away.

But unexpectedly, halfway there, the car suddenly stalled.

Quintessa sat in the passenger seat, her head heavy and foggy.

Manny checked around the car but couldn’t pinpoint what was wrong. They were close to their destination, at most a fifteen–minute drive. He looked around; there was no one in sight.

Anxiously, Manny said to Quintessa, “The car broke down, I don’t know how to fix it.”

Quintessa opened her eyes, and everything was spinning. Initially, she thought it was just exhaustion, but her instincts, honed by years of evading danger, sensed something was off.

“Damn it,” she muttered, “we’ve been set up.”

She pinched the palm of her hand hard to focus.

was confused, “What’s

I bet they’ll be here

but Quintessa didn’t expect her to

thing Quintessa had consumed was a sip of beer handed to her by the director;

never faced such a situation before, But he always did as Quintessa asked, and quickly took off his

her tongue to combat the dizziness; the pain, the taste

got dressed in

they swapped, Manny alerted her, “Quinn, there’s a car coming.”

it was Roxanne’s people, and she grabbed Manny’s hand, “They’re after me. Wear my clothes and lead them away. They’ll let you go once they realize you’re not

long as you are fine, that’s all that matters. I am a man;

Manny jumped out of the car and ran in

the car gave chase, not even

not wearing her heels, which would have been cumbersome during her escape. She knew they’d come back for her after catching Manny and realizing he wasn’t her.

in the car.

driving the car, quickly caught Manny. Upon realizing he wasn’t Quintessa, they

in pain, took out his phone, and

I’m reporting a kidnapping. Hurry, please.”

Chapter 125

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after being drugged? Run now, I

feeling as if it might be

don’t bother. If I live to see tomorrow, I swear I’ll make you

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