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 wrong?”

head, Quintessa said, “Someone drugged my drink. I

a hunch that Roxanne was behind this, but Quintessa

sip of beer handed to her by the director;

faced such a situation before, But he always did as Quintessa asked, and quickly took off his clothes to give to

dizziness; the pain, the taste of blood, made her mind a bit clearer.

help, Quintessa got dressed

alerted her, “Quinn, there’s a

people, and she grabbed Manny’s hand, “They’re after me. Wear my clothes and lead them away. They’ll let

long as you are fine, that’s all that matters. I

saying that, Manny jumped out of the car and ran in the opposite

in the car gave chase, not even bothering to

opened the car door, got out, and staggered forward. She was barefoot, not wearing her heels, which would have been cumbersome during her escape. She knew they’d come back

in the car.

Upon realizing he wasn’t Quintessa, they kicked him twice, turned around, and chased

pain, took out his phone, and managed to dial 911..

a kidnapping.

Chapter 125

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voice raide Quintessa

a crisp slap sounded

Quintesse immediately tasted blood, her head spun more dizzyingly as the world turned upside

a blurry silhouette. She

can run after being drugged? Run now, I dare you!*

feeling as if it might be torn

don’t bother. If I live to see tomorrow, I swear I’ll make you wish you were dead. I’ll make your whole

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