Girl Get Rid Of That Jerk by Melissa Johns

Chapter 213

A heavy silence hung in the air. The heater made the car feel stuffy. Joshua tugged at his tie and cracked the window open a bit. A rush of cool air swept in, clearing the atmosphere instantly.

Allison hesitated before speaking, "You heard what my dad was implying earlier..."

But just as she started, Joshua floored the accelerator. Allison was thrown forward, her words swallowed by the rush. She pressed her lips together and silently buckled her seatbelt.

Clearly upset, Joshua drove like a man on a mission. Allison sat in the passenger seat, her heart pounding.

The bodyguard trailing them jolted, "Whoa! Where the hell did boss's car go? It vanished in a blink!"

His partner, sweating bullets, shot back, "Seriously? How'd we lose them?"

Frustrated, the driver slammed his fist against the steering wheel, “Damn it! Boss's driving like a maniac in that Bugatti. No way this heap could keep up! Now what?"

The other bodyguard quickly pulled out his phone, "I'll call him and see where he's headed."

The black Bugatti roared down the highway, the world outside blurring by in a dizzying rush. The thunderous roar of the supercar drowned out the faint buzz of a phone alert.

was in her throat, her face pale as she

tight and stern, clearly in a bad mood.

unfamiliar. This wasn't the route to Windswept

are we going?" she

tersely, "Windswept House isn't safe anymore. You can't go back there for now. I'm taking you to a safe house in the countryside. I'll pick you

"Is it far?"

too far. Someone's going to meet us up ahead. You'll go with them. They're all professional bodyguards,

about you?" Allison

"Don't worry about me."

sped onward, leaving the city's towering skyscrapers behind

On either side of

swnaveln

out, offering

stopping soon, Allie. You need to go with

back, "Weren't we supposed to have bodyguards with us? I thought we

I sped up to shake them off. That's probably when the bodyguards lost track of

"Won't you be in danger