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.

her throat, her face pale as she clutched the seatbelt, "Joshua,

on the road, his jaw clenched, his profile tight and stern, clearly in a bad mood. He didn't respond but gradually eased off the

relax as she looked out the window. The surroundings were unfamiliar. This wasn't the route to Windswept House, nor was

we

you to a safe

"Is it far?"

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

about you?"

"Don't worry about me."

city's towering skyscrapers behind for lower buildings and

On either side of

swnaveln

greenery spread out,

be stopping soon, Allie. You need to go with

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

followed after wedeft the hospital, so I

knot tightening in her chest, "Won't