Chapter 175

Tessa could feel James' killing intent. He dared to fire a gun in broad daylight, right here in Orkford. This proved, once again, that he was a complete madman. Despite the emergency situation, Stephen remained unfazed.

"They came prepared. Tessa, stay down. Don't move."

Stephen had been too careless. He thought he had shaken them off but they caught up soon after. Consequently, Tessa had almost taken a bullet.

His jaw tightened, and a storm brewed in his eyes.

Stephen slammed on the accelerator, weaving through traffic with sharp, calculated turns.

A gunshot rang out again, this time aimed at the driver's seat. Stephen jerked the wheel once more, narrowly dodging the bullet.

The side mirror exploded with a loud bang. Glass shattered, shards flying everywhere.

Tessa was thrown sideways, her body colliding against the car door.

Behind them, two cars were closing in. The black Aston Martin and silver Porsche were moving at terrifying speeds, trying to box them in.

In the Porsche's passenger seat, a man held a sniper rifle. He was the one firing the shots earlier.

He had one hand on the wheel, and the other reached for the gun he had

wouldn't carry one in his car. However, he wanted to defend against

surged forward, nearly parallel to

their cars

was all he needed.

through the gap in the window, heading straight

window shattered, leaving a bullet hole as

was empty, but the driver wasn't so

veered violently off course, slamming into the

car crumpled on impact. The guardrail twisted and buckled, metal screeching as thick black smoke billowed

down. Its driver was momentarily distracted by his

With one hand on the wheel, he turned raised

in a frenzy. Unlike Stephen, he wasn't

the

Tessa remained curled up. She hadn't seen what happened outside, but she felt it all-the sudden deceleration, the violent crash, the echo of twisted metal.

her head. She obeyed

his attackers. He stepped

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