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.

slightly. He had one hand on the wheel, and the other reached for

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

surged forward, nearly parallel to

cars align

was all he needed. He raised the

the gap in the window, heading

Martin's window shattered, leaving a

was empty, but the driver

car veered violently off course,

front of the car crumpled on impact. The guardrail twisted and buckled, metal screeching as

Porsche slowed down. Its driver was momentarily distracted by his comrade's

raised the gun, and fired. The

in a frenzy. Unlike Stephen, he wasn't calm under

before it hit the left-side barrier. Then, it plunged over

seen what happened outside, but she felt it all-the sudden deceleration, the violent crash, the echo

lift her head. She obeyed Stephen's instructions and

that, Stephen dealt with his attackers. He stepped on

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