I Became His Sweetheart by Bright Eyes

Chapter 207

Upon hearing that, the bodyguards hesitated. After all, that scenario did seem a little off. However, if they did not keep an eye on him and he managed to escape, it would surely be difficult to explain it to Sheena.

Elijah smirked and continued, “All the windows in this mansion’s bathrooms were sealed to prevent unforeseen incidents. If you don’t believe me, you can check.”

As he spoke, he walked into the bathroom. In front of the bodyguards, he tested the window. The bodyguards tried to open the window themselves, confirming it was indeed sealed. They inspected the entire bathroom but found nothing suspicious except for a small ventilation duct in the ceiling, but the duct was too small to accommodate an adult male.

Seeing that they were somewhat persuaded, Elijah added, “My stomach is not feeling well, and I might take about fifteen minutes. Please wait for a moment.”

The bodyguards agreed. “You have fifteen minutes. If you don’t come out by then, we’ll barge in no matter what you’re doing.”

Elijah nodded, and the bodyguards left, standing guard at the door. Then, he locked the door behind them, quickly climbed onto the sink, and opened the ventilation duct on the ceiling.

The ventilation duct had actually been designed with an emergency escape route in mind. From the outside, it appeared small, but when opened, it revealed a hidden mechanism that was attached to the iron mesh, not easily noticeable. Inside were two paths, one leading to the mansion’s rooftop and the other to the back door.

calls from Lionel. Since the sound came from above, he chose the route to the rooftop. Although the duct could accommodate him, it was a

Elijah only had fifteen minutes, so he endured the pain

strange when he saw Elijah covered

if your waist injury isn’t fully healed, you

injected with a modified version of

Sheena administered it to you? She’s

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disclosed the name of the drug, Elijah had used a 023 serum before while dealing with prisoners

go! Don’t endure this nonsense under her anymore. The guys are all outside, just waiting for

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“She has secrets, and they’re possibly related to the Freeman family. I’m staying by her side to gather clues. Time is