Chapter 182

Just as she sent the message, Marcus’s call came through. Cornelia hurriedly answered, President Hartley”

Where are you?” Marcus’s voice carried a hint of resignation

Cornelia checked her GPS, “I be home in two or three kilometers”

“Alright, hang up when you get home. Then his voice disappeared from the earpiece

If it werent for the call duration ticking away on her phone screen, she would have thought he had hung up.

The 3–kilometer journey didn’t take long. The taxi driver stopped the car across the street from the northern gate of her neighborhood, “Miss, they’re doing roadwork ahead I can’t turn the car around. You’ll have to go by yourself”

Cornelia got out of the car. The driver kindly helped her with her suitcase and then drove

Park With its lush vegetation and scarce traffic at night, it always gave off an

her suitcase, was about to cross the street when a van sped by, forcing her to retreat to

the speeding van screeched to a halt before her. Two men wearing baseball caps and masks jumped out and forcefully dragged

get the words out before a calloused hand covered her mouth, and

Cornelia. “Marcus’s anxious voice rang from the phone, but the kidnapped Cornelia couldn’t hear him

covering Cornelia’s mouth was removed and replaced with duct tape. “Just behave. No one’s saving you tonight.”

one driving, two holding her. Their actions were too practiced,

had never crossed any thugs, so this

could it

Courtney Kamp–Hartley?

had said that Courtney wouldn’t bother her again, and she trusted him.

else could it

during her time

enough to go to these lengths to harm

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