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”

got out of the car. The driver kindly helped

gate was Riverside Park With its lush vegetation and scarce traffic at night, it always

forcing her to retreat to the curb, She decided

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

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

Cornelia. “Marcus’s anxious voice rang from the phone, but the

van, the hand covering Cornelia’s mouth was removed and replaced with duct tape. “Just behave. No one’s saving you

unable to speak, observed with her eyes, three men in the van, one driving, two holding her. Their

had never crossed any thugs, so

could it

Courtney Kamp–Hartley?

dismissed this possibility. Marcus himself had said that Courtney wouldn’t bother her again,

else could it be?

had she pissed off during her time in Riverton?

go to these lengths to

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