Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 1114

Florence's eyes flashed with a chilling resolve as she spoke with a voice as cold as an autumn breeze. "Parisa, let me in the car. I know where your daughter is, and I'll take you to her right now!"

"Let go of me!" Parisa snapped back, quickly pushing her away.

In the midst of their struggle, Parisa suddenly inhaled something strange. It happened so quickly that she couldn't even hold her breath. Her vision blurred rapidly, and she felt her strength ebbing away. Her arm went numb, and she slumped down, powerless to even roll up the car window. Her eyes narrowed with suspicion, "What... what did you give me?"

There was no noticeable smell in the air, but she saw a fine mist emanating from Florence's lips outside the window.

The seemingly frail girl suddenly broke into a terrifying grin, leaning into the open window. "Remember the first day we met? You asked if I'd learned your medical skills?

Why would I? I'm not your daughter.

But I do know a thing or two about poisons.

The brief time we've been talking, puff, was more than enough for me to

succeed." Florence blew gently into the car once more.

unresponsive. Even as she fought the encroaching weakness with every ounce of strength,

for the driver's seat, "Bodyguard, run her

frozen in the driver's seat, with two masked figures outside his

I realized it, it was too late.

trying to stay awake, and turned

her smile twisted and ominous. "That's right, I've been lurking

she shouted, "Bodyguard,

of the driver's seat to confront the two

no match for armed

overpass, aware that she'd chosen this spot deliberately, knowing it was a blind spot for surveillance. "Shoot him,

the bodyguard slumped back into the driver's seat, his hand still

masked men quickly boarded the car. Florence, keeping a tight grip on the unconscious Parisa, glanced out the window. "No blood left

"None."

phone and purse! Drive! Head into the mountains

of the police station? I've done my part here,