Chapter 148

Sienna did not answer the question, and she left.

Leanna held her new phone and heaved a sigh. She went to the backdoor with the men and looked at the car not far from her before she said, "Give me a minute. I don't feel too good."

One of the men turned around and told her coolly, "We're here to help, Miss McKinney. Don't try to pull anything funny."

Leanna bit her lip. "I won't. I mean, look at me. I'm pregnant. What can I even do? You know how pregnant women are. Life's a hassle for us. I can't help it."

"What do you want?"

"I…" Leanna looked around and pointed at the patch of wild bushes nearby. "I need to relieve myself. Can you give me a few minutes?"

The man looked a little impatient, and he was reluctant to let her go.

Leanna grumbled, "Look at me! Do you think I can escape? Besides, I'm pregnant with the Pearsons' kid. I'm not some sort of criminal. Treat me like one and I'll tell Mrs. Pearson about this."

The man was about to say something, but his friend stopped him. He told Leanna, "Go. We'll wait for you."

"Thank you." She slowly went to the bushes.

After she was gone, the man who spoke first complained, "Can you not waste our time?"

run, she can't make it too far. I mean, her belly's too

He looked at the time. Leanna was still not back ten minutes later, and he had a feeling something was wrong. He went to the bushes, but before he could check on

"Are you done

pregnancy is a hassle. You'll

time. He knew something was wrong, so he went and checked on her, but she was nowhere to be seen. All that was left was the phone Sienna gave her. The man scrolled through the phone. When he saw its call history, he realized that Leanna was talking to him through the phone. He cursed and turned around. "She's gone! After

waist and heaved a sigh. They're finally gone. She asked Zoe to help her out before. This was the only main road behind Pearson Group's building, but there was an

said coldly, "Don't move." She stopped moving. Leanna could see that the guy was a ruthless one. The dagger was absurdly sharp, and she felt a sliver of pain coming from her neck. The man tossed a piece of cloth to her. "Cover your eyes." Leanna did as she was told, and the man held her hands behind her. He tied

"I won't hurt you for now, but only if

A while later, she asked, "Have you been waiting for me? Is this

The man ignored her.

take on all of them?" She stopped for

was silent for a moment, then he said, "So, you know

your voice." She continued coolly, "You always show up when I need it most. I

kept quiet and set his sights

and what they saw shocked them. They were

something. She held back the urge to vomit and moved herself somewhere safe. A few minutes later, they came to the

"They're probably

for a moment, and

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