Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 276

Inside a villa located in Whispering Pines, a suburb in the south, a woman dressed in a white T-shirt and high-waisted denim shorts sat on a bed in the bedroom. The room was spacious with only a solitary bed, devoid of any other furniture. The windows were designed with burglar bars, making escape impossible.

The bed was adorned with two pillows and a grey blanket, while a dark blue coat lay next to it. A pair of white canvas shoes were placed by the bedside.

The bedroom door swung open, and a tall man, nearing six-foot-three, pushed a food cart into the room.

The woman turned swiftly at the sound. Her blonde hair fell over her shoulders, her blue eyes pure and clear, and her skin was fair and smooth. Her doll-like eyes glanced at the food cart before sweeping over the bodyguard outside the door.

“Hey!” she said in a slightly accented English, addressing the man pushing the food cart. “How many of you guys are there?”

“You won’t be able to escape, so don’t even try,” the man said.

She chuckled, “So, how long do you plan on keeping me here?”

“That depends on my boss. Just sit tight, we won’t mistreat you,” the man replied.

“But I’m so bored, there’s no one to talk to all day,” she complained, looking at the man. “Can you tell me who your boss is? Do you know why you guys kidnapped

me?”

The man evaded her questions, placing the food on the table and gesturing to it. “Please eat.”

Reluctantly, she sat on the edge of the bed and started eating.

“I’ve been kidnapped for quite some time now. Even if you don’t tell me who your boss is, can you request him to give me a tablet to play with? I won’t go online, I just want to play some offline games…”

She kept bringing up this matter while eating. Eventually, the man, seemingly annoyed, made a call, presumably to his superior. He switched off the room’s Wi-Fi and handed her a tablet pre-loaded with games.

She immediately grabbed the tablet and started playing, obediently sitting on the bed.

The man exited the room, locking the door behind him.

Suddenly, there was a loud crash from downstairs.

The two bodyguards at the door exchanged glances. The tall one spoke into the walkie-talkie, “Scar, what’s happening?”

The walkie-talkie emitted a buzzing sound, but there was no reply from Scar.

“Stay here, I’ll go check it out,” the tall man told the other bodyguard. He pulled out a gun from behind him and made his way downstairs.

At the front door, he found Scar and another colleague writhing on the floor, a woman standing between them, her foot on their hands.

his gun at

hands in cooperation, then warned, “There’s someone

could react, he was knocked out by Raines, who had come up

amateurs here, what did you bring me for?” Raines said, meaning that Julien could

cast.Raines a cold glance, “I thought you wanted to

that the young master had asked him

ground, Raines remarked, “Is it so easy to get private gun in our country?”

phone to

“Aren’t we here to rescue

guns in some illegal ways. I’m calling the cops.” Julien quickly reported the villa’s address, making the call with

his fingerprints from the gun with his

when you’ve handled things upstairs.” Julien handcuffed the unconscious

you carrying handcuffs?” Raines asked as

smirked, “Is there a

the young master saw in

reached the top of the stairs, he found another man in black already unconscious

pain. Raines gestured to Julien downstairs, then crept towards the bedroom door. He put on gloves, took the gun from

the sound of the door opening, a

been cut open somehow. Raines sprinted towards the window.

she wouldn’t be able to make it from the front to the back window in just a few seconds. As Raines predicted, Julien wasn’t

his gun at the man,

police sirens

jumped out the window, and chased after the man. However, he was too late. He could

the van didn’t start.

driver’s seat, greeting the panting Emily and the man in

expected Hayden to send someone, but he didn’t expect even Julien to take

open the car door,

door, casually tossing the

chased after Zenith.

the car door and ran after Julien.

Emily back, frowning at her, “Are you out of

that the man standing in front of her, who wore a hostile expression, should be the one who was

had misunderstood, Raines patiently explained, “I’m a good guy.

with Moore?” Emily asked, her eyes full of suspicion as she glanced towards the woods and then back at Raines.

Raines frowned, “What?”

scepticism, but didn’t answer his question. Instead, she stepped back and asked, “And who are

Fred sent to rescue you,” Raines

finally relaxed. However, she looked back towards the woods,