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.

gun at the

then warned, “There’s

he was knocked out by Raines, who had come up

you bring me for?” Raines said, meaning that Julien could have taken care of these guys in no time.

“I thought you wanted to come.”

master had asked him

tall man’s gun from the ground, Raines remarked, “Is it so easy to get private gun in our country?”

took out her phone to make a

he asked Julien, “Aren’t we here to rescue someone?

some illegal ways. I’m calling the cops.” Julien quickly reported the villa’s address,

sweat dripped down Raines’ forehead. He wiped off his fingerprints from the gun with

you’ve handled things upstairs.” Julien handcuffed the unconscious man to a

Raines asked

smirked, “Is there a law against using

the young master saw

he found another man in

to Julien downstairs, then crept towards the bedroom door. He put on

the sound of the door opening, a woman’s scream

open somehow. Raines sprinted towards the window.

if Julien was quick, she wouldn’t be able to make it from the front to the back window in

at the man, but didn’t pull the

police sirens was growing

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

the van didn’t start.

panting Emily and the man in black who had just hopped into

Julien to

car door, and jumped into the surrounding forest.

also opened her door, casually tossing the

that, she chased

the car door and ran after Julien. “Don’t leave me

swiftly pulled Emily back, frowning at her, “Are you out of your mind, girl?”

felt that the man standing in front of her, who wore a hostile

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

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

Raines frowned, “What?”

confused expression, Emily maintained her scepticism, but didn’t answer his question. Instead, she stepped

guy Fred sent to rescue you,”

name, Emily finally relaxed. However, she looked back towards the woods, puzzled, “Then who was that woman