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.

quickly pointed his gun at the woman in

then

Raines, who had come up from behind with a vase.

only sent these amateurs here, what did you bring me for?” Raines said, meaning that Julien could have taken care

cold glance, “I

young master had asked him to

“Is it

phone

was inspecting the gun, he asked Julien, “Aren’t we here to rescue someone? What are

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

forehead. He wiped off his fingerprints from the gun with his

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

about you carrying handcuffs?” Raines asked

at the handcuffs and smirked, “Is there a law against using it

master saw

the stairs, he found another man in black already unconscious on the

The man in black was looking towards the bedroom, his face contorted with pain. Raines gestured to Julien downstairs, then crept towards the bedroom door. He put

door opening, a woman’s

had been cut open somehow. Raines sprinted towards the window. A man

to the back window in just a few

his gun at the man, but

of police

after the man. However, he was too late. He could only watch as the man jumped into a black van parked

van

the panting Emily and the man in

someone, but he didn’t expect even Julien to take matters into

door, and

opened her door, casually tossing the car keys to

that, she chased after

door and ran after Julien. “Don’t leave

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

wore a hostile

had misunderstood, Raines patiently explained, “I’m

asked, her eyes full of suspicion as she glanced towards the woods

Raines frowned, “What?”

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

Fred sent to rescue

she looked back towards the woods, puzzled, “Then who