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

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

Raines, who had come up from behind with

for?” Raines said, meaning that Julien could have taken care of these guys in no

a cold glance, “I thought you wanted to come.”

the young master had

up the tall man’s gun from the ground, Raines remarked, “Is

phone to make

the gun, he asked Julien, “Aren’t we

some illegal ways. I’m calling the cops.” Julien

of cold sweat dripped down Raines’ forehead. He wiped off his fingerprints from

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

what about you carrying handcuffs?” Raines asked as he made

there a law against using it

wondered what the young master

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

the bedroom, his face contorted with pain. Raines gestured to Julien downstairs, then crept towards the bedroom door. He put on gloves, took the gun from the unconscious man, and

with the sound of the door opening, a woman’s scream echoed through

bars had been cut open somehow. Raines sprinted towards the window.

front to the back window in just

raised his gun at the man, but didn’t pull

police sirens was growing louder.

tucked the gun away, jumped out the window, and chased after the man. However, he was too late. He could only watch as the man jumped into a black

van didn’t

the driver’s seat, greeting the panting Emily and the man in black who had just hopped into the back seat, “Hi!”

he didn’t expect even Julien to take matters

Emily, pushed open the car door, and jumped into the surrounding forest.

door, casually tossing the car keys to Raines. “Take her

chased after

still in shock, opened the car door and ran after Julien.

Emily back, frowning at her, “Are you out

hostile expression, should

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

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

Raines frowned, “What?”

her scepticism, but didn’t answer his question. Instead, she stepped back and

to rescue you,” Raines replied.

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