Mistaken Match: Marrying the Enigmatic CEO by Ruby Fennimore

Chapter 1925 Hidden in the Mountains

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Just as doubt began to creep in, Julian’s eyes lit up, and he suddenly pointed

toward the horizon, his voice sharp with excitement. “Look! There’s smoke

ahead!”

Roselynn and Ashton whipped their heads in the direction he was pointing,

and sure enough, wisps of white smoke curled lazily into the dusky sky. It was

undeniable proof that someone–or something–was there.

“Let’s go check it out,” Ashton said firmly, her tone leaving no room for

hesitation. As a seasoned police officer, bravery came naturally to her.

Roselynn, though not easily rattled, maintained her composure, yet the only

man in their trio, Julian, was visibly shaken. His heart raced, fear clinging to

him like a shadow. If it weren’t for the relentless pursuit that had driven them

into these deep, ominous woods, no sane person would have ventured into

this desolate wilderness.

“Heh, heh, it’s been ages since anyone dared to come this far. Who might you

be?” A chilling voice echoed from somewhere in the distance, followed by

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more voices that seemed to come from all directions.

“Oh, what a treat–two beauties with bodies to die for!” another voice jeered,

dripping with malice.

“Cackle, cackle, we’ve truly hit the jackpot today!”

Suddenly, disembodied voices filled the air around them, sinister and

mocking. It was immediately clear that they weren’t dealing with just one

person.

dimly lit landscape, but in the rapidly descending twilight, not a

of him; his trembling hand clutched Roselynn’s arm so

to sound reassuring, he stammered,

scared. I’ll

her tongue to keep

could barely protect himself.

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oppressive silence followed her words, thick as fog.

and the three of them exchanged anxious

they just walked straight into

the Onza Summerton family, you say?” one of the

“How do

desperately in his pockets until he retrieved a jade

surface glinting faintly in the waning light. Etched into it was

character: ‘Summerton.‘

Julian called out, his

Summerton family. Someone here is bound to

me!”

in a blink, a dark shadow shot past, and before Julian could even register what had happened, the pendant had

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hand.

sharpened by years of

out to grab the figure, but her efforts were in

with a speed and precision far beyond her

or I’ll shoot!”

toward where the shadow had

voice sneered from the darkness. “You think a

a child’s toy

speaking to someone else, the voice muttered, “But it seems

Summerton family’s pendant. After all these years, someone from

finally

We’re all family.” The voices snickered once more, sending a

through the air.

the

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oversized head, his small, squat

appearance was so

couldn’t help but flinch.

are you doing here instead of making

with supplies and weapons, not

woods,” the large–headed man barked, his tone filled with

tell the truth,” Julian stammered, struggling to compose himself,

hunted down. We’ve come

down? By whom? Who would