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.

trio’s eyes darted around the dimly lit landscape, but in the rapidly descending twilight, not a soul was in

Julian’s terror got the better of him; his trembling hand clutched Roselynn’s arm so tightly it hurt. Yet, in a

to sound reassuring, he stammered, “Roselynn,

scared. I’ll protect

bite her tongue to keep from rolling her

could barely protect himself.

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the Onza Summerton family!” Ashton declared, her voice

in search of the

followed her words,

and the three of them

just walked straight into

family, you say?”

with skepticism. “How do you plan to

desperately in his pockets until he retrieved a jade

glinting faintly in the waning light. Etched into

character: ‘Summerton.‘

out, his

family. Someone here

me!”

shadow shot past, and before Julian could even register what had happened, the pendant had been

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hand.

by years of

reached out to grab the figure, but her efforts

a speed and precision

that pendant, or I’ll shoot!”

it toward where the shadow had

heh,” a voice sneered from the darkness. “You

a child’s

someone else, the voice muttered,

pendant. After all these years,

has finally

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

through the air.

from the shadows–a

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oversized head, his small, squat body casting an

silhouette. His appearance was so unsettling

couldn’t help but flinch.

doing here instead of making money out in the

providing us with supplies

the large–headed man barked,

the truth,” Julian stammered, struggling to compose

down. We’ve come here seeking

Who would dare?” The large–headed man’s