Mr. Sallow's Sinful Wife by Maisie Chasey

Chapter 210 Heart-pounding Rescue (2)

As the couple descended the mountain, Nicholas tightly held Nancy’s hand, finding solace in its delicate, comforting touch.

The kidnappers watched them leave. One of Puck’s lackeys went ahead. “Are we letting them go just like that, Mr. Wolfe?”

Puck’s response was brief and cold. “Yes.”

Another lackey came forward. “Are you sure he’ll give us the remaining money, Mr. Wolfe?”

“I don’t know,” Puck said.

“What should we do? Don’t worry. Give us the word, and we’ll capture them.”

Puck turned around and smacked the head of the lackey who just spoke. “You idiot. We can’t capture them now. Didn’t you hear Sallow? If we didn’t let the woman go, he’d kill us.”

“You don’t have to be scared of them, Mr. Wolfe. We’ve gotten a lot of money, so why don’t we…” The lackey drew his hand across his throat, implying the sinister notion of killing the couple.

Puck smacked his head again. “Is murder all you can think of? Once I do that, the whole nation will be after me. I’ll be living in the shadows forever like a rat. Even if I don’t get the remaining money, I have enough to spend. And besides, the boss told us to lay low for a while. If it weren’t for the gambling debt, I wouldn’t have done this. This was risky. Listen here, if anyone tells the boss about this operation, I’ll skin him alive.”

“Yes, Mr. Wolfe.”

Just then, they received a message. It was the location of the hidden money sent by Nicholas. They quickly dug it out, discovering 150 grand in the hole. Ten minutes later, Nicholas and Nancy were already one-quarter of the way to safety. Puck secured another 150 grand.

The couple kept looking behind them, but they saw no pursuers. She finally heaved a sigh of relief. “Are we safe now, Nicholas?”

“Not yet. Ten more minutes,” he said.

“How did you know they would let us go?”

a pile of money and certain death, no one would choose the latter. That’s human nature. And I’ve asked Lynn to look into that guy. He has a complex background, but he fears death. A lot. So, I

She was still shuddering from the memory

heads.

Nancy tightly, and he breathed quickly. “I’m not afraid of death, but I’m terrified

gently caressed his face. “But I’m scared for your life too, you dummy.”

don’t have to worry, Nancy. I’m alive and

“Yeah.” She nodded.

leading her down the path. It was

Get them!”

“Get them!”

the police? I’ll kill you!” Puck

the police, Nicholas?”

tightly and ran down as fast as he could. “Hold on, Nancy. We

nodded and followed

routinely navigating the mountain. Running down the path was effortless for the couple, and the

eyes were red with fury. “Open fire!

speed. Suddenly, a bullet whizzed past her ear. Her grip on her head tightened, and she began to tremble. He shielded her, lifting her into his arms as he continued to

still holding her hand. As she looked ahead, she realized there was only a cliff before them. It wasn’t a bottomless abyss, but the ridge was almost a sheer

were closing in. “That’s a cliff! They have nowhere to go! Get them! I need

come here,” Nicholas said

to shoulder

you scared?” He looked

was,” Nancy said. She then smiled. “But I’m not scared now, as long as you’re here.”

“Good. Hold tight.”

held Nicholas tightly. He extended his hand and held her in