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?”

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 gambled on the possibility that he would want to

still shuddering from the memory of having a gun pointed at

heads.

“I’m not afraid of death, but I’m terrified of

“But I’m scared for

have to worry, Nancy. I’m alive

“Yeah.” She nodded.

hand and continued leading her down the path. It was at that

them! Get

“Get them!”

police? I’ll kill you!” Puck

the police,

as fast as he could. “Hold

and followed him without

were familiar with this terrain, routinely navigating the mountain. Running down the path was effortless for the couple, and the kidnappers swiftly closed in on their trail.

with fury. “Open

Nicholas’ hand with one hand and her head with the other, sprinting at full speed. Suddenly, a bullet whizzed past her ear. Her grip on her head tightened, and she

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 drop, with jagged rocks protruding from all angles, a truly terrifying sight. A

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

come here,” Nicholas said

stood shoulder to

He looked at

“But I’m not scared now, as long as

“Good. Hold tight.”

extended his hand and held her in his embrace,