Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 257: On the highway, a black sedan tore through the traffic.

Lornas eyes fluttered open.

Her vision was blurry at first, but as the scene before her came into focus, she gasped.

Her eyes widened instinctively, but no sound escaped her lips.

Her mouth parted as if to scream, but no sound emerged.

She was like a marionette, her strings cut, her limbs powerless.

Listen, kid, growled a man in a baseball cap, his voice gruff.

If you want to leave here alive, I suggest you keep quiet! He pulled his cap lower, shielding his face from the fading light of the sunset.

Then, noticing the car gaining on them in the rearview mirror, his frown deepened into a scowl.

This is off.

No way they shouldve caught up that fast.

We didnt leave anything behind, right? The lean man next to him snorted derisively, flicking his fingers as if dismissing a bothersome fly.

Whats the big deal? Worst-case scenario we go down swinging.

He opened the glove compartment and retrieved a small handgun.

Were dealing with the Lloyds.

Of course, theyd come after us.

But itll be dark soon, and even if they keep tailing us, they wont make a move.

Dont forget, were on a highway with so many cars around.

One wrong step, and the girls finished.

In the car following close behind, the tension hung thick in the air, as heavy as the stillness before a storm.

Allison leaned forward, narrowing her eyes at the sedan ahead.

Mr.

Lloyd, youve set up a roadblock up ahead, but with traffic this thick, one crash and itll be a disaster.

with Lorna inside… we cant

the kidnappers making a panicked

into chaos in an instant, with Lorna caught in

a moments hesitation,

two more

them flank from both

off the highway and drive them toward

and we can stop

cold as iron, his eyes bloodshot with

with unspoken threats, ready to slice through the night and end

nodded, cold sweat

Yes.

knew well the depths

fish

was drowning in

more alert, Lorna wouldnt have been

without hesitation, desperate to atone for

could feel the pressure emanating from

Lornas abduction, hed been wound so tight it was a wonder he hadnt

telltale sign that his old condition was

Believe me, Mr.

reassured him softly, handing over a small bottle of

key right now is

control, those lowlifes have

accepted the spray, his movements deliberate as

him, a faint sense of calm

Thank you, Ms.

Clarke.

bulging, as if holding something small was

Kellan admitted, briefly closing

have to keep

sink into the shadows around him, the air in the car thickening,

before the sky

for Allisons calm presence beside him, Kellan might have

Dont mention it, Mr.

Lloyd.

just a student to me, Allison responded, her eyes fixed on the black sedan

outward calm, there was a fierce, almost predatory aura

focus, stole a

undeniably striking, but there was something about her that commanded distancean unspoken warning to stay

Kellan,