Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 288

"I've been there, and I actually ran into him once."

"Wasn't it absolutely terrifying? After he casually mentioned taking care of it, he glanced at me and asked the person next to him, 'How did an ant like this end up here?' I nearly fell to my knees in fear."

Clara couldn't help but burst out laughing at the overly dramatic exchange.

It seemed this guy was just lucky enough to have stumbled into the mysterious Nightfall once. She shifted a bit to get comfy, planning to catch some rest, but she couldn't resist adding, "You ran into him, and he didn't kill you. Doesn't that mean he's not as ruthless as everyone says?"

The man's face turned serious. "That's because I didn't tell you the rest. I opened the restroom door I was heading to and found seven or eight bodies inside. They were all brutally killed, faces all messed up, beaten to death. I was so scared I took several steps back, almost wetting myself."

In reality, he had wet himself, but with Clara being so beautiful, he wanted to save face.

Recalling the scene, his face went pale. "No wonder his hands were all red. He must have just finished killing them. The way he looked at me was like I was trash. I couldn't move. He seemed like an emotionless monster, yes, a monster. When he called me an 'ant,' I really felt tiny, like he could squash me with a single finger."

Clara raised an eyebrow and handed him a bottle of water.

His lips were nearly white from fear. "Thanks. After that experience, I swore never

go back. The place is indeed lavish, but the world of the rich is beyond our imagination. Better to head back to the countryside and stick to

"Exactly, have some water.

"Haha, sorry about that."

drifted into a brief dream, again

of reaching for

a mask, and her eyes

woke with a start, realizing her forehead was

must have been the man's vivid storytelling.

as the train

her luggage and got off the

she reached the hotel, she checked into

for citizens from her home nation, making Azure Shores a potential hub between the two countries. Ferguson Corporation planned to build hotels and malls here, seizing the opportunity from the neighboring country's

called Aiden to ask when

silent man in the backseat and replied quietly, "Three more

fast as trains, and

bed, "Alright, I'll take a nap. Call

noises from the hallway, thinking she