The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2613

Balfour finally, with a weight in his heart that felt like a sack of potatoes, gave a solemn nod. “Don’t worry, Mr, Lewis, my word is my bond.”

“Good, with your word, I can rest easy,” Elton replied, his voice a mixture of relief and

concern.

The die was cast, and Victoria, despite her fierce resistance, could not stop their

movements.

Balfour and Elton tiptoed to the large window at the back, working to pry off the wire mesh quietly, while she kept watch.

She held her breath, afraid to make even the slightest noise that might wake the two thugs snoring like freight trains outside the door.

“Hurry up!” Victoria whispered urgently.

Balfour and Elton were drenched in sweat. Despite the task being manageable, the need to be silent made it torturous.

“Thud-”

the window frame, sending a sharp sound into the air, freezing

onto the two kidnappers, praying they wouldn’t wake up and

drinking earlier and it was the dead of the

their efforts, and it wasn’t until the wire mesh was lifted enough for Balfour and

and Victoria switched

at her father through tear-blurred eyes. Balfour had already crawled out and was

too. He pretended to casually wipe them and waved at her. “Go

turmoil inside. He wanted Victoria to move faster but nudging her now felt too cruel- this farewell could mean they’d never see

resolve. Biting her lip, she determinedly

care,” she whispered.

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this time, his promise

disappeared from view, Elton crept past the two thugs and ran towards the courtyard gate. Just before he made it to the exit, he paused inside to count

thugs, groggy and disoriented, sat

and rubbed his eyes, “Noise? You

“Damn it-they’re gone!”

vanished from their eyes, replaced