The Wrong Woman

Chapter 59

The woman’s words were cut short because some of the pirates already had their rifles aimed at her.

The next instant, gunshots punctured the air, terrifying everyone. except for the pirates. They fired several times, and the woman collapsed in a mushy puddle of blood and flesh.

Screams filled the air. No one had the guts to move.

Terrified, Suzanne felt that her palms had turned clammy. Feeling Oliver’s hand on her shoulder, she gently pushed his hand away from

her.

“Don’t move,” Oliver said under his breath, his tone anxious.

Gingerly, Suzanne raised her eyes to look at the pirate who spoke.

Just like the other pirates, he wore a mask. He was pacing around as he looked carefully at all of the antiques that were on display.

A moment later, he spoke slowly in Dorzanian. “The waters are mi Everything you have here belongs to me now. Your money, jewe and antiques are all mine.”

He added, “But these aren’t that important. What I want is a gram hydronium. Who has it? Give it to me.”

Suzanne was even more shocked to hear the pirate say that he wanted hydronium.

me, I’ll provide you a speedboat to get you out of here safely. If you can’t give me what I want, I’ll kill a person for

longer Suzanne listened to him the more unsettled she became.

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she heard Oliver mutter,

did he know that

have had a knack for languages since you were young. When you left me back then, you’d already grasped

surprised after hearing his explanation.” When

Oliver took a moment to respond.

her. “You were

yet Oliver knew it fairly well. She was about to sink into her

fired.

and started killing a person for every minute that passed. Screams filled the air

take it anymore. In Dorzanian, she said, “Stop it. They

I thought

hand to stop her from doing so out of fear that her life might be

she stood up, the head of the pirates was taken by surprise by her beauty. The smile

“Ah, it’s a

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what I just said to them. If you do a good