The Wrong Woman

Chapter 456

The familiar melody of her ringtone danced through the air.

Mila gradually calmed her emotions as she lifted her head from her knees. She wiped away the tears from her eyes and retrieved the phone from her pocket.

It was a call from Phoebe.

Mila took a deep breath, adjusting her emotions once more before answering the phone.

“Phoebe,” Mila spoke softly.

Phoebe’s voice trembled with nervousness. “Mila, where are you?”

Pushing herself up from the floor, Mila brushed off the dust from her pants. “I’m at Sudvilla.”

“Please, come quickly. I’ll send you the address,” Phoebe urged urgently, a hint of panic

seeping into her tone.

Mila hurriedly left Sudvilla, questioning as

your grandmother,”

a beat, her pace quickening even more. “Where

yourself,” Phoebe cautioned.

went blank, a wave of apprehension washing over her. Hailing a taxi, she followed Phoebe’s directions to a secluded area on the outskirts, finally stopping at an unfinished

cars and the police tape cordoning off

over with a solemn expression and grasped Mila’s hand

trembling slightly. “Where’s she?” she asked, her voice

pointed upward to the

up. Her heart seemed to stop instantly at the sight, overwhelmed

a sharp blade, the agony threatening to engulf her sanity. Loretta was bound by ropes, with a package resembling explosives strapped to her body, dangling in the air. Hoisting Loretta up was

police officers, her fingers tightening around theirs, her heart pulsating

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her granddaughter?” the officer inquired.

tearfully, her worried gaze darting back to Loretta. Panic

with explosives which were controlled remotely. The crane’s control room is also rigged with a remote–controlled

explosives before they could approach. Fortunately, their protective gear

the crane as well?” Mila’s breaths became shallow, her