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.

hurriedly left Sudvilla, questioning as she ran, What’s wrong?

grandmother,” Phoebe

her pace quickening even more. “Where is she?

but brace yourself,”

she followed Phoebe’s directions to a

she arrived, the sight of several police cars and the police tape cordoning off the area made her uneasiness deepen. Two

rushed over with a solemn expression

body trembling slightly. “Where’s she?” she asked, her voice quivering with anxiety.

to

instantly at the sight, overwhelmed

threatening to engulf her sanity. Loretta was bound by ropes, with a package resembling explosives

fingers tightening around theirs, her heart pulsating with urgency. “Why aren’t you rescuing my grandmother? Why not

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you her granddaughter?”

nodded tearfully, her worried gaze darting back to Loretta. Panic

remotely.

by hidden explosives before they could approach. Fortunately, their protective gear saved

well?” Mila’s breaths became shallow, her fists. clenched tightly and her complexion drained of color.