To Be Yours Again by Taylor

Chapter 743 Gunshot

Jenny quickly dodged the shot, though, in truth, the situation had just begun to escalate. She knew that if she didn't come up with an escape plan soon, she might actually die there.

But what could she do? She didn't dare seek help from the drivers driving by in their cars. They'd also be subjected to the mercenaries' mercy, which Jenny was strongly against.

The only way out right now was to literally get out of this situation, she decided.

Jenny dove headfirst for the nearby trees. The foliage would help lower her chances of being shot.

"Ow, fuck!" she yelped as sudden pain blossomed in her shoulder, nearly making her knees buckle. A bullet had hit her shoulder. Blood was already gushing out from the wound.

Yet behind her, the mercenaries were closing in on her, so she bit back the pain and ran into the woods.

Gilbert was calling Jenny's number after landing at Bardoff Airport. Minutes went on, and still, no

is it? She's not answering?' the man who’d sat beside him on the airplane asked. He had expected to see Jenny at the airport waiting for

unfurrowed. He was concerned something had happened to Jenny, given she wasn't the kind to go back on a promise, and she

"What're you worried about? She's probably unable to hear her phone ring because of how loud it is in the airport. Who knows, she might be waiting

a point. Let's head out then." Gilbert then

was still nowhere in sight, nor was her call being picked

that, Gilbert decided to

a private dining suite discussing a business deal with a client when

Blake quietly murmured, "We need to settle this

call. If Alec were to leave right after answering it, her efforts today would be wasted. Blake had spent a lot of effort getting this table of shareholders to gather here today, all for Alec's sake. It was a once-in-a-lifetime effort for him to have more footing in