Too Late, Mr. Billionaire: You Can't Afford Me by Thedora Birnir

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Upon receiving the orders, the person outside rushed in and released her.

“What’s going to happen now?” Furiously, Linda ripped the tape from her lips, massaged her wrists where the bindings had chafed, and fixed a fierce gaze on the individual before her. “Do you realize who I am? The Flynn family will not tolerate this treatment of me!”

The captor regarded her with a serene expression. “Relax. You’re not in any danger. Just remain here for a bit longer, and you’ll be free to go.”

With those words, he departed.

She would be free soon? Was it safe to believe them?

Linda hadn’t been given many details, but she pieced together that they might be connected to the Scott family, known collaborators with certain factions in Storia.

Why had they taken her? Was this to leverage against Eric? She couldn’t let him suffer because of her!

Linda scanned her environment. She was in a plain, budget hotel room.

Rising, she approached the window for a better view. Luckily, she was only on the second story.

and knotted them together. She then dragged

one end of the makeshift rope to the bedpost, she flung the other

through the window and carefully descended

the ground, she realized the sheets

a grimace, Linda braced

where dreams

“Ouch!”

that caused stars to burst across her vision. Ignoring the pain, she scrambled to her

“She’s escaped!”

“Over there!”

her

leaped

out a terrified scream, propelling herself

her pursuers had the advantage of vehicles while she was on

hotel onto the main street, Linda felt the urgent

toward it, waving her arms.