Turning Of the Tide by Diana Sander

Ruby's studio was not in a remote area. There were hotels, restaurants, and supermarkets around. Many people were passing by this area during the day, but it was still a little far from the city center.

There were not many pedestrians on the road at this time. The restaurants were open, and there were not many people in the stores. The nightlife of Athana had yet to begin.

There was no obstruction on the way to the studio from the branch road. After driving for more than ten minutes, they did not see a single car. They quickly arrived at their destination.

When the car arrived in the area and had yet to stop at the entrance of the studio, Jasper quickly turned off the engine.

There were a few people gathered at the entrance of the studio. From the back, it looked like everyone's back was stiff.

"Jasper..." Before Olivia could finish her sentence, Jasper had already gotten out of the car, he was not even bothered to close the door.

Olivia hurriedly unbuckled her seatbelt and followed after him.

Before he got close, he heard a rough voice. Jasper frowned and had a bad feeling.

"You'd better not have any schemes. If you can go back to the restaurant and finish the meal, I'll return the phone to you after this is over." The person did not sound like he was not from Athana based on his accent. It sounded a bit strange.

Jasper stopped in his tracks and quickly checked his surroundings.

There was a van with no license plate parked at the entrance of the studio. Olivia did not know what was going on. Before Jasper could stop her, she had already rushed to the entrance of the studio.

Seeing that things seemed fishy, Olivia was about to call her father and the police. However, before she could unlock her phone, a dart pierced through her phone. She subconsciously let go of her phone and it fell to the ground. The screen was shattered as the phone hit the ground. If she was a second late, her hand would have been crippled.

Realizing that she was being impulsive, Olivia chose to not act up for the moment. Her eyes were filled with coldness as she stood still and waited for Jasper's command.

Liam was already injured. The four tires of Ruby's car were punctured. She hid behind her brother. Liam guarded her tightly. He spread his arms apart. His arms were still bleeding. He did not want the six people who covered their faces to lay their hands on her sister.

There were a lot of phones on the ground. Thirty minutes ago, six masked people suddenly appeared in this area. They broke into every store with guns and searched for mobile phones. They even warned everyone that if they dared to leave the shop, they would not leave this place alive.

No one knew if they were holding real guns or not. However, the knives in their hands were surely real, and the darts on their boots were real. They trembled as they willingly handed over their phones.

the studio for Ruby. Two of them stabbed

obvious that they were coming to kidnap Ruby from the studio. The four bodyguards in the shadow realized the masked people were coming for the studio and rushed forward to guard in front of Ruby. Liam also stood in front

they all had weapons in

They never hesitated when they hurt someone. It was obvious that they were professionals

masked people smashed the studio door. In order to protect his sister, Liam fought with them with all

men suffered some injuries after the fight. The other four were also injured to varying degrees, but it was not serious.

Liam had a feeling that he would survive that day. He had never been this happy to see Jasper in the past. In the distance,

a pale face. Her clothes were torn from

Ruby's eyes were filled with tears. "I don't have my phone to call Dad. They have hacked all the surveillance cameras here. What should | do?"

let her out." Liam responded, "Jasper, these people seem sketchy. They're not from Athana. | suspect that they are hired foreigners. They

any bullets,” Jasper said

the masked people in front of him. "Are you guys mercenaries who smuggled into this country?" One of the mercenaries cursed under his breath. "Shit, call that idiot and tell him to increase the pay.” Upon hearing this, Jasper smiled. "Looks like you're here to kidnap someone without a grasp of the situation. Are you here for the woman?" He was stalling for time to send a signal. As he spoke,

seconds later, a message was sent. Jasper nodded at

it." Without another word, the mercenaries rushed to the door to attack Jasper. Jasper raised his leg and

Jasper attacked again and kicked another person heavily. Olivia quickly joined the fight and

the few people standing around had

in the distance were terrified when they saw this scene. They were all praying for the safety of Jasper and Olivia. A restaurant owner put his hands together and prayed, "God bless the safety of these two young people. I'll use my whole year's profits to

that they actually wanted to take our lives. They probably don't want to make a big deal out of it." The

probably want to make a lot of money quickly before leaving." The corner of his mouth cracked from a punch. Jasper reached out his middle finger and touched the crack. "Let's stall for

Dad.” Olivia was a little worried. Her shoulder was slashed. As she fought, she said, "But the traffic is very bad at this time of

cameras have been hacked. These guys have learned to do everything. Is every mercenary capable like them these days?" Jasper answered, "You can't be in their line of work without many skills. That's why Dad didn't let Sophia become a special forces soldier back then." People in this field are dangerous since

he spoke, a mercenary rushed over. Olivia jumped up, placed her palm on her brother's shoulder to support herself, and ruthlessly

her ear. Olivia nodded and looked at the dart

fight with the six mercenaries. Olivia picked up the dart and threw

and pierced through.

pissed the mercenaries off. The six of them raised their knives. Their guns were not loaded and

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