When She Rose From the Ashes

Chapter 223 Who’s Afraid Of Two Kids

Sean frowned slightly but didn’t answer; instead, he groped around, trying to loosen Susie’s

ropes.

Susie didn’t object.

The two children worked back–to–back, quietly undoing each other’s bindings; they dared not make a sound, terrified of drawing the men’s attention from the front.

Scarface glanced out as the van left the city limits and spoke quickly. “Head for the suburbs! There’s an abandoned factory out there; we can hole up for now. Then message Terry–tell him to pack up. He needs to sneak out of Ocean City tonight.”

“Got it, Jake.”

The driver turned onto a narrow side road leading toward the outskirts.

By then, Sean had freed Susie’s hands and feet. She instinctively shifted her head, brushing against the hairpin still clipped there.

At the same time, Baron received an alert.

“Mr. Baron, we’ve picked up Susie‘ tracker again.”

Baron strode over and snatched the laptop, eyes fixed on the blinking signal pulsing across the

screen.

His phone chimed.

He looked down–an unfamiliar number, clearly a virtual line.

him stirred; he answered

the driver’s conversation spilled through the

hardened, his expression

looked grim

park collapse really was aimed

in

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matter what, we find Terry tonight. I want to see who’s bold enough to strike at me on my

“Yes, sir.”

to carry

van, Susie finished her subtle maneuver and then noticed Sean

in a cold little smile. Things on my brother are

right, that lollipop

he twisted the candy stick, and a fine silver needle slid out, its tip glinting with

lit up

pressed a finger to his lips, warning her

She nodded quickly, obedient.

reached the warehouse before making a move; but after glancing at his own thin arms and legs, then at Susie’s fragile frame, he abandoned that thought. Forget it. I’m just a kid; kids should do what kids can

out of the villa, to engineer the collapse at the amusement park was beyond forgiveness. Those men, and that Terry, had

heart really was. But with Susie beside him

Susie a

nodded slightly, reaching for a hammer lying nearby and

He paused, then folded one

palm, he sprang up; the silver needle drove straight into

instant, Susie swung the hammer and