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Chapter 294 A Steady Anchor in the Storm

The driver’s hands were clenched tightly on the steering wheel. From Jean’s angle in the back seat, all she could see was the dark back of his head–his face was completely hidden from view.

A tension suddenly snapped taut in Jean’s mind.

The driver said nothing, but his hands kept moving–gripping the wheel, he spun it sharply, and the car jerked, veering off course and turning right instead of continuing straight.

Mindy and Sofia, slow as they might have been, instantly realized something was wrong.

“Hey–you stop this car right now!” Sofia shouted, eyes wide as she lunged forward in her seat.

But there was a partition between the back and the driver’s seat. No matter how close she got, there was no way to actually reach him,

Mindy drew in a sharp breath. Her eyes lit up with anger as she slammed her palm against the back of the driver’s seat. “Where are you taking us? If you don’t stop this car right now, I’m calling the cops!”

Truthfully, she was scared too.

She didn’t really care what happened to her—if the worst came to worst, she’d just accept it.

But the two girls sitting next to her were so young.

No matter what happened, Mindy was determined to keep them safe.

couldn’t hear

turned into a narrow, silent path flanked by trees. There wasn’t a single person in sight. Dense woods blurred past the windows,

and Mindy grew more and more

out their phones to call the police–only to find their signals had been cut. No matter how many times they tried, they couldn’t

disconnected from the

Jean, meanwhile, hadn’t moved.

calm–unnaturally calm–as she silently

for now, the driver didn’t

he would have acted the moment

But he hadn’t.

with a plan of his own–this was someone

was just

1/2

Anchor in the

Finished

and looked at Sofia and Mindy. They were visibly shaking, terrified. Jean reached out and gently placed a hand on

scared. We’ll find a way out

could do

got out–maybe, just maybe–they’d

maybe, just maybe, the

later, the taxi rolled to a