When There Is Nothing Left But Love (Ashton And Scarlett)

Chapter 1030

Chapter 1030 A Kidnapping

 

I groaned inwardly. This woman is crazy!

I reluctantly trailed after Hannah. We hadn't proceeded much further, however, when we came to a halt.

K City's underworld was equally as squalid as how vibrant the city was. Beneath streetlamps so dim, there was barely a glow in the oppressive dark sat a few men. Some were leaning against the wall while others perched on top of it. Some looked haggard, skeletal, and barely sustained by the occasional meals from good Samaritans.

Others were dressed in flashy outfits, clutching thick wads of cash in their hands. Revolted by the grimy, seedy appearance of the place,

I grabbed Hannah and yanked at her frantically, indicating that we should leave right away.

Hannah was evidently terrified as well. She took one glance and turned on her heels, ready to leave with me. Before we could escape, we ironically crashed headlong into the one person we'd come here to meet. It was Rebecca! In the flickering light cast by the streetlamps, Rebecca's face looked absolutely ghastly.

Rebecca's eyes widened first in shock, then in recognition. She instinctively recoiled, her eyes darting nervously from side to side.

run, she faced me squarely, her eyes blazing in fury and despair.

gaze shifted to the object that Rebecca wielded in

sealed plastic sachet in her hand. The corners of her mouth curved up into a sinister smile. “What? Do you want to try some? It's good stuff. Once you've had some, you'll find yourself craving for more the rest of

in horror and gawped at Rebecca. “Did you use the

indeed the two of you I saw just now! I'd thought I was hallucinating,” Rebecca admitted dizzily. She stuck a fingertip into the powder in her hand, then waved it in front of us. “Come on, I got lots of extras today. I can spare you a little. Why don't you try a bit to see what it feels

no one cares if you become an addict. But you'd better keep

here, then? Why are you suddenly so interested in addicts like us? Aren't you afraid that someone will kidnap you and demand a ransom of millions

Hannah snapped back in return. “You've already been reduced to such a state, yet you're

we came here

the wife of the president of Fuller

to incite my kidnapping and threaten Ashton?

crazy? How can you

unfazed by either Hannah's derision or the cold wind. One could say that Rebecca was my nemesis, perhaps, but amongst all the possible endings to our rivalry, I'd never imagined this one. There was no light at all in Rebecca's dull eyes. She looked as if she had utterly given up on herself and

I wasn't invested enough in her to care. We were merely two individuals whose paths had crossed

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