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. “Scarlett? Why are

shifted to the object that Rebecca wielded in her hand, then jumped 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?

you use the money from all your dirty deeds to

her eyes, then abruptly burst into peals of high, piercing laughter that sounded almost like a shriek. “So it was 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

out, shoving Rebecca aside. She bellowed, “Rebecca, no one cares if you become an addict. But you'd better keep your distance from us! We don't

“Mrs. Fuller, you're already married to Ashton, aren't you? What are you doing all the way out here, then? Why are you suddenly so interested in addicts like us? Aren't you afraid that someone will kidnap

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

we came here to

standing behind us. “Everyone, listen up! She's the wife of the president of Fuller Corporation! If you manage to get her, you should be able to easily get a

incite my kidnapping and threaten Ashton?

have you gone crazy? How can you bring yourself to stoop so

of me, Rebecca seemed 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

and the sooner we got away from here, the better. Besides, I wasn't invested enough in her to care.

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