Winning Her Heart back (Emelie and William)

Chapter 181 The Man

Jodie looked back as the car entered the tunnel, but the man’s face vanished in the darkness.

All she could see was his hand on his knee, repeatedly flicking a lighter.

It was a silver lighter without any decorative patterns. It wasn’t a famous brand, nor did it have any design flair. Just a plain, old–fashioned lighter.

Despite its simplicity, it bore an orange gem at its base, resembling the sunset.

The lighter seemed out of place for someone of his stature, yet he carried it faithfully every day for years.

As the vehicle exited the tunnel, Marcel glanced at the lanes on both sides. Seeing no other ears, he stepped on the accelerator, speeding off toward the eastern woods.

However, their journey was halted by dense trees and undergrowth, forcing them to leave the car behind and walk.

Jodie, in her leather jacket, pants, and short boots, looked sharp with her short hair.

She and Marcel grabbed an emergency flashlight from the car’s compartment. They quickly inserted batteries and raised them to shine into the woods.

1 will go look

spoke, the man swiftly took the emergency flashlight from her hand and stepped into the woods

followed into the woods, staying close to him.

the path, leaving the man’s face in

His coat swept through the bushes on the ground, but he paid

to keep pace with him. His usually

again, it was

he remembered what Emelle had told

I won’t

wind pierced through him, chilling him deeply. He looked ahead with a sense

was

forest blocked out the sky and any

anything. Not only could she

loose–knit sweater. The wind cut through the sweater’s seams, making her shiver uncontrollably. As she stumbled forward, relying on memory, the blackness seemed endless. There were no signs of civilization. Unable to find an exit, she decided to stop moving forward. She returned to where she was left by the car and found a tree with a faint light. She crouched beside it, hugging her knees to

was suce Patricia wouldn’t actually leave her here or harm her. She didn’t have the nerve for it.

her up in a few