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.

and said, “Sic, Marcel and 1 will go look for her. Please

emergency flashlight from her hand and stepped

into the woods, staying close to him.

woods were dark. The light only brightened the

trees. His coat swept through the bushes on the ground, but he paid no attention to it.

him. His usually composed demeanor

again, it

remembered what Emelle had

leave this time, I won’t pursue

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

felt emelie was right there,

blocked out the sky and any moonlight

the woods like a blind person, unable to see anything.

off her coat when she got into the car, leaving her only in a 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

here or harm her. She didn’t have the nerve for it.

definitely come to pick her