Merted by her, Aubree turned her head for a glance. The moment the two men notic friendly smiles. One of them askeit, is something wrong?”
ced her looking, they immediately averted their eyes and revealed:
Aubree frowned too, feeling something was off about them.
She tightened her grip on Isla’s hand. As she looked away, she caught a glimpse of identical tattoo on the sides of their necks.
Trouble’s coming!‘ Aubree thought.
Isla tensed up as well and asked nervously, “Aubree, are they bad guys!”
The elevator was small. No matter how quietly they spoke, anyone paying attention could hear, Yet the two men seemed completely oblivious. Aubree realized they didn’t understand Odionlandian
Aubree whispered urgently to it, “As soon as the doors open, run like hel
Although unable to understand Odionlandian, the two men behind still sensed Aubree and Isla’s heightened alertness. They exchanged a glance and, in
unison, pulled switchblades from their pockets.
Fortunately, someone pressed the elevator button at that moment. Seizing the opportunity, Aubree grabbed isla and bolted out.
They crashed into the person waiting outside, who snapped, “Hey Got a death wish or something?”
A split second later, two burly men burst out of the elevator, making the bystander jump in fright.
“Move! Don’t block the way!” one of the burly men growled.
Aubree and isla were on a high floor, so taking the elevator was out of the question. Without hesitation, Aubree grabbed isla and pulled her toward the emergency stairwell. Aubree know there were security guards outside the mall. If they could make it out, they’d be safe
The two men chased relentlessly, each footfalling a drumbeat of dread in Aubree’s veins.
As she ran, Aubree snatched out her phone, quickly pulled up a pre–saved SOS message from her drafts, added their location, and sent it out to all her
contacts
She thought, ‘Ever since I started going up against the Wilson family, I’ve been on guard, expecting they might come after me. That’s why I prepared this emergency message in advance. I didn’t think I’d need it so soon. But what exactly are these people after?”
Then, Aubree quickly dialed 911. “Help! I’m being chased. I’m at Horizon Plazal”
Mubree!“one of the two burly men yelled. Then, the two men, hot on their heels, suddenly lunged at Aubree and Isla
The entire conference room immediately fell into a deathly hush. The glow from the projector only deepened the ominous shadows on Bowen’s face, making him appear even colder and darker.
Without a word, Bowen snatched the phone and stormed out of the conference room. The stunned attendees only caught his clipped ord. “Contact Ethan and Samsons. Tell them to get the team ready!”
Bowen thought anxiously, ‘She’d blasted the message to everyone. It must be an emergency!”
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