A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Ethan observed his surroundings and noticed that there still weren't that many people around. The airport was almost empty. 'Something isn't right, ' he thought to himself. He couldn't shake off the ominous feeling. He could excuse the fact that there were only a few people when they had arrived, because it was too early back then. However, they were now about to board the plane, but most of the passengers were still nowhere to be found. It was odd.

While he was lost in thought, Estelle nudged him with her elbow and said, “It's time for us to go.“

With a blink, Ethan came back to reality. He followed her and held his phone tightly in his hand as if his life depended on it.

The two of them marched forward while talking and laughing with each other. However, Ethan still felt uncomfortable. He couldn't put his finger on it, but he knew there was something wrong.

As soon as they rounded a corner, four men appeared from the other side. They looked strong and muscular.

While they were walking, Ethan raised his head and accidentally met their overwhelming gaze. He immediately lowered his head and glanced at his phone. Instinctively, he took a step to the side and pulled Estelle behind him.

Shocked and confused, Estelle was slow to comprehend what was happening. Before she could open her mouth to ask, the four men suddenly sprinted towards them and tried to punch Ethan.

Thankfully, Ethan was quick to react. He immediately pushed Estelle back and bent down to dodge the punch. The sudden force of being pushed back almost made Estelle lose her balance. She was able to stop herself from falling on the ground just in time.

Ethan was about to take out his cellphone to make a phone call, but the four strong men pounced at him again like predators hunting their prey. Knowing that he had to act swiftly, Ethan took his backpack off and threw it at the four men, but they skillfully dodged.

One of the men jumped at Ethan and threw another punch. Soon enough, the two of them were wrestling with each other.

At that moment, the sound of Ethan's phone dropping echoed all over the airport corridor. Due to the unexpected ambush, he didn't have much time to think about anything else. These men looked familiar to Ethan and he knew exactly who had sent them to attack him.

On the other side, Shane and Marc were casually drinking together. And even though they were drinking for pleasure, Shane just wasn't in the mood.

When he noticed Shane's somber face, Marc looked at him and comforted him with a pat on the shoulder. “Don't worry, Shane. Our boss said that he would call and inform us of his safe arrival, right?“ he murmured gently. Then, he poured a glass of beer and handed it to Shane.

didn't say anything. He doubted that Bill would

his phone and looked at the number. A sigh of relief came out of his mouth when he saw that it was from Ethan. However, as soon as he picked

hung up the call immediately without saying anything. “What? What is it?“ Marc glanced at his wrist to check the time. “They should

his watch to check, Shane gave a slight nod in agreement. The phone call was also quite strange. 'Maybe they were just in a hurry, so Boss had to hang up before he could say anything?' Shane thought to himself. Still, it made him feel uneasy. With a deep breath, Shane decided to call Ethan back. He

his boss's number. To his surprise, the phone seemed to have been powered off. Confused, he tried to call again, but still didn't get connected.

sitting next to him, also noticed that the phone seemed to have been turned off. With each failed phone call, Shane got even more flustered. Even Marc was increasingly getting worried with each passing second. “Maybe they already boarded the plane and he couldn't get a signal, so that was why

He put his phone down slowly and lowered his gaze, pondering upon what to do next. Then, he looked up and said, “Marc, how

to ensure that Ethan and Estelle had been able to board the plane safely. If Bill had really taken any action against their boss, then the only way to find out about it was to go to the airport.

hastily went out and drove

She didn't know how to fight, so she knew she couldn't act rashly. She just

their attacks. After that, he punched and kicked one of them, causing that man to fall

going to be harder than they had initially thought. No wonder their boss had warned them

them all looked at Ethan. Suddenly, four more men came from the end of the corridor and surrounded Ethan. They had him trapped.

to fight the rest of them because of their strength in numbers. It seemed that Bill really

needed to cleverly use all the strength he had left. With a thud, two of the men fell on

and moved with great speed. So, he turned his back and

panicked. He swiftly pushed the men away and started to run towards Estelle. When she saw one of them hurtle towards her, Estelle immediately turned around to escape. However, she knew her speed was no

eyes, he punched the man. When Ethan's punch landed on him, he groaned out in pain. Irritated, he took out a dagger from his back

but the man had already slashed him with it. His shirt was immediately stained with blood when the knife hit his chest. With a frown, he looked down to assess the damages. Luckily, it was just a minor wound. The rest of the men also sprinted towards him.

was hurt repeatedly as the men surrounded him. He was punched, kicked, and slashed. As Estelle watched Ethan get beaten up, she couldn't help but pathetically burst into tears. She felt so useless. She was so scared and worried.

obvious that Ethan was already exhausted from fighting all those men by