Hearing this, Aveline's face darkened immediately.

Were they really going to force her if she refused to leave?

No way! She couldn't leave!

Someone had already come to rescue her-she just needed to buy some time.

Backing away step by step, her mind raced as she mentally reconstructed the layout of the room.

Her left hand brushed against a table, and her eyes lit up.

Listening carefully to the footsteps approaching, she grabbed the heavy sailboat figurine from the table and hurled it toward the nearest person!

The figurine was large and heavy, almost too much for her to lift, but she managed to throw it.

The two bodyguards, seeing it coming, dodged quickly.

The sailboat hit the ground with a loud thud, the sound reverberating through the room.

looked shaken if they'd been hit,

a blind woman, but

anxious. "Hurry

moment of distraction, Aveline continued retreating, feeling her way toward the

should be

she grabbed and tossed anything she could behind her to slow them down. At last, her fingers found the bathroom door

now!" Wanda stammered, finally snapping out of her shock and rushing off to

spare key-it was only a matter of time before they got in. She couldn't just

kept feeling

hands landed on a cabinet. She shoved it against the door, trying to barricade herself in The bathroom was large, but there weren't many movable objects she could use. Other than

bathroom door opened inward, so even with the key, they'd need time to

pray that Lucas' people

he turned to Lucas. "Mr. Tudor, we've received word that Mrs. Tudor was taken by Russell and is currently being held

his seat. "Get the

"Yes, sir!"

set out immediately,

Lucas' face

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