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.

if they'd been hit, they'd have been

woman, but she

anxious. "Hurry

of distraction, Aveline continued

remembered-it should be

the bathroom door handle. She darted inside and quickly locked the door. One of the bodyguards cursed and shouted

snapping out

key-it was only a matter of time before they

feeling around

herself in The

inward, so even with the key, they'd need

Aveline could do was pray that

growing serious as he turned to Lucas. "Mr. Tudor, we've received word that Mrs.

the men ready. We're going over

"Yes, sir!"

out immediately,

Lucas' face was dark with

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