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.

been hit, they'd have been

blind woman, but she

more anxious. "Hurry up! They're

the brief moment of distraction, Aveline continued retreating, feeling her

be to

slow them down. At last, her fingers found the bathroom door handle. She darted inside and quickly locked the door. One of the bodyguards cursed and

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

heard the commotion outside. They had a spare key-it was only a matter

kept feeling

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 the cabinet, there was

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

that Lucas' people would arrive

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

seat. "Get the men ready. We're going

"Yes, sir!"

set out immediately,

Lucas'

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