The screech of tires cut through the night.

"Bang!"

Russell slammed his fist onto the steering wheel, his eyes fixed on the brightly lit villa in the distance where Aveline was being held. He was so close, just a step away.

But if he abandoned the contract now, all the effort he had put into securing his position in the Skyler family would be for nothing.

His hands gripped the steering wheel tightly, veins bulging across his knuckles, his jaw clenched as he stared intensely at the villa one last time.

Then, with a deep breath, he restarted the engine, spinning the wheel, and sped toward the airport.

...

"Hurry up and open the door! They're really coming!" Wanda's panicked voice echoed from outside the bathroom.

The two bodyguards were pushing against the door with all their might, but Aveline had barricaded it with a cabinet and was doing everything she could to hold it in place. However, she was struggling.

Fighting off two grown men was taking its toll.

pale, and beads

voice

Wanda abandoned the bodyguards and ran

like that? Isn't she afraid of what the boss will do to her?"

other one replied, "We should leave too. It's not worth it. If Lucas'

the first guard immediately

hired hands-nothing more than regular bodyguards. They had no deep loyalty

commotion outside, Aveline's tense body finally relaxed. She collapsed to

people had drained her entirely; she had no energy left. About ten minutes later, voices reached her from outside the bathroom. "No one here.

could she have

unfamiliar, and Aveline's brow furrowed. These weren't Lucas' men. She had seen

someone called out from outside, causing Aveline's

up," a slightly

racked her brain, recognizing the voice, but couldn't immediately place

Who could it be?

the men outside informed the familiar-sounding

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