Chapter 695

On the way back, Khloe's stomach churned violently, and she kept dry-heaving. The adrenaline from the earlier ordeal had finally caught up with her body. Cold sweat drenched her, and every time she closed her eyes, the image of the bus exploding flashed before her.

A gnawing sense of dread tightened in her chest. Regret pierced her like a blade-she had left Nick behind

"Lenny... please, let's go back..." she whispered, her voice trembling. Lenny's mind was a storm of anxiety as well. He worried for Nick's safety, but they themselves were still in danger.

Those terrorists could very well pursue them at any moment. For Khloe's sake, his first priority had to be getting her to a safe place.

"Madam, please don't worry. Sir will be fine, I promise!" Lenny said firmly. There was no sign he intended to slow down.

died. Communication

to Henry and Ralph earlier, yet hours had passed, and only Nick's people had arrived. Despair gnawed at her chest. Rationally, she knew returning now would be unwise, but thoughts of Nick risking

car, could not help but try to console her as he saw her weeping

Nick... good people are always protected... let's just get out of

her, threatening to break her. Then, halfway along the road, a convoy of police vehicles and

connections made him far more effective-local police were slow to respond to criminal organizations, and formal

Ralph had dropped

off at the

the bus's route based on information from the hotel front desk. But the bus had deviated, winding through desolate outskirts and forcing them to take a

as he reached the vehicle. Lenny immediately unlocked the doors, helping Khloe out. Her eyes lit up

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