Blind Date Turned Proposal

Chapter 539 Couldn’t Leave   

She followed the sound of the voice with urgency, and she saw a woman in the corner of the basement. “Laura!” Josie shouted as she sped towards her.

Josie knelt down to see how she was doing.

Hopelessness etched on her face as if the world had crumbled upon her.

As soon as she saw Josie, her eyes lit up with a glimmer of hope. “Josie,” she whimpered.

Josie could feel her tears welling up as she looked at Laura’s back. Laura’s clothes were torn, and her bare skin was covered in red marks.

The crisscross of bloody marks was a testament to the brutal beatings she had suffered.

Josie was frozen in place, and her eyes brimmed with tears. “Laura…

Arnold’s forehead wrinkled in disgust at the ghastly sight. “Zach must be crazy!”

As he looked around, he saw an array of weapons used to abuse her. Arnold felt a shiver run down his spine as he saw some of them stained with blood.

Josie tried to lift Laura up. “Let’s go. I’ll take you out of here. We’ll go see a doctor. You’ll get better, Laura,”

Laura said breathlessly, “I can’t leave now.”

“Why not?”

“It’s Summer’s birthday today. Zach wouldn’t let you get away with taking me out of here.”

Arnold, her eyes filled with worry: “What do we

“There are a lot of people outside, including reporters. She can’t go out now,” he responded, taking

couldn’t

called Andy to get a doctor in here. They’ll be coming in disguise.

surprised by his plans. “So you mean Laura can’t leave

cracking.

come in here at any time. We can’t take her out of here

Arnold’s suggestion. “He’s right. I can’t leave today,”

that seemed feasible at

doctor disguise themselves as an employee of the Carter Group

difficult to ignore

to be up to something,” Larry said, his eyes tracking Arnold’s

looked at him and ordered, “Have someone keep an eye on him.”

“What about us?”

“We’ll stay put.”

from his bag and said, “Ms. Brandel, I can’t administer anesthesia under these conditions. I’ll need you to bear with

he placed

her in pain. She turned around and quickly wiped away her tears.

sigh. He lifted his hands but paused midway. Eventually, he patted her on the shoulders to

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