Elias’ Crimes and Punishments of Romance

Chapter 338 Elias… Is It Really You?

“Hunter, my nose hurts! It’s bleeding!”

Hunter, who was seized by the leg by the man lying on the ground, grew increasingly impatient and kicked him away with a forceful blow. “Get lost! It’s all your fault, you wimp! You let her escape! Just wait until I get back. I’ll deal with your *ss!”

Running frantically, Amanda dashed out of the rundown motel. The owner of the motel at the front desk stood in shock when she saw Amanda. How in the world is this beautiful woman I did not see entering my establishment now fleeing out of here?!

“Miss! You-”

The owner wanted to ask Amanda a question, but the latter paid her no mind and continued running out of the motel. Fearing she would get caught and dragged back, she glanced back every now and then.

The rough voice of a man echoed from behind. “Stop right there! Come back! Come back here!”

Amanda’s expression grew frantic. As she was still in her high heels, she kicked them off and ran barefoot.

But the next moment, she cried out in pain when she stepped on a sharp pebble. “Gah!”

Amanda had to lean against a wall and slowly inched forward when she couldn’t continue. walking. However, the man chasing her was closing in fast.

Thinking on her feet, she swiftly darted into a nearby alley and watched as the man ran past like a gust of wind.

Once she was certain he had gone far enough, she breathed a sigh of relief, stood up, limped out of the alley.

What am I supposed to do now?

no cash, no way to make a distress call or hail a

that, her injured foot hindered

and

been to this area before. It was even more dangerous than the slums where she had lived as a child. Every passerby seemed like

felt the piercing stares of those who walked by and instinctively hugged

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keep walking along this road even though she didn’t know when

and her legs were throbbing in pain on top of the initial injuries

down on a bench by the roadside. When she spotted a nearby mini. convenience store, she considered going inside to borrow a phone, but then she realized she didn’t remember Elias’

the guest who had left the hotel with a suitcase

he was in the dark about Amanda’s situation. Although he guessed that the person who kidnapped her

he didn’t have his eyes on her. The mere

regrets over his actions concerning this woman.

he saw a familiar figure sitting alone on a bench at a corner up

the depths of his pitch-black. immediately parked the car by the roadside and strode toward

eyes. He

exhaustion. The soles of her feet were still throbbing. Am

nearby or try to recall Elias’ phone number to see if she could

a pair of polished leather shoes

of hope ignited in her despairing eyes as she slowly raised her head