Elias’ Crimes and Punishments of Romance

The door was kicked open, and a tall, burly man walked in with a lecherous grin. “Honey, come back home with me. Let’s not make a scene. We were just having a little argument. Do you really want to run away from home? Let’s go!”

The man forcefully grabbed her wrist and tried to take her

“Who are you? Let go of me! Help, someone!”

.

Despite Amanda’s frantic screams, there was no one in sight. It felt as though the entire city. had been abandoned.

Undeterred, the man forcefully dragged her out of the motel. As they passed the front desk, the woman on duty seemed unfazed by the situation and remarked, “Keep it down, folks. Guests are sleeping. If you two want to argue, do it at home.”

“This is the payment for the broken door. Sorry about that. My wife and I just had a little disagreement, and she’s running away from home. It won’t happen again. Sorry for the trouble.”

Amanda shook her head frantically. “It’s not like that at all! I don’t even know him! Call the police, please! He’s a human trafficker! I don’t know him, and I’m not his wife!”

“Fine, I don’t care about your family matters. Just go on your way, and don’t disturb others. trying to rest.”

And so, the man arrogantly dragged Amanda out of the small motel and onto the street. It was already 4 a.m., and the streets were deserted.

“What the heck are you going to do? Are you a human trafficker?”

With a face full of stubble, the man couldn’t help but chuckle. “Stop pretending to be innocent. Anyone staying in a place like that isn’t exactly a model citizen. You’d be better off coming with me. At least you’ll have a place to sleep.”

“Let go of me! Get lost!” Amanda fought desperately, attempting to pull her hand back, but she was no match for a man nearly three times her size.

“You’re just a nobody without even an ID. Who would care if you drop dead? Stop making a scene.”

Relentlessly, the man continued to drag her toward the car parked by the roadside. Amanda yelled in desperation, but there was no one around to hear her cries. Besides, this area was a red-light district with terrible security.

Amanda watched helplessly as she was about to be pulled into the car. She glanced at her phone and realized Elias would not rescue her.

the man snatched her phone

to her phone with unwavering determination, resolute in not

phone! Are you looking for death?” the man

wishing she could tear off a piece of his flesh. The man howled in pain and retaliated by kicking her in the stomach, sending her

“Ah!”

her aching stomach, but there was no time to dwell on the agony.

after her. “Stop

her might, determined not to let him capture her. She

blow to her neck in the next moment, causing

His thoughts were consumed by vivid images of Amanda standing beside Simon, and the tone of the child’s

of it

office and smoked several packs of cigarettes.

desperate call from Amanda that he felt like his lungs were about to burst

something was terribly amiss.

possibly happen to

Simon not even protect

he looked at his phone. He

him that something had gone terribly

extinguishing his cigarette in the ashtray, he snatched his suit

way to

doorbell, the maid hesitated to open the door and communicated with him. through the intercom, “Mr. Winters, what brings you here again? Mr. Nicholson isn’t at home, and Miss Bailey isn’t here

home? Can

“Where did Simon go? Where did Amanda go? Why aren’t they at

was asked to leave by Miss Lynch, and Mr. Nicholson went out

tangled mess of a

increasingly impatient. “Who is Miss

is Mr. Nicholson’s blind date. She’s quite

the puzzle. He turned on his heels and retreated to his car,

about her whereabouts.

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