Chapter 182
Just as she sent the message, Marcus’s call came through. Cornelia hurriedly answered, President Hartley”
Where are you?” Marcus’s voice carried a hint of resignation
Cornelia checked her GPS, “I be home in two or three kilometers”
“Alright, hang up when you get home. Then his voice disappeared from the earpiece
If it werent for the call duration ticking away on her phone screen, she would have thought he had hung up.
The 3–kilometer journey didn’t take long. The taxi driver stopped the car across the street from the northern gate of her neighborhood, “Miss, they’re doing roadwork ahead I can’t turn the car around. You’ll have to go by yourself”
of the car. The driver kindly helped her with her suitcase and then drove
northern gate was Riverside Park With its lush vegetation and scarce traffic at night, it always gave off
about to cross the street when a van sped by, forcing her to retreat to the curb, She decided to wait for the
a halt before her. Two men wearing baseball caps and masks jumped
managed to get the words out before a calloused hand covered her mouth, and her phone clattered
from the phone, but
was removed and replaced with duct tape. “Just behave. No one’s saving you
one driving, two holding
never crossed any thugs, so
could it
Courtney Kamp–Hartley?
Marcus himself had said that Courtney wouldn’t bother her again,
could it be?
had she pissed off during her time
bold enough to go to
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