Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 483

For a split second, I felt the Grim Reaper glaring at me.

I may be brave, but I had never killed anyone, never witnessed such a bloody scene. The chainsaw in my hand dropped to the floor as my grip was lost in shock.

“I’ve killed three people already, and one more won’t make a difference. You’ve got guts, trying to cut me up with that chainsaw,” the murderer sneered, his eyes bloodshot. He raised his hand in a threatening gesture, trying to intimidate me.

I won’t lie, I was scared. But I couldn’t afford to be. If anything happened to me, my two kids would be done for.

“If you want money, name your price. I’ll give you anything you want, as long as you don’t hurt me,” I managed to keep my voice steady. “The police are after you, and you’ll need money to escape. I can help you get out of Eldoria, and even arrange for someone to get you out of the country. Think about it.”

My words struck a chord with the murderer. He knew he was a dead man walking if he got caught, and I was offering him money and a ticket out of the country.

Why wouldn’t he bite?

His eyes darted around as he asked, skeptical, “How can I trust you?”

“Your pocket, my phone. Give it to me, and I’ll show you my assets,” I said, maintaining eye contact.

The murderer eyed me warily for a long time before finally handing over my phone. But he didn’t let me have it directly. He asked me to unlock it with my face, then he started to check my financial information himself.

the important apps on my phone were password protected. One by one, I had to unlock them. Eventually, he had no choice but to hand me the phone to do it myself.

the murderer was watching me like a hawk. I had to pretend to check my financial data first. Just as I opened the

beat and then started pounding.

the murderer and I were staring at the gate, not saying a word, until we heard Neil’s voice from outside, “Irene,

I wished someone could save me from this

threatened as soon as he heard Neil’s voice. His bloody

breath

rang. It was

outside died down, I finally spoke again. “He’s my

going. I want to see if you have the means to help

gaze made my heart sink even

really left? I wasn’t sure.

the murderer some of my online assets on my phone. His eyes

the money, I noticed the gate handle move slightly. The lock was secured by a password, fingerprint, and facial recognition. Usually, Norah and I would use

to the gate, so engrossed in the prospect of getting a fortune that he didn’t notice the movement behind him.

I kept my face neutral. I watched Neil walk into the yard. His face turned pale at the sight of

was a very alert person and had just been negligent, so as he turned around, he raised the dagger and, without

could reach him. The murderer lost his grip on the knife. He was already injured from my

chair until the