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?”

you

her eyes filled with worry: “What do we

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

body was still shivering. She couldn’t warm her up no matter

ten minutes, Arnold looked at them. “I called Andy to get a doctor in here. They’ll be coming in disguise.

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

cracking.

come in here at any time. We can’t

as she nodded in assent to Arnold’s suggestion. “He’s right. I can’t leave today,” she muttered, her breath growing

only one that seemed

was exceptionally efficient. He had the doctor disguise themselves as an employee of

to ignore Arnold’s atypical

seems to be up to something,” Larry said, his eyes

and ordered, “Have someone keep an eye

“What about us?”

“We’ll stay put.”

basement, the doctor carefully took the medical supplies from his bag and said, “Ms. Brandel, I can’t administer anesthesia under these

he placed the gauze pad soaked in antiseptic on

She

hands but paused midway. Eventually, he patted her on

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