Chapter 514

The night was as dark as ink. Underneath the elevated highway, beside a pond, insects chirped, and frogs croaked. The scent of fresh grass lingered in the air, blending with the night’s mist, touching their skin with a cold chill.

That chill seemed to seep into their hearts, stirring up fear.

Thalassa, with her four children and Evelyn, hid in a ditch beneath the highway.

In front of them, the pond shimmered in the moonlight, and its depth was concealed by the darkness, a sight that brought fear to their hearts.

Yes, fear.

She had noticed a line of black limousines in the traffic behind them, and it had filled her with dread.

At that moment, she decided to get out of the taxi.

Thankfully, it was nighttime. She and Evelyn managed to slip unnoticed from the taxi to the one up front.

Once the taxi had driven through the traffic lights, she realized that the driver would surely inform Lysander they had boarded his taxi.

If Lysander caught up with them, there would have been no escape.

the driver to

refused. But Thalassa handed him a hundred dollars

they got out of the taxi, a

cover. She led her children and Evelyn, sneaking around the barrier and into the ditch beneath the

most dangerous places were often the

think that after leaving the taxi, they had not fled but had stayed right where

the

their higher body heat and tender

was constantly scratching. Her soft voice carried a whimper as she spoke,

got big bumps all over,” Sophia pouted, clearly

little

exposed skin to keep the mosquitoes away and to soothe their itchiness. She was both sympathetic and helpless, “Just ten more

and

no choice. She was terrified

not only would the children suffer,

Lysander had inflicted on her that

Lysander caught them, she didn’t dare think of the

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