Chapter 131
Arabella made a quick assessment of her situation.
She had slipped out when the guards at the entrance were off guard, planning to find a nearby place to borrow a phone to call the police.
By turning in Elijah, she would sever all ties with him in the public eye, and once he was locked up, she could finally be free.
She had fled in such a hurry that she hadn’t even put on her shoes. She ran barefoot on the concrete pavement, eyeing a man in a black suit standing at the bus stop ahead.
“Sir, could I borrow your cellphone? I need to call the police!” She ran towards him, ignoring her raw and bleeding feet.
“Oh?” The man turned his face. His handsome looks made it hard to distinguish whether he was masculine or feminine, yet he was utterly aloof. “You need to call the police?”
“Yes, I’ve found a fugitive. I need to report him!” Arabella nodded frantically.
With a cold smirk, the man suddenly covered Arabella’s mouth with his gloved hand, dragging her back to the basement.
Oh no!
A chill ran down Arabella’s spine as she realized this man was in cahoots with Elijah.
“Useless!” The man threw Arabella at Elijah. “You can’t even keep an eye on your own girl! She nearly ran off to the cops!”
“Mister!” Elijah had been lounging on the bed, looking like a disheveled mess. He scrambled to his knees at the sight of the man.
But after seeing Arabella, he couldn’t help but slap her harshly. “You traitor! How dare you betray me?!”
Arabella curled up, shivering. She was too frightened to make a sound.
out
to be here on a mission, but instead, you’re messing
challenge Viviennel” Elijah quickly pointed at
And you still have the balls to speak?” The man’s voice
you to let me make amends!” Elijah pleaded while kowtowing. “I
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need The man was ruthless. From now on, I’ll take
crawled like a dog
was wondering what they wanted Vivienne’s perfume formulas for when the man’s tey voice fell on
wrong! I won’t do it again! I won’t
tremble
and call the police”
blankly took the
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been busy settling in Riley and Raymond
apprentice and Vivienne’s low-profile approach to her perfume
Vivienne, fearing they would be taken advantage of, had Matthew arrange for a legal
after settling everything, she was met with
I really that
while resting her chin on her hand,
old.”
about to breathe a sigh of relief when he heard Vivienne say, “But
Percival was speechless.
He regretted it.
shouldn’t have let her
He preferred Mr. Ellington.
about to ask Vivienne
It was Cordelia.
on the
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face was darker
had been sulking on the couch, suddenly became serious. He opened the news on
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