Chapter 281

Alone in his mental safe space, Adrien told himself that everything looked so real because Adam needed to convince Emmeline that she was in real danger. Without a few blood splats and bullets, how else could the urgency of the situation be conveyed? Yes, it must all be part of the plan. Or so Adrien thought to himself.

Inside the conference hall, Adam

looked at Abel’s vacant seat. It was getting suspicious now. And when he looked at Benjamin, Benjamin was gone too

“Sir, there is a fight up there.” a staff member came to Adam.

“What?” Adam jumped from his

Beat. “F*ck. I was tricked.”

“What do we do now, sir?”

“Go up, idiot.”

“Yes, sir.”

On the 29th floor.

Adrien shielded his face and headed straight to the ninth room, where Adam said he would keep Emmeline. Adam

pushed open the door

followed suit.

his

was carrying, he knew this was no longer just an act. They

another

“Mmm!!! Mmm!!!” groaned

a muffled voice. She was bound on a

“Emma!”

“Emma!”

Abel hunkered down out of reflex but the inexperienced Adrien got shot. Blood oozed out from

shot back and tried to get Adrien

save

She wanted to call out Adrien’s name but she couldn’t. Truth be told, she didn’t expect the cowardly Adrien to show up here in person. Still,

her sons’ father.

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