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 had thought to

door to

followed suit.

his

knew this was no longer just an

came from another direction.

“Mmm!!! Mmm!!!” groaned

in a muffled voice. She was bound on a

“Emma!”

“Emma!”

bullets came flying. Abel hunkered down out of reflex but the inexperienced Adrien got shot. Blood oozed out from the wound on his

and

Just save

but she couldn’t. Truth be told, she didn’t expect the cowardly Adrien to show up here

her sons’ father.

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