The Wrong Woman

As gunfire erupted, Phoebe leaped amid the bullets and swiftly darted down. Everyone rushed to the roadside and fired into the jungle below the slope.

Overwhelmed with fear, Mila sank to the ground, clasping Jasper tightly as he cried in shock. Tears streamed down Mila's face.

Could Phoebe survive such an onslaught? Mila couldn't bring herself to look down the slope, her heart wrenched at the thought of Phoebe's safety.

"Take her away," Jacob commanded.

Mila was led into another vehicle by the armed men. Slowly, she wiped away her tears, soothing Jasper in her embrace. They were then taken to a cottage, where food, water, formula, and diapers were provided.

The next morning, Mila was relocated. Blindfolded, she boarded a car and traveled for about an hour. Despite being unable to see, Mila could sense their proximity to the frontiers, though they were now farther from the military base.

She was confined within a white vintage villa, with a garden adorned with tulips and guarded by armed sentries.

With Jasper by her side, Mila did not dare to resist and just resigned to await Nathan's rescue. She held onto the hope that Nathan would come for them.

begun a new chapter in life with her marriage. She couldn't die. What would

often found herself shedding tears in secret and lost in

in captivity, Mila saw no sign of Nathan coming to her rescue or the appearance

Mila suspected that Oliver, in his quest for victory, was using her and Jasper as leverage

Mila, keeping her awake at night and melancholic during the day. If not for Jasper's presence, she

lunch.

the

tightly on the doorway. Yale, dressed sharply, strode in with a smile playing on

of surprise that filled her, but rather a bubbling cauldron of anger and

quickly turned into

into her arms and

in irritation.

unease deepened, her heart torn between anger and fear. Was the insanity referred to Nathan's

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