Trapped in Love

Chapter 11 Find Out Where She Is

Daniella extended her hand toward Evan’s phone, ready to pass it to him.

However, as she glanced at the caller ID displaying Caroline’s name, a glimmer of coldness flickered in her eyes. She hesitated briefly, then swiftly ended the call and slipped the phone back into Evan’s coat, feigning nonchalance.

Meanwhile, Caroline remained frozen in place, her mind reeling, as she witnessed the abrupt termination of the call.

Was he too occupied to answer?

With determination, Caroline clenched her teeth and hailed a taxi to make her way to the casino. She desperately hoped Evan would return her call.

*

An hour passed.

Caroline stepped out of the car and stood at the entrance of the opulent casino. Determined, she made her way through the bustling lobby, seeking directions that led her to Room 02.

Taking a deep breath, she gathered her courage and pushed open the door.

As the door creaked open, a pungent combination of smoke and the scent of blood assaulted her senses.

Several menacing-looking men sat inside the private room, and her father knelt on the floor, his face drained of color. His injured hand, missing several fingers, was hastily wrapped in blood-soaked gauze.

the door, Bradley weakly lifted his head. His eyes were filled with desperation to

anger dissipated upon seeing her

to be blocked by an imposing

first!” sneered a man with a repulsive scar on his face, puffing on

gaze lingered on Caroline’s body. The despicable greed in his eyes sent shivers down her

up inside her, Caroline turned her gaze toward the scar-faced man. “Release my father first, and then I’ll give

dismissive wave of his hand, the men holding

to his feet and hastily made his way toward Caroline, his eyes brimming with gratitude for surviving the ordeal. “Carol! I’ll make my escape now. You stay and return

behind and ran off without a

there!” mocked the voices around her,

heartless abandonment by her own father. “At the moment, I only have 7,000 dollars

on the scar-faced man’s face froze in an instant. In the next breath, he forcefully slammed his wine glass onto the table, shattering it into countless

to release him when you ain’t got a single penny

but managed to gather her composure. “I

man

narrowed as

you don’t have the money, use

color as she took a step back. “I’ll call the police if any of you try

his phone and throwing it onto the table.

Caroline gulped nervously.

knew deep down that calling the police wouldn’t solve her predicament, but she couldn’t allow herself to be caught by them. Otherwise, she would

on her phone three times in quick succession. Then, she inched back

“Get her!”

her. Just as Caroline managed to twist the doorknob open, someone forcefully

brutally thrown into the pool of