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 survive. “Carol!

anger dissipated upon seeing her

only to be

Shenton, what’s the rush? Pay up first!” sneered a man with a repulsive scar on his face,

body. The despicable greed in his eyes sent shivers down

anger welling up inside her, Caroline turned her gaze toward the scar-faced man. “Release my father first, and

scar-faced man was direct in his response. With a dismissive wave of his

gratitude

he left Caroline behind and ran off without a single glance

there!” mocked the voices around her, accompanied

enduring the heartless abandonment by her own father. “At the moment, I only have 7,000 dollars with me. Could you

face froze in an instant. In the next breath, he

me to release him when you ain’t

gather her composure. “I just

man bellowed, “Fuck

narrowed as he

don’t have the money, use your

took a step back. “I’ll call the police

police?” The scar-faced man laughed, pulling out his phone and throwing it

Caroline gulped nervously.

predicament, but she couldn’t allow herself to be caught by them. Otherwise, she

quick succession. Then, she inched back cautiously, and seizing the moment when

“Get her!”

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

Caroline’s cry of pain echoed through the room as she was brutally thrown into the pool of blood, a