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.

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

anger dissipated upon seeing her father’s

Bradley, only to be

man with a

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

toward the scar-faced man. “Release my father first, and then I’ll give you the

wave of his hand, the men holding onto Bradley released

Bradley stumbled 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

he left Caroline behind and ran

you got there!” mocked

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

man’s face froze in an instant. In the next breath, he forcefully slammed his wine glass onto

you negotiate with me to release him when you ain’t

trembled but managed to gather her composure. “I just

scar-faced man bellowed, “Fuck

as he scrutinized

use your

she took a step back. “I’ll

man laughed, pulling out his phone and throwing it onto the table. “Go ahead! I

Caroline gulped nervously.

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

Then, she inched back cautiously, and seizing the moment when their attention was diverted,

“Get her!”

Just as Caroline managed to twist the doorknob open, someone forcefully grabbed her hair and yanked

cry of pain echoed through the room as she was brutally thrown into the pool of blood, a grim reminder of