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.

door, Bradley weakly lifted his head. His

anger dissipated upon seeing her father’s

toward Bradley, only to be blocked by

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

The despicable greed in his eyes sent shivers

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

his response. With a dismissive wave of his hand, the men holding onto Bradley released their

his way toward Caroline, his eyes brimming with gratitude for surviving the ordeal.

he left Caroline behind and ran

wonderful father you got there!” mocked the voices around her, accompanied

eyes met with the scar-faced man’s gaze, enduring the heartless abandonment by her own father. “At the moment, I only have 7,000 dollars with me. Could you find

in an instant. In the next breath, he forcefully slammed his wine glass onto the table, shattering it

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

managed to gather her composure. “I

scar-faced man bellowed,

as he

the money, use your body to repay the

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

and throwing it onto the table. “Go ahead! I ain’t afraid

Caroline gulped nervously.

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

and pressed the shutdown button on her phone three times in quick succession. Then, she inched back

“Get her!”

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

she was brutally thrown into the pool