"It's too dangerous." Frade frowned. "Why do you have to go to your ex-husband's house?""Because the most important weapon is hidden in Ron's computer," I decided. "I have to go."I remember Ron always used a computer in his study with a password when he worked from home, and I'm sure it had information about him and Mikeal smuggling weapons."Time is running out, I must go." I must gamble."I'll go with you," Frade said firmly."No, you have to help me get Gina out," I said. "Mikeal wants Gina, and if he doesn't see Gina, he's probably going to hurt Liv."An exchange was the last resort, even if I knew it was a trap, and I had to go for Liv.“Where exactly is your sister?” Frade asked.I told Frade where I was holding her, and he looked shocked when he learned that Gina was being held in the basement of the Logan family's abandoned factory."Your fiancé is in charge of that factory now. I'll have to find a way to get in," Frade said helplessly. "Unless you call him and tell him to l
So I quickly leaned over and put my ear to the woman's heart and listened to her heartbeat. The woman's heartbeat was extremely low, indicating that her life was in danger. She must be taken to the hospital at once.Then Frade called me, and I hung up instead of answering. Then I looked at the nightstand and found a cell phone that I assumed belonged to the woman.I used the woman's cell phone to call 911, where I gave Ron's home address to the officer who answered the phone and told the police that someone was injured and that we needed an ambulance immediately. After hanging up the phone, I found a white towel in the room and wiped my fingerprints off the phone before putting it in the woman's hand.I used my phone to delete the security footage from Ron's house before I left the room. When I came downstairs, the woman who had just vomited was still lying on the floor. So I went to the backyard as fast as I could and climbed over the wall.I stood by the side of the road clutching m
Gina hit me so hard on the head with a heavy stick that I nearly fainted. Gina put her hands around my neck. I almost choked. I tried to free myself from her hands, but she suddenly became as savage and powerful as a mad cow."You ruined me," Gina said viciously. "I'm going to kill you."Gina squeezed my neck tighter and tighter as my legs struggled to move. When I could hardly hold on. I put my hand into the shoe with the military knife. I tried once and almost touched the hilt. On the second attempt, the knife finally came out, and I slashed it at Gina's neck.She screamed and touched her neck, and I kicked her in the stomach. Then her body fell to one side, and I got up as soon as I could.Then I felt a sharp pain in my stomach. I looked down and saw a circle of blood on my clothes. This must have been from the fight with the fake Liv. But I couldn't care less about the pain, because Gina grabbed the thick stick and swung it at me again.This time I fended off the stick with my arm
"What did those bastards do to Liv?" I clutched the armrest of the wheelchair."When I got there, they were going to cut her up like a piece of wood with a chainsaw." Mark glanced at the bandage on his hand. "Now they'll never be able to use electricity again. Unless hell needs lumberjacks.""Are you all right?" I asked Mark. "Are you badly hurt?""It's nothing compared to what happened to your friend," Mark said, rising to his feet. "My work is done. Can I go home and sleep now?""Go home and get some rest," Frade said. "Tomorrow will be your day off."Mark tapped Frade on the shoulder and gave me a meaningful look before he left. I guessed what he meant.Then Frade wheeled me into the VIP room and we went to Liv's bed.Liv is lying on a hospital bed. She was terribly thin, her cheeks sunken. A transparent oxygen mask was placed over her nose and mouth. Although she could not speak, her eyes were still looking at me."I'm sorry, Liv," I said as I shook her hand.Liv looks at me, and
It was pitch black before my eyes. The pillow pressed against my nose and I couldn't breathe. My hand gripped a pair of stout arms, and I tried with all my might to move them away, but the man was stronger than I thought. My nails went into his arm muscles, but he was unmoved. I gradually lost consciousness.Just as I was about to faint, the pillow on my face suddenly revealed a tiny gap, and I tried to breathe. I took the pillow away and threw it on the ground. I saw two men fighting in front of me.Frade grabbed a vase from the table and smashed it on the man's head. The glass clashed against his head and the man fell to the ground immediately. Frade dropped the vase and ran to my bedside to hold me."Are you okay?""I'm fine." In fact, if he had come a minute later, I would have literally suffocated."Who is he?" I asked."Let me see." Frade went over and pulled off the man's mask. I got out of bed and followed.The man had a deep scar on his brow. I remember this man. He was the b
The next morning, Frade sent someone to the hospital to take Liv and me to Vickie's estate.The hospital will send a professional nurse to check on me and Liv every day.In fact, I have almost recovered. But Liv was injured and she is still recovering. She had been able to walk from her room to the garden by herself, and sometimes I would see Mark beside her.I stood in the hallway and looked out the window at Liv and Mark, who were walking through the garden. I watched Mark walk Liv slowly down the flowery path. My heart suddenly felt a little touched. They look like a good match."Miss Green." A man's voice pulled my thoughts away from Liv and Mark. I turned and saw Kohl, Vickie's servant."Can I help you?" I asked."Mrs. Logan would like to invite you to morning tea," Kohl said politely."Now?" I wondered. If I was right, it was past my morning tea. "Is she in the garden?""No, she's waiting for you in her room," said Kohl. "Mrs. Logan would like you to go now."It was my third day
His eyes were all red. His breath reeked of alcohol. He approached me with the document in his hand. A transparent plastic file contains a person's case report information. My name is in the patient column. It was six months ago."I saw the video from Santa Maria Hospital," he said, word by word, "I saw us together. It turned out that we not only knew each other, but we were close. But you told me you didn't know me at all. Why?"The truth will be found out one day, and the deep-buried secret will be found out sooner or later. I unconsciously stepped back until my back hit the wall. How do I explain this to him?"Tell me." His voice was full of authority. "How can you lie to me?""We have nothing to do with each other," I said calmly. "Those videos don't mean anything."He stared at me, as if his eyes were piercing through me. His breath became heavy, like a lion about to explode."If those videos don't mean anything," he said, taking a piece of paper from his pocket and spreading it
Frade is gone, but his scent is still in the room. My body began to cool down, and all desire disappeared with his departure. I couldn't stay in the room alone. I couldn't forget the intimacy I had with him.So I rushed out of the room and knocked on Liv's door. When she opened the door to meet me, I finally couldn't help crying. Liv put her arm around me and sat me down on the couch. She kept handing me tissues to wipe my tears. After I had calmed down a little, she said to me."Eva, are you all right?" She said, wiping the tears from my eyes with a tissue. "Tell me what happened.""I'm in pain." My voice was hoarse after I cried. "My heart is dead.""Oh, silly," Liv whispered. "Who hurt you? Tell me.""It was me, I killed myself." I hugged her."Calm down." Liv kissed my forehead, her hand caressing my back. "I'm right here with you."I lay in her arms until the tears ran dry. I looked out of the window in silence. Liv let me lean on her, and she kept me company until I said somethi