Chapter 16

Stay with me

Lana pov

The driver executed a rapid turn into an unfamiliar main road. Frankly, I was unaware of the street we were entering.

"Where are you taking me?" I inquired of Jenkin, who merely responded with a smile.

"Ma'am Lana, this is an alternative route to the office, as the main road is currently under reconstruction," he explained, his attention primarily directed at the rearview mirror.

Suddenly, he faltered as I heard a loud crash followed by a scream from the front. "What on earth just happened?" I shouted, my eyes wide with disbelief, but he remained silent.

"Ma'am, I believe we may have struck someone," he said, his voice low and trembling. In an instant, I opened the car door and rushed outside. The vacant stares of the onlookers sent a chill down my spine.

"You nearly killed him!" an elderly woman shouted, her voice resonating through the air, leaving me at a loss for words, stumbling over my thoughts.

Upon exiting the vehicle, I surveyed the surroundings. I