To the Love of My Life

Chapter 760: Chapter 760: Fearlessly Blocking the Blade (10)

Just as Ruby Gregory connected her call to Steve Burton and the dial tone buzzed halfway, her phone was violently snatched from behind. She gasped, twisting instinctively, but before she could make out the people behind her, she and Madeleine were dragged by several forceful hands into a pitch-black alley at lightning speed.

Although Ruby had drunk some alcohol, her mind was entirely lucid. The situation happened too abruptly for her to make sense of it. She raised her voice involuntarily and began to scream, “Help.”

The people dragging her reacted much faster than her plea for help. Before the word “help” entirely escaped from her lips, a hand brutally covered her mouth and pressed on her nose, hindering her ability to breathe.

Madeleine, somewhat intoxicated, was entirely unaware of any danger when she was forcefully dragged into the alley, but instead mumbled dazedly, “Ruby, stop messing around!”

Her voice was not loud, but as soon as the words left her mouth, a hand immediately muffled her as well.

Most of the old Ciawell Courtyards near Hora are uninhabited, hence the alleyways were unlit and unusually quiet.

Ruby could barely see anything. Being dragged around like this reminded her of a past kidnapping. This time though, Madeleine was with her, which far from easing her fear, instead exacerbated her panic.

In her previous abduction, she had a phone with her and managed to call Steve Burton for help. But now, her phone had been taken, and Madeleine was drunk…

The more Ruby thought about it, the more anxious she felt. She struggled to figure out how she and Madeleine could escape this danger unscathed.

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After seemingly covering a considerable distance, they were finally brought to a stop. Ruby and Madeleine were harshly shoved forward, and they both tumbled towards the dead end of the alley, crumbling into a heap against the corner wall.

The surroundings were even darker here; Ruby could hardly see a thing. Subconsciously reaching out, she felt for Madeleine’s hand, clutching onto it tightly. She could scarcely conceal the tremor in her voice as she asked, “Madeleine, are you okay?”

Madeleine, still in a daze, responded vaguely, then rested her head against Ruby’s shoulder. She parted her lips to stifled laughter and murmured drunkenly, “Howard…”

Ruby knew at this point that their safety rested solely on her shoulders. She reached out, enveloping the drunken Madeleine, straightened her back, and gathered the courage to speak up through the darkness. Trying to sound composed, she asked, “Who are you? What do you want?”

No one responded. @@novelbin@@

Ruby felt an increasing sense of unease. Her voice trembled slightly as she continued, “Do you want money? Whatever the amount, I can give it to you.”

Still, nobody responded. Just as Ruby finished speaking, after being plunged in complete darkness up till now, the surroundings suddenly lit up.

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