Chapter 190


    It seemed this time, Maurice had truly enraged Gerald.


    Sean quickly promised, “Don’t worry, sir. I promise I’ll carry out the task well.”


    Meanwhile, Eliana had no idea that she would get kidnapped a second time.


    Still anxious, she dragged Preston to a quiet corner where no one would bother them. Upon reaching


    there, she let go of his hand.


    “Please don’te to the restaurant ever again. Your presence will just disturb my work,” Eliana


    pleaded to him, her tone grim.


    “Work? What work? You used to have a decent job, but here you are, scrubbing dishes. It’s better for


    you to go back to Moran Group and be a designer,” Maurice sneered in a contemptuous tone. His


    words struck a nerve in Eliana, whoshed back immediately.


    “Who do you think you are?! What right do you have to tell me that?! Do you honestly think I don’t want


    to be a designer? Everything that’s happening to me right now is all because of that bastard Maurice! If


    he didn’t fire me for no reason, I wouldn’t need this crummy job! Yet here you are, speaking up for


    him?!” Eliana roared. She was so upset, her eyes reddening.


    “I… I didn’t mean that. I was just…” Maurice began, suddenly at a loss. He had slipped up.


    It quickly urred to him that since he was acting as Preston at the moment, he couldn’t speak in


    Maurice’s callous tone. Preston was different from Maurice, after all. It wouldn’t do him any good if


    Eliana sensed something was amiss.


    Eliana ended up venting all her umted anger on Preston. The bitter resentment piling in her heart


    from thest few days faded after she screamed out her bottled up feelings. Still, she hadn’t done it on


    purpose. Recalling her blunder, she wished she could find a hole to bury herself. Preston wasn’t to be


    med, and yet, she made him the target of her anger.


    Suffice to say, she found it humiliating. How terrible of her to treat Preston that way! After she rejected


    him too, no less. She was ashamed of herself. Not knowing to react, she decided to flee.


    “Preston, I… I’m leaving now.”


    She wanted to go. She needed to escape and flee far, far away.


    With that in mind, she spun on her heels and dashed off. Yet as she moved, a hand grabbed hers and


    stopped her.


    “Wait.”


    Turning around in confusion, Eliana saw Preston gazing at her with a deep, quiet look. His hand


    gripped hers tight, as if he was refusing to let her go.


    Maurice had long sensed that someone was spying on them in secret since a few moments ago.


    Unfortunately, he couldn’t pinpoint who it was.


    He couldn’t possibly leave Eliana be, especially when danger was lurking nearby. They were probably


    some people hiding behind the shadows, targeting her and watching her every move.


    “It’s already sote. Let me apany you to go home,” Maurice suggested, hoping Eliana would


    listen to him.


    “No, it’s okay. The bus stop’s just around the corner. I can take the bus myself.” Eliana, however, shot


    down his offer and shook her head desperately.


    All she wanted was to avoid him. Naturally, she wouldn’t let herself stay with him even a second longer.


    “I’m leaving.”


    Eliana didn’t hesitate to turn around and leave, ignoring Mauricepletely.


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    Her reaction took Maurice by surprise. Nervous, he hurried to follow her. Unfortunately, his actions


    made Eliana all the more uneasy.


    She picked up her pace, wanting to shake him off. She had to find a way to get rid of him!


    Left out of options, she purposefully chose to enter a dim alley.


    “You can’t go there!”


    Preston’s worried voice shouted after her the moment she walked into that alley.


    However, Eliana couldn’t care less. All she wanted to do was to avoid Preston. She pretended not to


    hear him and hurried into the alley, hoping she could leave him once and for all.


    The second she stepped into the dark alley, she was osted by a sinister tension akin to one from a


    horror movie. Suddenly, all the hairs on her body stood on their ends.


    Dpidated streetmps with their broken bulbs shed bleakly in the alley. Next to her were old walls


    that seemed they could copse at any moment. A strange green light flickered faintly in the darkness.


    The stench of rotten garbage permeated the heavy air, rendering Eliana breathless. It was a perfect


    setup for murder.


    As she walked, Eliana could feel the hiss of cold wind blowing from the back of her head despite it not


    being windy at all. For some reason, she had a feeling that something horrific would pop out of the


    darkness without warning.


    Immediately, she came to regret her decision. Why on earth did she go into this alley? She wished she


    could turn back!


    While these thoughts ran through her mind, the faint sound of footsteps emerged from behind her.


    Eliana squeaked, frightened. She subconsciously quickened her pace, hoping to leave this alley as


    soon as possible.


    Much to her horror, the footsteps behind her became quicker as she walked faster. It felt like a monster


    was stalking her from behind, about to catch up to her and tear her apart the second it reached her.


    Her heartbeat sped as fear gripped her heart. Suddenly, a ball of light shed before her eyes. Joy


    bloomed in her heart. It was the long awaited light at the end of the proverbial tunnel! Without


    hesitation, Eliana rushed towards the brightness, happy she could finally leave the alley.


    The next second, an unexpected ident urred.


    In her relief, Eliana messed her steps and stumbled over a manhole cover on the ground. The impact


    caught her unawares and she fell forward, about to hit the ground.