Chapter180<b>Samuel’s</b>OtherSide
“SincewhendoIneedyouforthat?”Williamdidn’thavetimetoentertam herandquicklyleftthroughthesecuritycheckpoint
Hedialedhisdriver’snumberonhisphone.
Patriciacaughtupwithhim.“Youknow,womenloveheroicacts.Ifyouwaitanotherhourandshowupwhenshe’sfeelingvulnerableandscared,she’llsurelysoftenupandreconcilewithyou.‘
“Meetmeatthehotelentrance,”Williesaidbeforeendingthecall
HepushedpastPatricia,andpressedtheelevator button“Youclearlyneedsomedisciplinerightnow.Tomorrow,you’regoingbacktoyourparents.”
Patricia’sexpression<b>changed</b>.“I’mdoingthistohelpyou!Howcanyoubesoungrateful?
Williamstaredattheelevatorwithoutahintofemotion.
Afraidthathewouldreallyvendheraway,Patriciapleadedbysaying,“I’monlygoingthroughallthistroubletohelpyou!”
Theelevatorarrived,andWilliamignoredher.Heheadedstraighttothelobby
“Gotothewoodsontheeastside.”
Meanwhile<b>,</b>SamurrivedatthesiteonOpulentRoad.Heimmediatelyessedtheparkinglotsurveince.ThefootageclearlyshowedthatEmellegotintothecarbeforeshe
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ThisconfinedthatPatriciahaded.Elledidn’tdisappearbeforegettingintothecarbutafterward.
Hedidn’thavetimetogobackandquestionPatriciaCoincidentally,thedriverwhohadbroughthimtothe<b>site</b>wasthesameonewhohaddrivenEmilieintheafternoon.
Thedriverwasthrownintoadarkalley.Beforehecouldgetup,Samuel’ssharp wordshit<b>him</b>.“WherehaveyoutakenEmelle?!
ThedriverstaredindisbeliefatSamuel,whohadalwaysbeengenteelinpublic.Hecouldn’tbelievethismanwouldresorttoviolence.“L.Idon’tknow,Ididn’ttakeher..”
Samuelpemovedhissses<b>and</b>pocketedthem
Thenextmoment,hisleather–dfootstampeddownonthedriver’schestwithoutmercy,nearlybreaking hisribs.Thedriverinstinctivelystruggledbutcouldn’t<b>break</b>free.
Theusuallypoliteandgentlemanseemedlikeadifferentpersonwithouthissses.Hisgazewascold,asifhewaslookingattrash.
“Answerme,wherehaveyoutakenEmelie?”
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Hisshoemovedtowardthedriver’shead.“Ifyoudon’tspeak,I’llerashyours
Samuel’svoicewentslowandcold,showingthathewasn’tbluffs
Terrified,thedriverscreamed“No!I’lltellyou!She’sinthewoodstothe<b>east</b>!”
Aftergettingtheanswer,Samuelsteppedbackandwarned,“You’dbetterprayshe’ssafe
Hethen<b>briskdy</b>walkedoutof thealley.
Samuelinitiallynnedtosearchhimself,but atthatmoment,acarpulledupinfrontofhim
Thewindowrolleddown,revealingthefaceofthemaskedman,MarcelReyes,whohadbeentakingcandidsnapshotsofEmelle. “DamniWhereisshe?
Knowingthatspecializationwaskey,SamuelfeltMarcelwasbettersuitedforfindingpeople,sohesaid,“She’sinthewoodstotheeast.I’llgowithyou.”
Hemedtogetinthecar,butthenMarcelsaid,“No,waitforourmessage.”Then,hespedoff
Samuelnarrowedhiseyes.
Our?Who<b>?</b>
Withthat<b>thought</b>,heheardfootstepsandturnedtoseethedrivercautiouslyapproachingh
Samuelhadnointentionoftalkingwithhimfurther.Hepulledout<b>his</b>sses,putthembackon,andhookedthesseschainwithhislittlefinger
Hewasback tohisharmlesspersonasMr.SamuelSwanson
Themaninthemaskeleratedtowardthe eastwardwoods,speakingashedrove
“ImfamrwithButarea.It’smaintainedbytheForestryDepartmenttopreventfloodingandsanderosion,withasignificantbudgetallocatedforsoilnourishment.However,the<b>vigers</b>livingnearbyoftenillegally<b>dig</b><b>and</b>cuttrees<b>,</b><b>causing a</b>lotofchaos.”
Therewasmore
morethanonepersoninthecarseatedin<b>the</b><b>passenger</b>seatwasawoman—
atwasawoman—hisassistant.Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org.
Theassistant,JodieNoble,furrowedherbrow.<b>“</b><b>Are</b><b>you</b>sayingthatvigersnormallygotheretodigupsandcutdowntrees?””
“Yes,despiterepeatedbans,theypersist,oftensneakinginatnight.”
Jodiepursedher<b>lips</b>.Thesedoingsuchactswereundoubtedlyuncivilized.
Agroupofmenengaginginmischieteatnightencounteringalot,beautifulwomeninthewoods.
Shedarednotto<b>think</b>aboutwhatmighthappennext.
“Fullthese!”
Jodiewasstunned,realizingthatthewordshaefromthebackst
Indeed,therewassomeoneelseinthebackseat