She struggled in his grip, but he increased the pressure of the knife.


    “Don’t move!” he shouted.


    “Or I’ll kill you right now!”


    When the other students ran to the entrance of the library, a girl with a pale face approached them


    slowly. In a trembling voice, she pleaded,


    “Liam, don’t do this. Please. Let her go.”


    Ang’s Library


    The sight of the girl erased his angry expression. His eyes reflected the pain he felt.


    “It’s been ten years. I can’t forget you, I can’t quit you. I need you, Elma. Be with me, or I’ll kill her. And


    me. You get to watch!”


    Not until then did ir realize that she had be a hostage.


    Meeting Elma’s horrified and sad eyes, ir cleared her throat.


    “Calm down, man. Is that a new knife? Put it down. My neck is so hot. What if you leave a scar? What


    will I tell my boyfriend?”


    While the students were running out of the library, more than ten men in camouge uniforms stormed


    into the ce


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    “Shut up! I don’t care what your boyfriend thinks!” Liam spat impatiently.


    At that moment, the soldiers appeared on the second floor where the kidnapper was. ir tried to


    reason with the kidnapper.


    “But I don’t know you. Or Elma. Why hold me hostage?”


    Among the soldiers, a man with no cap whispered in Wesley’s ear, “The hostage seems pretty calm.


    She’s not freaking out.”


    When Wesley saw who the hostage was, he furrowed his brows. ‘ir?’


    A year ago, when her parents were trapped in a burning house, she didn’t run out of there, but tried to


    get to the kitchen instead. After she was saved, she crouched on the ground under a tree, quietly


    weeping. It was not until she was in his arms that she burst out crying.


    And now, she was held hostage with a knife pressed against her throat.


    The kidnapper could kill her without a second thought. But she didn’t look nervous at all, and was even


    trying to talk sense into her assant.


    “She’s really awesome, ‘ he thought.


    ir didn’t care that the soldiers showed up, but Liam did. He looked around nervously and then saw a


    group of men in camouge uniforms standing at a distance. He was so nervous that he identally


    pushed the knife too hard and cut ir’s neck.


    She felt a sharp pain. As a girl sensitive to pain, ir pouted and said, “Hey hey! Be careful. That


    hurts.”


    “Elma…you…you called them?” Liam asked in disbelief as he retreated to the depths of the library,


    ignoring ir’s pleading.


    Elma turned her head to see who Liam was referring to. Then she hurriedly exined, “Nope.


    Remember the military training? These guys are the instructors. They just happened to be here. You


    can’t fight them. Liam, drop the knife! Please!”


    Her words irked Liam to no end. He yelled at the soldiers, “Stay where you are! One more step and I’1l


    kill her!”