Chapter 1361 Concern
Sweat ran down Le''s face as she trembled uncontrobly. This kidnapping was too out of her control.
She had never expected Jim Liu to betray her. So much had changed in just two days.
Jim Liu! What an asshole! Le regretted ever having trusted him from the beginning. He only cared
about money, and she should have known it. If Charles found out the truth, she would be so screwed. It
would be the end for her.
She nervously gripped the edge of the dresser with a shaking hand. She was so paranoid that she
even broke a fingernail when she clutched the cab''s wood.
Her face was drained of color, but she managed to take out her phone and call Jim Liu. She needed to
know where he was now.
The other line rang continuously, but no one answered. Le dialed nonstop until her phone ran out of
battery, but Jim Liu never answered the calls. All she had heard was the busy tone, which drove her
mad. Her shaking hand couldn''t hold the phone anymore and out of anger, she threw the device and
watched its screen crack.
After that, Le simply sat in the bedroom for a long time, her brain muddled. She felt like she was
trapped in a noisy wet market right now where people were busy. It was noisy and chaotic, and she
stood alone in the middle of it all with nowhere to hide.
Her mind almost blew up thinking about all of the possible consequences. Suddenly, she recalled the
days she had spent in prison. Ever since she was released, she had never looked back on that
memory, until now. Perhaps it was too painful for her, or she was too ashamed of that time.
However, the past seemed to havee back. She felt like she was in that dark and dirty cell again.
She thought about her life there filled with endless errands, fights every day, and when her sleep was
disturbed by the guardian''s shlight from time to time. Those memories were still vivid, and their
wounds still hurt.
Every gritty detail, the peeling exterior paint of the walls, the snores from her cellmates, the in
meals, the disgusting smell and grime…Le felt them all again, and she couldn''t escape.
A bitter smile formed on her lips and sadness filled her eyes. What if her n was exposed? What if
she had to go back to jail again?
But Le didn''t resign herself to this. Her n wasn''t like this. She never thought about hurting Shirley,
no matter how much she disliked the kid. She still had morals! All she wanted was to ruin Sheryl and
Charles'' rtionship. After all, she just wanted to pursue her true love. She didn''t do anything wrong.
But even until now, Le still hadn''t realized her mistakes. While it was true that everyone had the right
to pursue love, she shouldn''t have stepped in others'' rtionships, especially in a vicious manner.
A dull pain throbbed in Le''s head. Her mind was a mess.
All she did was think about the mess, and she didn''t realized that it was already sunset until her
stomach growled.
The sky outside was painted a dull orange, which made it look sad. Le stared nkly outside the
window. She couldn''t just sit and wait to be caught. She was tired of being looked down by others, and
she would never live that life again. Thus, she had to take the initiative and change the situation, before
it was toote.
When Le made up her mind, it was hard to talk her out of it. She was like a fierce and cruel lioness,
always ready to fight.
Soon enough, she got tired of staying in the room and stood up. She went downstairs and walked
outside. She decided to take a stroll to breathe in some fresh air, and also buy a new phone.
Down in the high street shops, Le''s eyes wandered from shop to shop, when a salesman''s voice
suddenly interrupted her train of thought. He was rmending a phone to a customer, which caught
her attention.
"Sir, this is ourtest product. It has a new function which can not only show you the zip code, but also
track others'' location when they call you. In that way, you can better know where your family is or
where other important people are. You can check on them anytime."
Although the salesman tried his best to sell the phone, deep down, he didn''t like the new function at all.
It might be wonderfully useful for those insecure lovers, but it was a scary thing for most people. After
all, nobody wanted to be exposed so easily.
While the man wasn''t excited about it, Le was. She wanted to find Jim Liu. She was convinced that
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Jim Liu didn''t disappear for life. He would eventually have to answer her phone, and as long as he did,
Le could track him down.
And so, Le walked to the shop and bought the phone without hesitation.
It was already midnight when Le had gone back to the Dream Garden. She was so sleepy that she
headed straight to the bedroom and drifted away.
The next morning, Le''s right eyelid twitched constantly when she woke up.
After a while, she went downstairs and sat down at the dining room. She noticed that Sheryl didn''t
offort.
Silence hung in the air while everyone ate. Shirley''s disappearance was like a dark cloud that floated
around, and made the house devoid of joy andughter. Nothing was heard except for the ng of
utensils during meals.
Suddenly, a loud ringtone broke the silence. Le didn''t realize that it was her phone until everyone''s
eyes were on her. She quickly took the phone out.
The unknown number on the screen confused her. She thought that it was a prank call, so she hung
up. But it kept ringing, so she had no choice but to answer the phone in front of everyone.
"Honey, what took you so long?"
Le was startled when she heard the voice from the other end of the line, and she almost dropped the
phone in shock.
It was Jim Liu, who had kidnapped Shirley!
"Why are you so quiet? Honey…"
Jim Liu kept talking on the phone, but Le''s brain was nk and she had no idea what he was
babbling about, until she noticed Charles gaze on her. Charles wondered why Le was suddenly
acting so strange.