Chapter 261


    When I came to, I was enveloped in darkness. My arms were twisted behind me, aching as if they were


    on the verge of snapping. I instinctively tried to pull them free but found myself immobilized.


    It was then that I realized my hands and feet were bound tightly together, rendering me incapable of


    movement. My mouth was covered with duct tape, allowing only muffled sounds to escape.


    The splitting headache made me feel like I was on death''s door. The terrifying reality soon dawned on


    me – I was kidnapped.


    The thought sent a wave of panic washing over me. I whimpered, feeling an overwhelming sense of


    despair that I had never experienced before.


    How did this happen? Who could have done this?


    The audacity of these people was bewildering. The city officials were still at a cocktail party in the


    building, and yet they dared toy a hand on me. It was a brazen act!


    I was standing near the entrance of the building, not far from the security patrol. Despite the close


    proximity, they had the nerve to strike. Their audacity was mind-boggling – they had abducted me right


    under everyone''s noses!


    The speed of it all was astonishing. I had no idea what had just happened. I didn''t even get a good look


    at the man who choked me – all I saw was his shiny bald head.


    The car looked a lot like the one Hannah drives, a sleek ck sedan. That''s probably why I walked


    towards it, thinking I could quickly get into the car. But I distinctly remembered that the car didn''t have a


    license te.


    Everything was obviously premeditated. What I couldn''t understand was, how did they know it was me


    who woulde out? Clearly, they were after me.


    How did they know Hannah would go get the car? Had it been arranged beforehand? Or did they know


    where Hannah had parked? That''s the only way they could have been so audacious.


    I was filled with regret, wishing I had listened to Hannah and stayed inside the building.


    Would they have found it harder to abduct me if I had stayed inside? Maybe none of this would have


    happened. But it was toote for regrets. I had to face the reality.


    I shut my eyes, took a deep breath, and tried to calm myself down.


    The ce was damp, and the sound of rain was clear. A foul smell of mud filled my nostrils, along with


    a nauseating stench of decay.


    I was engulfed in darkness, trying to move my body, adjust my head, and squint to make out my


    surroundings. My heart sank when I realized where I was – not in a house or a room, but inside a


    sewer pipe barely over a meter in diameter.


    The pipe was about two or three meters long, with wild grass growing at both ends.


    I couldn''t see the outside, only the sound of the rain trickling down.


    Every now and then, I could hear the sound of cars driving past. It seemed I wasn''t too far from the


    road.


    I closed my eyes again, trying to regte my breathing. With my mouth sealed and confined in this


    cramped space, I felt suffocated.


    Fear was making me shiver. I tried to control my emotions, racking my brains for a way to save myself.


    I had no idea if my kidnappers were nearby. I didn''t dare make a sound. Even if I wanted to, my mouth


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    was taped shut and my hands and feet were tied. The only way to make a noise was by banging my


    head against the pipe wall, but logic told me that wasn''t a good idea.


    Who could have done this? The question kept spinning in my head.


    Logically, Hannah would have noticed my absence when she returned with the car. Or the security


    patrol nearby would have seen me being taken away. Even if it happened quickly, they would have


    noticed, right?


    They should havee to my rescue. So, why was I left here?