Chapter 106


    Whitney snapped back to reality. She had just tried to call Tiana on a borrowed phone, but there was


    no answer-Tiana was probably tied up with something.


    She knew the way, so Whitney nodded in thanks and revved up her e-bike, speeding down the


    alleyway as a


    chill set in.


    Suddenly, three motorcycles roared up from behind, speeding straight toward her. Whitney swerved to


    the side, but it was toote to avoid thempletely. She quickly jumped off the bike, sensing the


    riders had ill intentions. Just past the construction sitey Tiana’s neighborhood, a cluster of suburban


    mansions.


    Whitney hurried along the path next to the construction site, but as darkness enveloped her, without her


    phone’s GPS, she quickly lost her bearings.


    Looking up, she found herself cornered in the middle of the construction site by the three motorcycles.


    A helicopter sliced through the sky, heading north over Banyan City.


    Felix said gravely, “Mr. Lippert, the mansion’s security reported that Madam fled on an e-bike…”


    “A bunch of ipetents, can’t even keep track of one woman. Doesn’t that bike have a tracker?”


    Ludwik’s brows furrowed with anger.


    Felix found him intimidating and was surprised that Ludwik had left Natalie unattended to chase after


    Whitney. It was obvious how important she was to him. He feared that once caught, Ludwik might tear


    her apart.


    “It takes some time to activate the e-bike’s tracker,” Felix replied, equally anxious.


    The helicopter circled several times, clueless about where to search.


    Suddenly, Ludwik’s phone rang. It was Tiana, her voiceced with urgency, “Mr. L? What’s going on


    with Whitney? She borrowed a stranger’s phone to call me, but I missed it. When I called back, he said


    she left looking dazed. I’m worried she’s in danger…”


    “Where did he see her?” Ludwik’s voice was icy.


    “At the bank on South City Road.”


    “Head there andnd!” Ludwikmanded the pilot.


    The helicopter descended rapidly on South City Road. Ludwik leaped out and quickly spotted the e-


    bike parked at the roadside.


    But where was she?


    His gaze swept around coldly until he saw arge housing development across a street to the left. His


    intuition twitched.


    Damn that woman, fleeing so far on an e-bike. And now, why had she abandoned it? She was


    unarmed, and it was getting dark…


    Felix pointed to the right. “Madam wouldn’t head toward the construction site. There’s a supermarket to


    the right; she might have taken shelter there.”


    Ludwik nced toward the supermarket, his eyes darkening.


    Whitney stood in the dark, the motorcycles gone.


    The empty building loomed ominously, a little terrifying.


    She could not tell which direction to go without her phone to light the way. Suddenly, a chillingugh


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    from above-someone was there!


    Whitney’s heart raced, and she prepared to run, but a familiar voice descended from the darkness


    before she could. “Whitney.”


    L? How did he find her here?


    Before she could think further, his voice boomed, “Dodge!”


    Confused and sightless in the dark, she heard something crash from above!


    Looking up, Whitney saw a piece of ss plummeting from the building, and she froze in terror, unable


    to


    move.


    In that instant, a man seemed to appear from nowhere and lunged toward her.


    Whitney was enveloped in a familiar warmth. L did not let her fall, but she heard a dull thud above her


    head followed by the drip of blood on her face.


    Panic-stricken, Whitney cried out, “L… you’re bleeding!”


    The sinisterughter from above grew louder, and then suddenly, the glint of a de and chaos


    ensued. Whitney was aware only that she had not been thrown to the ground, and she heard the sound


    of the knife prating the flesh at least twice as the man shielded her like a rock.


    Tears streamed down her face as she whispered, “L, are you hurt, aren’t you?”


    He did not push her out of the way because she was pregnant and could not afford a fall. He was


    unwavering in protecting their child, a father guarding his child and the child’s mother.


    Finally, when he gently pushed her aside, he said, “Run carefully.”


    Whitney, pale as a ghost, took off in small, quick steps. Looking back, all she saw in the pitch dark was


    his body poised like a mighty tiger, the assant wildly attacking, each strike aiming for his life…


    “Sir! Damn it!” Suddenly, Felix burst onto the scene with security guards in tow.


    The attacker fled swiftly in an instant.


    Stunned, Whitney ran to him. He stood unflinchingly, shaking off blood from his chiseled jaw.


    He wore a ck suit, looking imposing, and Whitney could not see where he was wounded. Her voice


    shook. “Oh my god… Are you okay?”


    “It’s just a flesh wound. Stop crying!” He reprimanded her sternly, then scooped her up. “We need to


    move.” “Call an ambnce, now!” Felix’s voice was grave, and Whitney heard the unmistakable


    urgency.


    Back at the office, ine mmed her hand on the desk as her assistant delivered the news, “What?


    Ludwik rescued Whitney and got stabbed in the process?”.


    How could this be? She had initiated her n as soon as Whitney escaped, and Ludwik was far in the


    north-how did he find Whitney so quickly?


    Trouble, the assistant said, “Mr. Lippert had just ended a meeting early and received a call from the


    mansion. How he found Whitney so soon is unknown.”


    ine’s face clouded with anger. No matter how she plotted, Whitney always managed to escape


    danger, and now even Ludwik got implicated!


    She had not expected to shoot herself in the foot.


    Furious, ine swept the documents from her desk and stormed out, “Which hospital was Ludwik


    taken to?”


    Outside the operating room, Whitney clutched Ludwik’s personal items, anxiously waiting.


    She could not forget the sight of his blood-soaked back as he was wheeled in, haunting her…


    He had lost so much blood yet had not uttered a word, carrying her all the way out of the construction


    site until the ambnce arrived. His imposing frame then copsed on the stretcher…


    What kind of man was he? Whitney could not fathom it. Imposing, powerful, domineering, and bad, yet


    without a second thought, he risked his life for her.


    If it were not for him, she surely would have


    Her face was a mask of fear and uncertainty


    Soon, Nn and Parker arrived as well.


    The surgery was swift; after two hours, Ludwik was wheeled out.


    Nn and Parker rushed to speak with the doctor.


    Whitney sprang to her feet, her gazending on the gaunt, chiseled face of the man lying motionless


    before her, his eyes closed, his head and torso swathed in bandages.


    She moved towards him slowly, her heart pounding.


    Nn finished negotiating with the hospital staff and turned to look at the petite woman with a heavy


    heart. His eyes darted around before he let out a mournful sigh, saying, “How did ite to this?”


    Whitney’s heart skipped a beat. She looked up at him, “What’s wrong?”


    Nn covered his eyes, the pain evident in his voice. “Whitney, the doctor says Bro’s not going to


    make it. That’s why they rushed him out here so quickly. The ss shattered and caused severe


    internal bleeding in his brain. He might not even make it through the night… s, if there’s anything


    you need to say to him, say it now. You might not get another chance.”


    “What?” Whitney felt a chill run through her, her legs nearly giving way beneath her.