NovelEnglish| had not noticed that the powerful impact had ruptured the gas tank.
| also found out why the car had suddenly lost control. It was not a problem with the brakes. Someone had
damaged the tires.
The moment the cigarette fell into the puddle of oil, it shot up in flames. The car would explode soon, but there
was no way | could leave while the black cars were still here.
| started panicking, and my forehead was slick with sweat as my heart pounded in my chest.
Fortunately, the men sped off before the car exploded.
| pushed myself off the ground and tried to leave as fast as | could.
However, | could not get away fast enough. | felt the heat waves from the explosion, and pain seared across my
back.
I lay on the ground, watching as the flames engulfed the car. | felt tears pricking my eyes.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtWhy could my days not just go by peacefully?
However, | did not have tto sort out my emotions. Theo was still waiting forto rescue him.
| got up from the ground and quickly left the place.
When | reached a safe place, | called the police.
| initially wanted to call Tory, but | did not have his number. After | called the police, | called the person that my
father had arranged for me.
The person picked up quickly. "Miss!"
| breathed a sigh of relief. "Someone tried to kill Theo and me. He's hurt and they took him away. The car was
burnt too. Can you try to find Theo as soon as possible?’ There was a moment of silence on the other end of the
call, then he said, "Of course, Miss. But we'll have to guarantee your safety first."
"Okay."
| could only wait for the people that my father had arranged forto show up. There were three of them. After
the first man made sure that | was not injured, he said, "The police will be coming over to bring you to make a
report. Just tell them the truth. I'll send someone to find the whereabouts of President Grant, but we have some
issues. Whoever those people were, they planned this out. We don't have enough people for this."
| remained calm. After thinking it through, | responded, "Just try to find out what you can. Before he was
captured, Theo askedto go find Tory. He said Tory would be able to save him. You should send someone over
to the Zimmersons' hto look for him."
"Will do."
The leader's nwas Soloman Cook. He helped my father with many things in
Limbia all year round. He was one of my father's most trusted men, so | trusted him as well.
After | gave my statement, the officers seemed like they had something to say but did not know how to say it. |
decided to ask,
"Is something wrong?"
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmOne of them looked atand said, "You said your husband was badly injured and that he was dragged away.
Are you sure you and your husband were the only ones there at the time?"
| nodded. "I'm sure. We were the only ones in the car. | don't know why our tires were damaged and the brakes
weren't working. In the end, we lost control of the car and collided with a construction site's barricade. We
almost died. When my husband regained consciousness, he askedto hurry up and leave. That was when |
saw four black Honda sedans parked behind us in the rearview mirror. | quickly got out of the car and hid. The
men who got out of the black cars dragged him away. There must be surveillance cameras along that road. If you
look at the surveillance footage, you'll see what | mean." "I'm sorry, Miss. The surveillance cameras along that
road are broken. All we can work with is your testimony." "They're all broken?"
I was shocked, his was too much of a coincidence.
That could only mean that whoever was behind this had planned ahead, and they had planned well.
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As for who that person might be, | might have someone in mind.
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