Chapter 348 I’m Safe
Tessa said, “Of course someone like you, who lives on the edge all the time, wouldn’t be afraid.”
Poor her… She had grown up in a safe, sheltered environment and had never seen anything like this. This time, she’d been thrust straight to the edge of life and death. The fact she hadn’t had a full breakdown already was a testament to her nerves.
“If you tell the driver to break through, I’ll agree to any conditions you want later. Tessa figured. Victor hadn’t named his terms yet because he hadn’t thought of them. No need to wait then. Right now, the priority was to get out of there.
Victor’s lips curled slightly, as if satisfied with the answer. Casually, he told the driver, “Drive”
“Yes, sir.” The driver nodded and floored the accelerator. The car shot forward. The other side
clearly hadn’t expected them to force their way through. Once they realized it, they immediately. opened fire at the car.
Tessa had been planning to sit up from between Victor’s legs since the car was speeding away now, but the gunfire made her shrink back again. This time the space between his legs felt even tighter.
As she shifted back, she got stuck… Well–you can imagine where.
They finally broke out of the dangerous scene at the airport. Tessa’s back was soaked in cold sweat. Breathing heavily, she looked at Victor. “Can you let go of me now?”
Thinking back to what he’d just done… She was sure he’d done it on purpose. He had held her there on purpose.
Victor let out a low chuckle and released her. The smile on his face was like someone teasing a kitten–and thoroughly enjoying it.
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Tessa sat up beside him, cheeks puffed in frustration. She was angry, but didn’t dare lash out. Besides, the man had just saved her. She wasn’t an ungrateful person. “Alright, now tell me what do you want?
“My share of your allowance?”
Tessa was speechless. Victor now seemed like a completely different person from the one at the airport. Still, Tessa didn’t dare take it lightly. She’d seen the ruthless side of this man.
She knew well that some lions were most dangerous when they were playing nice. Before she could respond, Victor’s phone rang. “Talk. Got it.”
After hanging up, the relaxed, teasing look on his face disappeared, replaced by an intense, threatening coldness.
He dialed another number and said, “Have Silas and Lewis come with gear. Head to Coconut Bay.”
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Chapter 348 I’m Safe
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Victor ended the call and glanced at Tessa, his playful gaze now completely gone. Facing his piercing look. Tessa felt her heart tighten. It was the same look he had at the airport–the one that made her afraid to speak a single extra word. Sensing the danger radiating from him, she had a strong feeling that wherever they were going next, it wouldn’t be a good place.
“Uh… could you drop me off up ahead?”
The scenes at the airport flashed through her mind again. She had no desire to go through anything like that again.
Victor gave her a cold smirk. “Scared already?”
Who wouldn’t be?! “I mean, I’ve never seen things like that in my whole life, she muttered. Being scared was normal, right?
Sure, she could handle a few punks or troublemakers in normal life. But the people around Victor clearly weren’t your average thugs. And given the mess she was in… Thinking about the chaos she’d experienced at two different airports in less than 24 hours. Tessa felt completely
numb.
Victor asked. “Where to?”
“Huh?”
“Where to?” His tone grew heavier, sounding impatient.
“Highspire Ridge, Tessa answered quickly.
That was the place her mother had arranged for her. But if those people had already followed her to Falvaria, who knew whether Highspire Ridge was still safe?
While she was still thinking, the car had already turned around. Victor clearly intended to drop her off there before heading to Coconut Bay.
But just as the car changed direction, Tessa’s phone rang. It was Wesley.
Tessa had been about to call her to check on her situation. Seeing her number, she quickly picked. up. “Wesley! Are you okay?”
“Miss, where are you? Are you safe?” Wesley asked.
“I’m safe?”
While answering. Tessa glanced at Victor beside her. Even she wasn’t sure if she believed what she was saying anymore.
Wesley hesitated. “Miss, you…”
Tm safe,” she repeated, cutting her off. As long as she hadn’t been captured, that counted as safe.
