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Chapter 366: Just A Bottle Of Alcohol!
Lorraine moved toward the door, her movements deliberate. She had no shoes, no money, no real plan. But she had her pride, and a burning need to protect Hailey’s peace. She has no idea yet that Hailey is her little sister Dorin, whom she had spent the last two decades of her life trying to find.But there was this thing about Hailey that she really couldn’t explain, and coupled with the kindness that Hailey had shown her, she knew it would be insensitive of her to be the reason for the fracture between her and Samantha, and with that, she had to leave.Samantha watched her go, her expression conflicted. The righteous anger was still there, but it was now tinged with a sliver of something else—guilt, perhaps, or the uncomfortable awareness that she was casting out a wounded person into the night.As Lorraine’s hand touched the doorknob, Hailey made a decision. “Wait.” Her voice was firm. She turned to Samantha, her own resolve hardening. “Sam, I love you. You’re already like a sister t
Chapter 365: A Difficult Choice!
Hailey shot Lorraine an apologetic, worried glance before crossing to the door. She opened it, and there was Samantha, her face tight with stress, like someone who had spent the entire day working her ass out. That had become typical of Samantha since she lost her brother Jack.."Hey, Sam, come in," Hailey said, trying to keep her voice light, stepping aside.Samantha walked in, already talking. "You won't believe the news vans still camped outside the—" Her words died in her throat. Her gaze had swept past Hailey and landed on the living room, on the figure curled on the sofa in borrowed clothes.All the color drained from Samantha's face. Her friendly, stressed expression twisted into one of pure, icy shock, then hardened into anger."What is she doing here?"The question wasn't curious. It was an accusation, a reminder that not everyone is welcomed, especially not someone like Lorraine."Sam, just try and calm down," Hailey said quickly, moving to block Samantha's line of sight, he
Chapter 364: When Sisters Meet!
"It's secure. We can take you there." She looked at Andrew for confirmation. He gave a tight, reluctant nod, his eyes still glued to the road, scanning for any sign of pursuit.They drove in tense silence to Hailey's apartment building. Andrew pulled into a guest spot near the entrance but left the engine running.Hailey got out and opened the back door for Lorraine, who emerged stiffly, the knife now tucked discreetly but awkwardly into the waistband of her jeans, hidden by her torn shirt. She looked up at the well-lit lobby, a world away from the concrete hell she'd escaped.Andrew rolled down his window. "Hailey. A word."Hailey gave Lorraine an apologetic look. "Just a second. You can wait inside the lobby, it's warm."Lorraine nodded mutely, shuffling toward the glass doors, her bare feet cold on the pavement. She stepped into the sterile, bright lobby and stood just inside, watching them through the glass.Outside, by the car, the conversation was hushed but intense."Hailey, lo
Chapter 363:Unplanned Reunion!
Lorraine then moved like a ghost in the sudden dark, her bare feet silent on the cold concrete. The enforcer was a hulking silhouette, arms outstretched, swearing as he tried to regain his bearings. She slid past him, close enough to smell his stale sweat, and slipped through the open doorway into the dimly lit hall beyond.Freedom was a narrow corridor with peeling paint and the hum of a distant generator. She didn't look back. She ran.The hallway ended in a T-junction. Left or right? She chose right, following the slight draft of cooler air. Her heart was a frantic drum against her ribs, her breath ragged in her throat. The sound of the enforcer's furious yell echoed behind her, followed by the pounding of his boots.The corridor opened into a larger storage area—a cluttered space filled with crates and old machinery. The cool air was coming from a half-open metal door ahead, beyond which she could see a sliver of night sky.She was ten feet from the door when a second man steppe
Chapter 362: Lorraine’s Escape!
Hayes’ words weren't just a threat; they were a window into a bottomless pit of hatred. This wasn't about ransom or leverage. It was about eradicating her bloodline as a sacrament to his resurrected cult.The cold pressure of the knife in her pocket was the only thing that kept her from screaming, from shattering completely. The mercy she'd almost imagined was a phantom. There was only one way out now, and it was through him.Hayes checked his watch. "A few more hours. Try to rest." He gave her another mocking kick, not hard, but filled with contempt, before turning and leaving the room. The lock turned with a final, heavy thunk.Silence descended, thicker and more suffocating than before. Lorraine lay still, the echo of his words—hell, reunion, Dorin—bouncing around the empty chamber of her mind. The fear was still there, a paralyzing wave. But beneath it, fueled by a new, white-hot rage, a plan began to form.He would come back. He would untie her, or move her, for his final "journe
Chapter 361: At the Glimpse of Hope!
Lorraine lay on the cold, concrete floor of the windowless room, her wrists screaming from the tight plastic zip ties behind her back. Hayes had been careless in his last adjustment, moving her from the chair to the floor so he could use the chair for himself while he ate a greasy takeout meal. He’d re-secured her hands, but her legs were free. It was a small, brutal kindness that had become her only hope.For hours, she had lain still, feigning a defeated exhaustion she didn't feel, her eyes cataloging every detail of the sparse, grimy room.A single bare bulb. A rickety table. Hayes's discarded food wrappers. And on the far side of that table, partially hidden by a crumpled brown bag, the glint of steel.A knife. A simple paring knife, likely from the takeout.Hope, sharp and dangerous, pierced through her fear. It was fifteen feet away. A universe when you're bound and watched.Hayes finished his meal, belched, and stood up. He kicked her leg, not hard, just a testing nudge. "Don
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