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Chapter 109: Laura Croft
The wave of aroma that filled the air thickened with the rich flavour of Paella. The aroma made Laurent's stomach grumbled audibly. Chatters of cutleries against fine Chinas filled the room.Clara came out from another room with a tray of the delicacy in her hand. Tied around her neck is a white apron which gives her the look of a chef. Her face looked sweltered with sweats. She smiled lightly when her gaze fell on Laurent at the door.She gently laid the tray on the table and dusted an imaginary stain off her palm. “I was about coming to wake you.” She said with a sweet smile on her face like a happy wife who didn't miss the early morning kiss from her husband.Laurent returned the smile, genuinely. “Oh.. really. I never knew time bolted.” He said, looking across the dining table where the girls they rescued yesterday were having breakfast.“It was a taskful night after all. You need the rest.” Clara said. She didn't engage him in long talks.“Breakfast is ready. Will you come to th
Chapter 108: Just a Game.
Clara wants to tell Hannah the truth of the matter– that Laurent is just a friend or a rather a stranger who she barely knows but it feels as if they have known each other for a long time.Clara didn't know if Laurent feels the same way about the whole thing but he didn't react impulsively to it when Hannah called him his boyfriend.Could he have the same thing in mind. She thought.Still looking calm as ever, Laurent simply cut through Clara's train of thoughts which was about to overwhelm her.“We'll make it earnest, granny.” He simply said, smoothly and calmly without even hiccuping– Looks like he was prepared for it. Clara was emotionally stumbled by the calm way which he was saying things as if he had processed it all before now.Laurent glanced in her direction, leaning forward slightly. “Right Clara?”Clara was caught unaware with the question. “Oh.. no..I mean yeah. We're acting on it Granny.” She said with a false sweetness tone, a cracking smile expressing on her face.Han
Chapter 107: Marriage?
Priscilla's mouth fell wide open, gasping audibly without any words coming forth from her mouth.“That... that's impossible!" Her thought reeled. Laura Croft is not reachable. She's like a ghost yet her name lingers on every lips making powerful men shudder with fear.“If you can't do that then you have to jump off the bridge.” Laurent's voice brooked no argument.Priscilla fell silent. Judging from the surprising look on her face, one would detect horrible thoughts fleeting in her mind.Her face dropped, and shoulder slumped like a defeated wrestler.“I'm..I'm going to do it.” She whispered, the weight of the task pressing on her. She's about to embark of a deadly task. She might get killed– 90 percent possibilities.Laurent grabbed her hair and Yanked her head backward. She winced, her gasping faintly.“I warned you, no games! Play games with me and you'll have to deal with it. Your parents will be safe but if you mess things up, they're gone. Clear? She nodded and gulped down.
Chapter 106: An option.
Laurent walked back to the lady tied down in the warehouse. He approached her quietly but his presence was striking, oozing with power. His footsteps were massive on the floor, sounding with a dull thud and bouncing off the floor as he pressed forward.“You're digging your own grave.” she screamed, her voice echoing down the warehouse.Laurent stopped, keeping a few distance away from her.“Interesting. At least I have a grave. It'll be an honor for whoever make me fall which is never going to happen but you–” Laurent voice stretched in the silence. “You'll have no grave. I'll make sure of that!" Laurent grabbed her legs and started dragging her out of the the hall, her skin scratching against the rough ground. Her black suit sweeps dirts beneath her.The lady screamed desperately. Her voice echoed like a banshee wail, disturbing the serenity of the vicinity.Her body grazed against the floor, peeling off her skin like a snake undergoing ecdysis. Laurent chest tightened with rage
Chapter 105: Freedom
Laurent's anger levelled, skyrocketing like a seismic wave at the man's deviance and stubbornness.With the surge of anger, he raised his hand sharply to strike the man across his face but his hand froze mid–air when he felt a cold sensation running down his nerve from his neck.A voice followed, shadowed with threat. “Get off him or I'm going to blow your head off!" Laurent at once understood the cold sensation– it was from the barrel of a gun straightened directly to his neck.Laurent was about to react when another voice cut in from behind– more distanced.“Lower your gun, princess." The voice was striking, immediately recognized by Laurent. Clara! He thought surprisingly.Like an animal caught in a trap, the lady in the middle lowered her hand reluctantly.“On the floor. Now!!" Clara barked, her eyes tightly locked on her target.Sigh.The lady dropped his gun and Clara kicked it to a corner.Sensing the apprehension, Laurent turned, his eyes slightly dilated, flashing with sur
Chapter 104: Human traffickers.
Jaguar stared at Laurent, his face expressing surprise, wondering how he got their location. Laurent's appearance was striking– he remembered him as the guy that escaped from Laura Croft's hospital.Jaguar pulled out his gun sharply and turned to his men, looking at them suspiciously, his face twisted with fury.“Who among you fucking rattle us out!!" His voice carried across the room coldly.The guards were in obvious confusion. They exchanged oblivious glances as if their boss had just asked an impossible question.One of the spokes “Boss. No one can betray you here.” One of them said confidently and assuredly.Jaguar growled as he continued looking at the men, observing their behavior but none of them looked suspicious. He shifted his gaze to the guy who talked last as if processing his claim for a consideration. His gaze lingered on him in the quietness which got the guard flustered and curious.“What's the matter boss?” He asked, his voice indifferent and calm because he was su
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