“Since Mommy trusts you, I’ll trust you too. I hope you won’t make her mad again. Otherwise…” North glared at Eugene and looked away. “I won’t mind if Mommy gets another boyfriend.”
Hearing his words, Eugene hugged him tightly. and pretended to be nervous. “What? Are you going to find a new daddy? You can’t, son. I only have you. If you leave me, I’ll be all alone.”
North pursed his lips and said proudly, “You’ll have to perform well.”
“Okay.” Eugene nodded. After Olivia and Jewel sent the trio back to Cardinal Tower, they stood by the roadside and looked for a cab. At that moment, a car stopped by their side. They didn’t think much and entered the car. As soon as they got in, they could smell a pungent scent.
After Olivia got into the car, she tried rolling down the window to get rid of the smell. However, the window wouldn’t budge no matter how hard she pressed the button. Then, she gave the driver a quizzical look. The driver smiled and explained, “I’m sorry, but the button is broken. I only found out today and didn’t have the time to fix it. Do you feel hot? I’ll turn on the air conditioner.” As he spoke, he switched on the air conditioner.
In that split second, the pungent smell became stronger. Olivia quickly said, ‘Please close it. Say, what is the smell you have in the car?”
“I just washed the car, and they gave me a new air freshener. What’s wrong? Does it smell bad?” “Yes. It smells bad, Olivia replied. The driver gave her a silly smile and said, “I think it’s nice. At least I can’t smell anything wrong with it.”
He was a talkative person. He chatted with the duo about everything, even telling Olivia and Jewel to be careful when outside since they were women. What was more, he told them there were many bad guys in this world.
Olivia responded indifferently. Slowly, she sensed that something was wrong. She could smell the faint scent of a sedative lingering with the pungent smell. As soon as she realized it, she immediately said, “Stop the car.”
“What’s wrong?” asked the driver. I have motion sickness. I feel like throwing up.” said Olivia. When the driver heard her words, he was worried that Olivia would throw up in his car. Thus, he stopped the vehicle by the roadside.
“Come with me, Jewel,’ said Olivia. Jewel hummed in response. However, the driver asked, “You can go alone. Why do you need someone to accompany you?”
However, Olivia ignored him and wobbled out of the car. Just as she was about to drag Jewel away, a group of men rushed out from nowhere and surrounded her. As Olivia scanned her surroundings, she took a deep breath once she realized the driver wasn’t alone. She couldn’t care less and kicked the man in front of her. Then, she shouted, “Get out of the car, Jewel!”
Likewise, Jewel sensed that something was wrong. As soon as she made a move, she felt light-headed. At that moment, her heart dropped.
Sh*t! I’m being drugged! Thinking about this, she tried to crawl her way out. However, the door was slammed shut. Before she could open it, a man entered the car from the other side of the vehicle. Without
saying a word, he placed a knife by her neck and said eerily, “Don’t move. I promise not to hurt you if you follow us. However, if you try to resist, I will not hesitate to kill you.” Then, he snatched her phone and threw it out the window.
Slowly, the car drove off. Jewel was calm and thought, It seems like they are looking for me and not Olivia. Then, she looked at the man skeptically and asked, “Who are you guys?”
“You’ll know once we get there,” the man replied coldly. Initially, Jewel thought they were hitmen hired by Double Dragon Court. However, the man beside her didn’t seem like one. After all, no hitman would talk so much before ending her life.
On the other hand, Olivia couldn’t muster any strength. Although she had noticed something wrong earlier, the drug still affected her. Thus, she had a hard time fighting off those men. She couldn’t escape from them and could only watch as the car drove off.
