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“Ms. Jenner, calm down.” Josiah kept his distance from her. “I’m sending you home.”
Cordelia looked outside. This was not the way home!
Actually, Josiah knew all about Michael and Jesse’s conspiracy. The car had just left the hotel. He had
to put up an act instead of sending Cordelia home directly. That was why they took a longer way.
In spite of it, Cordelia did not know that! She became more alert and quivered a little. She had already
unhooked her bag strap and gripped it tight in her hand.
What she was currently thinking were scenes of women’s self-defense. She calmed down and thought
carefully. There were three people, including the driver, in this narrow space. Other than her, the other
two were strong men. She could not fight them directly.
It was a coincidence that she sat right behind the driver… She pursed her lips, and her big eyes kept
up with what Josiah would do closely.
…
Marcus turned his phone as he stepped out of the club.
Robert spoke in a low voice next to his ear. “I have to rush back to Centrolis so that Sir Matthew
doesn’t notice. Sir, you…”
“Go ahead.” Marcus narrowed his eyes. “Pretend nothing happened.”
Robert nodded and scanned his surroundings carefully before disappearing into the night.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtMarcus pulled out the document Robert showed him, tore it, and threw it into a nearby trash can. There
were problematic accounts in the Hamerton Group these years under Matthew. It had to be destroyed,
leaving no trace behind after he took a look.
Marcus took a deep breath. He was going to rush home when he felt his phone that was in his pocket
vibrate several times continuously. He pulled it out and saw that it was a text from an unsaved number
signed off by Annie. Cordelia’s coworker seemed to have the same name.
He continued to scroll, and the few texts after that were from Cordelia.
Marcus’ face fell as an icy glint flashed in his eyes. He quickly turned on his location setting to search
for Cordelia.
…
“Ms. Jenner, you really don’t have to be afraid! I’m not a bad guy!” Josiah waved his hands frantically,
flustered. He completely understood what it felt like to be on pins and needles.
He just wanted to send Cordelia home safely! But this girl was looking at him with all her thorns bristling
like he was an enemy. Her expression was high on guard.
“Don’t come over!” yelled Cordelia.
Josiah was so shocked that he sobered up. He did not even want to go close to her. It was her who
clung to the door! It was fortunate that Z was not around. If he were to hear Cordelia’s cry, Josiah did
not even know if he would see the next sunrise.
“Ms. Jenner, you… Calm down,” Josiah stammered and forced a smile. “I wouldn’t dare come close to
you. S-Sit over a little. I’ll stick to the car door, okay? It’s not safe for you…”
He then growled at the driver, “Drive slower!”
The driver jolted and stomped on the accelerator accidentally due to his nerves.
As the car picked up speed so abruptly, Cordelia lost her balance and fell on Josiah. The latter was
terrified, raising his hand immediately. “Ah! I didn’t touch you… I’m not touching you! Don’t make things
up when you see him!”
Despite that, Cordelia was also in shock. She recalled Josiah’s data that she studied before—rich heir,
a womanizer with girlfriends from Centrolis to Feranche… He also had plenty of one-night stands!
When he asked the driver to slow down just now, it must have been his code with the driver, so the
latter drove faster!
“Move away!” Cordelia shoved him. “Josiah Bayer, touch me again, and I’ll die with you!”
Her aggressiveness honestly chilled Josiah. He timidly shrunk to a side, not daring to make a sound,
and did his best to keep himself the farthest away from Cordelia.
It was just unexpected that… the girl sprang up from the seat again!
She was fast and brutal, swiftly strangling the driver’s neck with her bag strap. The driver was
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmastonished and did his best to control the steering wheel, but the car was swerving in and out of the
road as the tires screeched against the surface.
“Cordelia! Let go! Are you trying to kill us!?” Josiah was going to pull her off when she kicked him on
the knee.
The driver was turning purple from the strangulation, and the car was shaking violently.
Cordelia held back the dizziness she felt. Her hands were shaking, and she finally felt the car door lock
by the driver’s seat.
“Ah!” Josiah screamed and grabbed the steering wheel.
Just as the car was running into a tree by the road, Cordelia opened the door and jumped…
A loud bang sounded when the car rammed straight into the tree.
Who knew how long it had been when Josiah and the driver helped each other out of the car? Both of
them looked pitiful, but they were not badly injured, thanks to the airbags. Cordelia, however, was not
as lucky.
Josiah felt like the world had ended when he saw Cordelia lying limp by the road.
“C-Call an ambulance! Quickly! Call the police!”
Josiah pulled out his phone, barely audible as he spoke. For someone over six feet tall, he was crying
like he was made of water.
“Hello, Fredric, I’m doomed… Accident… Cordelia died. I killed Cordelia…
“Z’s going to kill me! He’ll definitely kill me!”
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