In the city, the traffic was busy at night, and the lights were shining. It was a bustling scene.
After making a phone call to Elijah, Carolien's mood became exceptionally good on this day. Carolien stayed with Alistair until nine o'clock, and measured his body temperature before watching him fall asleep. Then, she got up and looked through her mobile phone. After giving instructions to Madam Aleena, she went to the nightclub.
Because she was working at night, as a woman, although she was familiar with the roads, she was particularly alert. There was no special situation. She would arrive at the store at seven o'clock in the evening, and reach home at seven o'clock in the morning. If she had something to do at night, she would try to stay at the nightclub as best as possible. Unless it was a special case, she seldom went out at night.
On this day, the car was not at home, and it was still early, so she caught up with the last bus. She didn't take a taxi. After getting off the car, she quickly went to the nightclub. Although it was not even 10 o'clock, she always felt a quiet road made her inexplicably shiver. Unconsciously, she looked back.
No one?
It was not a remote road! The road was wide, and cars passed by from time to time, and people could occasionally see moving figures on both ends.
Looking down at her long-sleeved trousers and casual sports shoes, Carolien couldn't help but curl her lips. She was so neurotic! She hadn't changed her clothes yet. She was so poor. If she wanted money, she had no money. The whole street was full of people. She wouldn't be noticed!
She took a deep breath and increased her pace. She couldn't help wondering, "Didn't I pay attention to it before... Is it so quiet on the road tonight?"
Because she had been busy on the road, with the light plus shadows, she actually didn't see a crooked sign under the shade of the tree when turning into the road. The sign said that cars were temporarily forbidden to get through this road because of the accident and maintenance. Thus, she had been familiar with this period of practice for two days. In fact, traffic had resumed that evening, but the day was still very cold and cheerless. Carolien, who was rarely on this road but not on the bus, naturally didn't know it and couldn't help but feel nervous.
She clamped the bag under her armpit and subconsciously reached out her hand to grab her safety device, a high-pitched alarm. When she saw the light at the end of the road, she was just relieved. A hand suddenly stretched from the side of the road and dragged her into the bushes. She staggered, and before she could pull out the emergency device in her hand, it was already thrown out. She instinctively grabbed onto the big palm on her mouth and struggled to scream.
"Ah— "
Although she had some strength and a flexible body because of her years of dancing, she was completely dragged backward by someone, so that her legs and body could not exert any strength.
She struggled instinctively and only saw a black shadow shrouding her. Her mind was filled with all kinds of scenes of robbery and sexual assault. Suddenly, Carolien was scared and her mind went blank. She burst into tears.
"No! Let me go! Save, save me!"
Carolien made a backhand scratch but could not see clearly the appearance or touch the body of the black shadow. She could only smell a disgusting stinky smell. Vaguely, she felt that it should be a man who was in physical labor. She could not help but feel more panic. Slowly, she could not even make a roar. The light was getting darker and darker. The flashing shadows of trees in front of her made her dizzy. She vaguely seemed to see something was about to be smashed. She was desperate when she suddenly heard a series of footsteps.
"Who is it?"
Someone shouted. Before she could react, she fell to the other side. Two men in black came out of nowhere and grabbed the man, beating and kicking him.
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