Love of Tomorrow (Vania Greyson) novel Chapter 19

Chapter 19 Tricked

After hesitating for a moment, Henry stopped knocking on the door. He said to Vania, “Boss, it seems like there’s nobody in the house. The village’s terrain is too complex, and we’re short of manpower. It’s getting late now, so how about we spend the night in the car and make plans tomorrow morning?”

Leo had a bad feeling as well. He chimed in, “Henry is right. If anything wrong happens, things might get pretty tricky. It’s important to save Little Master, but if we’re all ambushed and trapped here, we’ll lose more than we gain. And besides, I don’t think anything will happen to Little Master tonight.”

Vania furrowed her brow. How could she not understand what Henry and Leo meant? She had been waiting for such a long time; why would she mind waiting a night longer? At this very moment, however, she had a sense that her child was no longer here. This wasn’t the first time such a thing had happened, so she was already able to accept it with equanimity. Still, unwilling to resign herself to the outcome, she said, “Let’s open the door and take a look. Don’t go in, though. Be careful.”

Henry nodded. “Got it,” he said while placing his hand on his waist and curling his fingers around the weapon he had brought with him. Then, he kicked the door open effortlessly with a thud. The door wasn’t locked.

The house was so small that one could see the inside of it at a glance. It was dilapidated and empty, with no sign of a human.

By the dim candlelight in the house, Vania, Henry, and Leo could vaguely make out the six men’s burly figures and the ferocious looks on their faces. Obviously, they were here to find trouble with them. In an instant, the three of them placed their hands on their waists and held onto their weapons, having readied themselves for battle.

Just then, one of the six men stepped forward and guffawed loudly in front of Vania, saying vulgarly, “Wow, what a hottie indeed! Seems like we didn’t come here for nothing today.” Then, he stopped laughing and said to Vania with a ferocious expression, “Just save us the trouble and don’t resist so that you’ll suffer less. The three of you are no match for us, anyway.”

Vania was now certain that these people were after her life. If the three of them were to die in this remote mountainous area, no one would probably be able to trace it down to Melanie. At such a time and place, she and her men could only depend on themselves. Trying to buy time for an opportunity to escape, she said, “Who are you? And what do you want, money? As long as you let us off, the five million in cash in our hands will be yours.”