Chapter 176
Lauren bounced in the back seat, nearly getting sick from the rough ride. She exclaimed, ” Tracia, what are you doing? We need to go back and help!”
“Going back would be suicide,” Tracia replied grimly, keeping her foot on the gas. “As for those useless people back there, their deaths mean nothing–they’re worthless anyway!”
“Tracia, do you even hear yourself?” Lauren shouted angrily. “As your employer, I order your to take me back right now. For this noncompliance, I’ll put in a request to the family to terminate your contract as soon as we return!”
Tracia let out a cold laugh, her scarred face looking more sinister than ever. “You’re just a little girl. Who do you think you are, trying to order me around?”
“What are you planning?” Lauren’s expression finally changed as realization dawned.
“What am I planning? Why, delivering you to my new employer, of course!” Tracia cackled. ” I’m sorry, Ms. Rhodes, but while your family pays well, those who want you dead pay better. Don’t take it personally!”
Lauren’s heart was overwhelmed with rage and panic. “Tracia, was it Michael? Was that animal the one who ordered you to do this?”
“Be patient–you’ll find out soon enough!” Tracia smirked.
Lauren frantically tried to open the door, but it was locked tight. She was not helpless though, and her hand moved toward her purse for her gun.
Suddenly, the car screeched to a halt, nearly throwing her forward. “Miss, I suggest you stop struggling. That toy in your purse won’t work on me.”
Tracia snatched the gun from Lauren’s hand and dragged her out of the car. She paled as she looked around and realized they were surrounded by dense forest with no sign of anyone else.
“Tracia, I’ve always treated you well. Why would you betray me like this?” Lauren asked, finding clarity in the crisis.
Tracia’s scarred face twitched as she scoffed. “In our world, money talks. You and the Rhodes family treated me well, but once I hand you over, I can retire and never have to work again.”
Lauren spat. “I thought people in your profession valued loyalty above all else. How can your conscience allow this?”
Tracia laughed mockingly, “You’re usually such smart, capable woman. I’m surprised you’d ask such a naive question, Loyalty doesn’t pay the bills. Only cold, hard cash matters!”
“If you show no honor, don’t expect any mercy, Lauren replied coldly “The Rhodes family’s fighters will surely catch up with us, and you can fight them all alone.”
“Those worthless guards? I’ll kill them one by one if they dare show up,” Tracia said
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disdainfully.
Lauren’s heart sank. She knew Tracia could easily overpower anyone from the family’s security team. There was no way to alert the main compound to send more skilled reinforcements.
Suddenly, Andrew’s image flashed through her mind.
‘Dr. Lloyd, when Ms. Stevens was in trouble, you stormed East Side alone, risking everything to save her,‘ she thought bitterly. ‘But what about me? You’re probably living happily with her now, having forgotten all about me.‘
Lauren felt hopeless. She stood there with tears threatening to fall, no longer caring about her safety.
