Chapter 414
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It was close to midnight, and the Harwood Highway was shrouded in dense fog with visibility dropping below 160 feet.
The traffic authorities were urgently clearing the road, and Ellie’s car was forced off the highway into Harwood.
She had planned to find a nearby hotel to stay until dawn, but after checking three hotels, all were fully booked, and she couldn’t even borrow a power bank.
Seeing many other drivers who had been forced off the highway and were resting in their cars by the roadside, Ellie decided to drive a bit further and see if she could find a place to stay.
She had driven here in the nanny van that Evan usually sat in, which had a universal wireless charging device.
However, her phone, a custom model that Alex had gotten for her, had a unique USB port and wireless charger that only worked with her specific device.
If she didn’t find a way to charge her phone soon, it would die
Just then, someone from the church called again, urging Ellie to hurry because Quinlee hadn’t woken up since the evening.
With no other choice, Ellie gave up on finding a hotel.
She turned on her navigation, took a detour via a side road, and drove slowly toward Sheahow Church.
A few hours later, around three or four in the morning when the fog was at its thickest, Ellie reached a section of the road that ran along a reservoir dam.
The narrow dam road had a farm tricycle parked on the side, blocking her way.
Ellie hesitated, then stopped her car and got out to check.
At that moment, standing on the reservoir dam road surrounded by dense fog with extremely low visibility, she could barely see that to her left was a large reservoir, and the slope to her right was very steep.
Beyond that, she couldn’t see anything. She guessed that there might be farmland or a village down the slope on the right.
Looking at the tricycle parked by the roadside, Ellie tried to push it to the side a few times but couldn’t budge it.
After circling the tricycle, she discovered that its wheels were locked.
Just as she was at a loss, she suddenly heard a series of chaotic footsteps coming from both directions.
Her heart raced with alarm, and she quickly got back into her car and locked the doors.
The next second, the car was violently shaken, accompanied by loud banging noises. Frightened, Elie hurriedly took out her phone to call the police.
Before she could dial the emergency number, her phone died.
Looking through the car window at the men outside, Ellie frantically searched the car for something to defend herself.
But all she had was her dead phone.
As Ellie was panicking and feeling desperate, the commotion outside suddenly stopped.
Then, a man climbed onto the front hood of her car.
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Through the front windshield, Ellie’s eyes met those of the man outside, causing her to scream in terror.
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Seeing the man in long pants, a long–sleeved shirt, a mask, and a sun hat, Ellie’s first thought was that she had encountered robbers.
The man skillfully used a safety hammer to shatter the front windshield of her car. Soon after, the front and rear windows were also broken.
“Who are you?” Ellie shouted as the car doors were yanked open and she was forcibly dragged out by two men.
Desperately, she struggled and screamed for help.
At that moment, the man in front of Ellie was kicked away.
Then, Ellie was pulled into someone’s arms.
The familiar scent of cold wood mixed with a hint of tobacco enveloped her, and Ellie threw herself into the man’s embrace.
Get in my car, Alex said, shielding Ellie as he turned around.
Realizing what was happening, Ellie quickly got into Alex’s car.
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