Chapter 589
“Thanks for the breakfast, Mr. Warren,” Ellie said, opening the car door and getting out.
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As he watched Ellie walk away with her cup of milk, Alex lost his appetite. He had made his intentions quite obvious, yet she still chose to ignore him.
“A stubborn widow,” Alex muttered under his breath before rolling down the window and calling out to Barry. “Get in here and eat.”
Barry obediently got into the car.
“Mr. Warren, Quinlee has gone to the border area between Jaslands and Harwood. The Grant family has already been informed and is on their way there, along with the police,” Barry said.
Barry was stuffing his mouth with breakfast while checking his phone.
Alex instructed, “Stay at the hospital and ensure Orion’s safety during this period. You don’t need to follow me.”
A few minutes later, Alex found Ellie in a consultation room and pulled her along.
“I’m still on duty! Where are you taking me?” Ellie protested, still dressed in her white coat as Alex dragged her into the elevator.
Alex said, “Duty can wait. Everyone’s off to watch the show. I’ll take you to join the excitement and shake off that cold demeanor of yours.”
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A few hours later, in an abandoned factory basement at the border between Jaslands and Harwood.
Quinlee knelt on the concrete ground, her eyes wide with terror, bulging as she stared at the tall, slender man standing not far away, his back turned to her.
“I really didn’t know the contents of the USB drive were fake. Give me another chance, and I’ll get it back!” Quinlee pleaded through tears, continuously kowtowing on the ground to save her life.
A short, masked middle–aged man kicked her in the chest. “You couldn’t even handle a blind man. What use are you to me? That data has already been successfully received by the military, you fool!”
Blood trickled from Quinlee’s mouth as her brain struggled to function. Desperation drove her to her feet, solely focused on escaping alive.
“It must be Ellie!” Quinlee accused, seeking revenge against Ellie and hoping to use her as a scapegoat.
She continued, “Orion is blind and couldn’t operate the computer accurately. Ellie must have helped him.
“I can trick Ellie into coming here and having her replicate the data for you. With that formula, you could start mass production and make an immense profit.”
“Boss, the police are closing in,” a rough–looking man reported hurriedly as he entered.
Quinlee’s mind went blank. She thought, ‘How did the police know? I didn’t alert anybody.
Finally, the mysterious man who had his back to Quinlee spoke, “Don’t worry about the formula anymore.”
“The baby hasn’t eaten for three days. Let it in,” he ordered sharply, turning to command everyone to leave.
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A grusting sound echoed ominously. Quinlee snapped back to reality just as a huge wolfdog charged down the stairs
straight at her
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Before long, the basement was filled with nothing but the sounds of a vicious dog tearing into flesh and Quinlee’s horrific
Quinler was being mauled beyond recognition, her body riddled with bloody wounds. The dog clamped its jaws around her thigh, rausing excruciating pain that nearly made her pass out.
Driven by a desperate will to survive, she thrashed and rolled, managing to crawl to the corner of the room. She grabbed a half–broken brick and smashed it down on the dog’s head.
A few minutes later, Quinlee staggered out of the basement, covered in blood. She stumbled and ran, screaming for help, but the area around the abandoned factory was deserted.
Upon escaping the factory, Quinlee spotted several cars parked by the roadside. Hope surged within her. “Help! Help me!”
She pounded on the car doors, but no one came to her aid.
Behind her, the vicious dog growled and charged again, knocking her to the ground on the desolate concrete road.
Ellie sat in the passenger seat of Alex’s car, slowly rolling down the window.
On the quiet suburban road, Quinlee’s heart–wrenching screams echoed loudly. Watching Quinlee being attacked, dragged, and bitten by the dog, Ellie remained eerily calm.
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