Chapter 99 You''re Sharper Than I Thought


    Meanwhile, over at Vista Vi, Collin waited patiently for Linsey''s return.


    The thought of finallying clean to her made him unusually anxious.


    His heart pounded, each beat growing more insistent-like a drumline echoing his unease.


    He had lost count of how many times he had checked his watch.


    Time had never dragged this painfully before.


    Yet as the seconds crawled by, Linsey was still nowhere in sight.


    A nagging unease crept in, tightening around his chest.


    Collin knew exactly where Linsey worked, and Vista Vi wasn''t far. Even by bus, the trip should take no more than thirty


    minutes. There was no reason for her to be thiste.


    Frowning, he pulled out his phone and dialed her number, wondering if something hade up.


    If she was in trouble, maybe he could help.


    But the call went unanswered. He tried again. Then a third time. Still nothing.


    His expression darkened, frustration tightening his grip on the phone. With a sharp exhale, he called his subordinate.


    "Track Linsey down-now. I have a bad feeling something''s wrong."


    It wasn''t long before his subordinate called back.


    "Mr. Riley, the park''s streetlights were down for maintenance, leaving entire stretches in darkness. We pulled footage from nearby cameras-Mrs. Riley was ambushed at an intersection, knocked unconscious, and dragged into a car. We ran the tes. It''s her ex-boyfriend, Felix Wells. A team is already on his tail. We should have an update soon."


    Collin''s expression hardened, his entire presence taut like a coiled spring. "Get the car. Now."


    "Yes, Mr. Riley!"


    As Felix closed in, Linsey''s eyes burned with defiance. With a sharp breath, she wrenched free from the loosened ropes and


    dodged his lunge.


    Thrown off bnce, he crashed into the chair that had held her captive. "Ah!"


    He staggered upright, rage contorting his face. "You ungrateful wretch! You never know when to give up!"


    Linsey''s pulse thundered as her gaze locked onto a wine bottle perched on a nearby cab. She lunged, fingers curling


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    around the neck, ready to swing.


    But Felix was faster. His hand mped around her wrist, twisting viciously until pain shot through her bones.


    "Ah!" Linsey cried out as the bottle slipped from her grasp and shattered against the floor.


    Felix''s grin curled into something cruel, his eyes gleaming with amusement at Linsey''s struggle.


    "You''re sharper than I thought," he mused aloud. "Trying to escape? Clever. But pointless. You''re not going anywhere. Be a


    good girl and cooperate-maybe I''ll go easy on you..."


    Before he could finish, Linsey lunged. She sank her teeth into his arm, biting


    down with everything she had. Felix''s scream


    tore through the air.


    "Ahhh!"


    As Felix''s grip loosened, Linsey shoved aside the pain and whirled around.


    This was it-herst chance.


    She had to escape. She had to find help.


    Stumbling toward the door, she forced one foot in front of the other, every step draining what little strength she had left.


    Her ears rang. Her vision blurred. Consciousness dangled by a thread, but she willed herself to stay upright.


    She crashed into the door, hands fumbling for the handle. Twisting it frantically- nothing. Her stomach plummeted.


    It was locked. From the outside.


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