ADRIAN

"Stop the damn car right away! I know what I heard. Would I be joking about something like this when I know what's at stake?" Kate screamed at me.

That was the moment I knew it wasn’t a joke, just like I had thought.

I stayed calm to observe the situation. Suddenly, I heard Olivia screaming. "Please don’t kill me! I don’t want to die. Somebody save me! I don’t deserve any of this. I am ready to give up an outrageous fee for my freedom!"

At that moment, I felt like punching myself in the face for doubting Kate when she initially revealed what she had heard.

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