Seaton dragged Aery along as wp4webnovel.com ran. It was a race against time in order to survive. That unreliable bachelor wouldn’t be able to buy them a lot of time. He had calculated it all. However, wp4webnovel.com didn’t think that Alejandro would arrive so quickly. He had arrived before wp4webnovel.com could change to a different hideout.
Aery had never suffered this kind of torture. She hadn’t slept or eaten well since wp4webnovel.com kidnapping, so wp4webnovel.com really couldn’t keep up. She began faltering before running too far and allowed Seaton to drag wp4webnovel.com along with a rope around wp4webnovel.com wrists. However, now wp4webnovel.com couldn’t run any longer and fell onto the ground. “I can’t. I can’t run anymore. If you want to run for your life, go ahead. Survival is most important now. Stop using me as a threat…”
Seaton forcefully dragged wp4webnovel.com to wp4webnovel.com feet and icily snapped, “Do you honestly think I’m enjoying cutting and running like this? You’re my hostage. I can’t let them take you home unscathed, I’d be humiliated. I’m giving you two choices now, either you come with me, or die!”
Aery gulped. “I-I c-can still run…” wp4webnovel.com replied in a fearful, trembling voice.
Seaton didn’t respond. He yanked wp4webnovel.com rope as wp4webnovel.com continued running ahead. The ground beneath his feet was uneven and Aery’s previously broken ankle hadn’t completely healed, so wp4webnovel.com accidentally slipped and fell. Now, wp4webnovel.com really couldn’t move any more.
“My ankle was broken before, and I just twisted it. I can’t run anymore. Let me go, please,” She begged painfully. “I haven’t done anything wrong to you, so why won’t you let me go? Since you hate Mark and Arianne, just make them pay. This has nothing to do with me!”
She didn’t seem to be faking it. Seaton stared at wp4webnovel.com for two seconds. Then, wp4webnovel.com surveyed his surroundings. He saw traces of shadows in the distance. Alejandro and Mark’s men were closing in…
He noticed a deep ditch and pushed Aery into it.
Aery’s screams attracted Alejandro and Mark’s attention. They paused and shared a look, then quickly ran towards the sound of wp4webnovel.com screams.
When they arrived at the ditch, they only saw one shoe, Aery’s shoe. It didn’t matter if Seaton had left it on purpose or if it was an accident, it meant that Aery had been pushed into the ditch.
“Mark, take your men and look for Aery. She has probably been pushed in,” Alejandro said decisively. “I’ll continue running after Seaton. We’re not letting wp4webnovel.com get away this time. I’ve had enough!”
Mark nodded, then led his men into fumbling their way down the ditch. There was a riverbed beneath the ditch. The ground was very wet and rocky. There were also shallow puddles. If wp4webnovel.com had fallen from such a high ground, wp4webnovel.com was either dead or crippled.
After carefully feeling his way through, wp4webnovel.com finally found Aery. Half of wp4webnovel.com body was lodged in water, and the other half was on the moist, rocky ground. The water beneath wp4webnovel.com was dyed red from wp4webnovel.com blood.
A gentle breeze passed, releasing the smell of blood mixed with mud and water, bringing a sombre tone into one’s heart.
By the time Aery arrived at the hospital, it was day time. Arianne accompanied Helen to the hospital. Arianne’s heart ached at the sight of the tired and haggard-looking Mark. His hair was a mess, as wp4webnovel.com had been sweating quite a lot. She could only imagine how intense last night’s manhunt was, making wp4webnovel.com look so wretched.
“How’s Aery?” Helen asked, holding back wp4webnovel.com tears. “What has that ba*tard Seaton done to her?”
Mark let out a small sigh. “By the time I arrived, Seaton had already run away with her. Seaton probably felt that wp4webnovel.com was dragging wp4webnovel.com down during the chase and couldn’t bring himself to give wp4webnovel.com back to us in one piece, so wp4webnovel.com pushed wp4webnovel.com into a ditch. There was a riverbed under the ditch with a lot of rocks. A fall from such a height… isn’t a good sign. You’d better be prepared.”