StarNovelAveline wanted to stop the car, but the man in the backseat seemed to sense her intention. He warned her, "If you dare stop, I'll stab you. I don't care about living anymore!" Terrified, Aveline didn't dare to pull over and continued driving. He might be ready to die, but she wasn't! Her voice trembled as she asked, "W-what do you want?" The man didn't answer.
Instead, he pressed the knife against her neck harder, as if to teach her a lesson. The blade lightly sliced her skin, just enough to draw blood.
A chill ran down Aveline's spine, and only then did the searing pain register. Her brows knitted together in fear, and she dared not say another word.
This man was serious-he could kill her at any moment! Who was he? Why had he kidnapped her? What was his goal? The car continued along the road, soon leaving the city and reaching the location the man had specified.
The factory was long abandoned, its structure in disrepair and swaying with the autumn breeze. Scorched marks on the weathered walls hinted at a past fire, adding to the sense of decay. As Aveline looked at the place, a faint sense of familiarity tugged at her.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Stop the car!" The man commanded, and Aveline slammed on the brakes. He got out and immediately opened the driver's door, pressing the knife against her once more.
"Get out!" Aveline didn't dare disobey. She unbuckled her seatbelt and stepped out of the car as instructed.
At that moment, she caught a glimpse of the man's eyes-she recognized him.
Darren! He was the sman who had repeatedly tried to kill her before, filled with inexplicable hatred! She never expected that after all this time, he would reappear and, without anyone noticing, manage to get into her car! Aveline's face turned even paler.
Darren was truly capable of killing her.
"You recognize me?" Darren asked noticing the shock on her face. He laughed darkly before pulling down his mask, revealing a face twisted with malice.
Aveline's eyelashes trembled uncontrollably as she asked, "Why... why do you want to kill me?" Darren shoved her forward. "Get in!" Aveline stumbled but didn't dare to run, fearing that resisting would only enrage him further.
As they entered the dilapidated factory building, the traces of fire damage beceven more apparent.
Darren kept the knife pressed against her. "Now that we're here, don't you remember?" His gaze was venomous, like a poisonous snake ready to strike.
Aveline shivered as a chill spread through her body. Her lips pet slightly as she surveyed her surroundings, vague memories stirring in her mind.
Fire...
A roaring inferno.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmIt seemed to conseverything in its path, a vivid image from her childhood.
It was also a hazy fragment of her past.
But why did she remember seeing this place on fire?
"I... I..." Aveline tried to speak, but the words caught in her throat as shel looked at Darren's malicious face.
e Suddenly, Darren's hand struck her face with a resounding slap.
"You still don't remember! You've forgotten, you worthless woman! If you hadn't called the police back then, I wouldn't have gone to prison. I would've left Cloudflare City with two million dollars. It's all because of you! All because of you!" Darren lost control, punching and kicking Aveline viciously.
Aveline covered her head with her arms. As she listened to his words, a sudden realization struck her.
That was it! She remembered now!
When she was ten years old, Hilda had sold her to a farmer in jin thesen farmer mountains, but she had managed to escape! X
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