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THE CEO'S REDEMPTION

Chapter 3 NARROW ESCAPE

Word Count: 1324    |    Released on: 17/10/2024

g myself off balance. "Did

where I can see them." The officer

up! Listen, she's my sister." I

ou get to court, okay?" The officer continu

't be dead! Please let me go!" I shouted, unable to feel anything anymore. As I wrestled with them, the

rational thoughts reeled through my mind

myself, just minutes before the van stopped. The police me

down. I stood face-to-face with another realit

cell. All alone, I sat there, thinking hard about where it all went wro

lready shaking. A female warden stood at the door, signaling for me to get up as sh

there, all st

r?" The prison warden asked one of the men

glaring spitefully at me. I sta

ispered, seconds af

voices started screeching in my head. Immediate

" I shouted in tears

u a favor. I have taken a few things from your house, but I returned your car and your sister. Listen carefully, Lorel

at him. Too composed for this chaos, my eye

n outside the building where I met Aste

ds around her neck. Startled, she stoo

ng to us?" She finally spoke.

e us money; don't worry."

lked away. "I'll be on my way to the hospital to be with dad, so

but she ignored him a

my car, heavy-hearted. Straight ahead, I mad

black Jeep's horn followed me. I p

men seated in there got down instantly, staring down at me with contemp

after recognizing me. I st

ost the damn contract that I spent months preparing for, and it's all y

ault?" I stammered, b

ized, and even worse, I forgot the document in the car when

y fault. I'm sorry." I responded, co

frowned, seemingly tr

trying to get it back." I nodded

you are also a debtor and a runaway thief

ack, already pissed off. Of all

and you have one month to pay me back, Lorelei!

ou supposed to be a billionaire?" I yelled at him

ss you can get that contract back for me, I suggest you stay out of sight completely because if you don't get me my forty thou

arks again. Getting dark, the evening sky sat pretty shinning with the coldest sunset rays. I need to get home and

arranged this place after ransacking it. In a split second, I had a basket of food and fruits packaged and already on my way after con

loud blaring of a car following me.

s!!" A voice sho

I halted abruptly, impatiently shaking and checking my mirrors. I caught a quick glimpse of the man

into a deadlock, trying to catch my breath, before I heard the loud thudding of heavy footsteps just behind me. I picked up my pace again, maki

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