Nina did not stop worrying even as she watched Pierre leave. She leaned beside the car door helplessly, watching the man's back. Although she could not see his face, it seemed like she was still able to imagine how ruthless his expression was at this moment.

This was insane...

Nina felt uneasy. As she recalled the vivid images in her head of him threatening her, he must have done something.

Still, what had he done?

A worried expression appeared on Nina's face when she thought of his treacherous means. She was not afraid if Pierre were to do something to her. However, she was afraid that Pierre would hurt the people around her.

It was because he was a vindictive man. Belongs to - All rights reserved.

Nina suddenly thought of Luca. The only person around her who had offended Pierre before was Luca.

She would be the one to suffer if Pierre wanted to do anything.

Nina took her phone out of her bag at the thought of this. She dialed Luca's phone number, planning to tell her to watch out for herself.

When she called her, however, she was informed that Luca's phone had been switched off.

“Did her phone run out of battery?" Nina muttered to herself. After all, Pierre had just warned her. It was unlikely that he had taken action that quickly. Therefore, she left a message for her on Instagram, asking Luca to call her after she charged her phone.

Late at night.

Luca opened her eyes. There was only a dim lamp in the room where she was being kept.

One of the men came in and switched off the other lights an hour ago.

Even though Luca had been resting with her eyes closed, she had been alert the whole time. She was aware of all the noises going on outside. Hence, she could tell when they were coming in.

She continued to listen to the noises outside. It took a while before everything became silent. She slowly sat up straight.

She dared not make any big moves with the two big iron balls chained to her feet. The iron balls would roll, and that would alert the two men outside the room if she moved even a little.

Luca knew that there could be a chance for her to escape if she behaved herself.

She was alone in A City. No one would come looking for her even if she went missing. She had to keep calm when facing this kind of situation.

Luca slowly moved after glancing at the bed. At last, she crouched beside the bed and placed her hands on the edge of the bed. Then, she slowly started to grind away at the rope on her hands.

She could not turn to look at her back, so she could only follow her instincts. The edge of the bed was not sharp enough, but she made up her mind and strengthened her resolve. Hence, she would feel bouts of sharp pain sometimes when she accidentally grazed her hands.

Luca endured it as she continued to move her hands. At the same time, she was focusing on the situation outside the door.

She got up and immediately sat on the bed. She looked in the direction of the door when she heard noises coming from outside.

The door was being pushed open. A masked man walked into the room and saw that Luca's gesture had changed from lying on the floor to sitting on the bed. He lowered his voice and asked, “What are you doing?"

Luca replied frankly, "I didn't feel comfortable sitting on the floor, so I'm sitting on the bed. Am I not allowed to do so?"

The man thought that the bed was placed here to let her sleep. There was nothing wrong with what she was doing. He checked around and found nothing odd. He was about to turn around and leave.

Luca said, "Can you take off the iron balls on my feet at night?"

"No." The man rejected her without hesitation. When a person wanted to escape, there was no differentiating day and night. Furthermore, the mastermind behind them had told them to be careful of the woman.

"I want to lay down on the bed to sleep. But the iron balls are getting in the way," said Luca. The iron balls rolled whenever she moved her feet.

The man stared at the iron balls on the floor that were hanging on her slim ankles. She indeed looked pitiful.

However, when he had to choose between beauty and money, he would surely choose the second option. He replied in a cold voice, "Go to sleep. Stop talking nonsense."

"I don't want you to hear noises and come in every time." Luca looked down and moved her legs graciously. The iron balls rolled a little. "I can't lift them. They're so heavy."

"Don't pretend to be weak. You're clearly capable, so don't try to play tricks here." The man left right after he gave her a warning.

Luca watched him close the door. The kidnapper was very cautious. He did not forget to wear his mask before coming in. It seemed like they were not planning to hurt her.

That also indicated that she had a chance to escape. It depended on what the mastermind had in his mind and his mood.

Luca listened to the noises outside. There was dead silence after the man went out. She went back to her crouching posture and continued to grind the rope.

Suddenly, the door was pushed open.

The man standing at the door saw what she was doing.

He was startled when he saw her grinding the rope. He came over and lifted her hands to look at the rope. Indeed, the rope had worn off a little.

The man got furious. He lifted his hand and slapped her in the face. “I was wondering why you were behaving so well! Are you trying to escape? Not a chance!"

Luca's head tilted aside and knocked on the columns of the bed.

A sharp pain spread across her forehead. She could feel something wet streaming down her head.

The man did not manage to control his strength and hit her head hard.

Luca lifted her head to look at the man. She could not see his face clearly with that hideous mask on his face. She only heard him calling his partner.

Another man walked in and saw what had happened. He asked with surprise, "What happened?"

"This b*tch was trying to escape. Grab a few more ropes here. Let's see how she's going to escape after this." The man did not care when he saw blood on Luca's forehead. He ordered his partner to do as he instructed right away.

The other man immediately grabbed a few more ropes from another room.

The man cruelly tied the ropes around her hands. "Let's see how you'll escape after I tie you up like this. You're thinking of cutting the ropes? Alright, then spend the rest of your life cutting them!"

The blood on her forehead slowly streamed down her eyes. Luca could only close her eyes to prevent blood from getting into them.

After the man tied the ropes, he said, "Go get some tissue and help her stop the bleeding. We won't be able to explain it if something happens to her."

"How troublesome. You can hit her if you wanted to, but why did you injure her? What if our boss kidnapped her for some other purpose? He'll blame us for leaving her with a scar." The man who came in after that drew some tissues out of the tissue box and pressed harshly on Luca's forehead. He was holding pressure on it and complaining at the same time.

"How am I supposed to know that she'd knock her head?" The man who got criticized sounded impatient.

Luca listened to their conversation, and a thought crossed her mind. Would she be able to find a way to escape if she was injured or about to die?

However, it would be better not to hurt herself...

Luca was not afraid of death. She was only afraid that she would not be able to see her children and Luke anymore after she died.

Therefore, she must stay alive. She would only use that method as a last resort.

The man had been applying pressure on her forehead for half an hour to stop the bleeding. He looked at the pile of blood-stained tissues on the floor. He was worried. "Is it okay for her to lose so much blood? Do we need to get a doctor to take a look at her?"

"Don't be silly. Won't we be exposing ourselves if we call the doctor now? Well, the bleeding has stopped now. She should be alright. Go to the pharmacy to get some Merbromin for her at the crack of dawn."