“You, get up right now!” A man pointed in Joan's direction and barked at her.
Fear and apprehension filled the woman's face as she crouched in the corner.
“What do you guys want?” She shouted in despair.
“What? Do you want to stay here? Get up and leave!” The man growled at her.
Where to?Are they dragging me somewhere where they would torture me? Joan hugged herself as she attempted to calm herself down.
“Go, quit messing around!” The man pushed her out of the room.
Bang! The door slammed shut behind her, and
Joan found herself all alone.
Where did they go? Puzzled, she glanced at her surroundings. She noticed there was a reception. Joan dashed over there and picked up the phone to dial Larry's number.
“Larry! Please come pick me up! I'm scared!” She cried.
“Joan, don't cry. I'll come get you. Where are your
Larry was heartbroken to hear Joan cry. He could not bear to see the woman he loved suffer.
“I'm at the hotel. Hurry up and come pick me I „
up!
Larry dashed out of Della's place, got into his car, and stepped on the pedal toward the hotel.
He sped past countless red lights at breakneck speed, but no one stopped him. Larry had Caspian backing him up from behind.
“Miss, are you alright? Did someone hurt you?” A hotel receptionist noticed Joan's disheveled manner and asked.
“Yes, someone kidnapped me,” Joan replied right away.
“I'll call the police!”
“No, you can't!” Joan stopped the receptionist right away.
Not long after, a black car stopped right in front of the hotel entrance. Larry got off the car and dashed into the lobby.
“I'm here!” Joan waved her hands at the man
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