Ernest chose to let go, but Ronny continued to raise his pistol. The two black-clad men behind me escorted me out of the room.
In less than two steps, the alarm in the room went off, followed by panicked footsteps outside.
Ernest deliberately pretended to be shocked and raised his hands. "Oh no, what a coincidence this is. The vials in the lab must have gone missing, so someone triggered the alarm."
I did not believe a word he said.
"It's unfortunate that the laboratory’s broadcasting system was recently broken.
I can't tell my subordinates to let you out. You may be mistaken for stealing the vials later, so do be careful on your way."
A mischievous smile broke out on Ernest's face.
It was not hard to figure out that he was behind this. How could he possibly let us go so easily?
Ronny had no time to teach him a lesson and merely glared at him before quickly pulling me out the door.
I looked at the room next door. “Theo!"
"Please leave with us first, Mrs. Grant. Someone will save Mr. Grant.”
He took me out of the laboratory after saying that.
Sure enough, like what Ernest said, two guards came toward us, each of them holding a pistol.
Next to me, Ernest whispered into my ear," Please excuse me, Mrs. Grant." He then took off his coat and covered it on me before holding me tightly in his arms.
Before I could react, I heard the men in front of us firing their pistols. Sounds of shattered glass were heard, and the sound of gunshots and screams rang in my ears.
I took several opportunities to look back, but I still did not see Theo.
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