The man said with a smile, "Ms. Lane, I can’t say for sure if they'll make it out alive, but I can guarantee your survival. If you cooperate, you'll be able to leave this country once we get the money."
"Do you think you'll get the money?"
I darted him a mocking stare. "If what you say is true, that all the gangs in South Peacerton are searching for me. Do you think you'll still be alive to take the money if the gangs fight among themselves to get me?”
The man frowned, obviously thinking of this possibility as well.
After a long time, he said after thinking it over, "I'll consider sending you back, but not them."
"Why?" I raised my voice. "You just need to send us back and I'll give you however much money you want."
The man sneered. "The women that Mr. Fredericks favors sure are rich. Even though Mr. Fredericks may b e willing to spend money on you, he may not be willing to spend money on other girls. Besides, these girls are so ordinary-looking. Mr. Fredericks might not like them either."
His words had offended the other girls, and they all glared viciously at him.
Shannon, especially, was considered an exceptional beauty, so she was quite offended after hearing what h e said. She snapped back, "Who are you calling ugly? Can you look at your stupid face first before you call others ugly? With that face of yours, even if you were t o go back to your mother’s womb to have your features restructured, I figure it’ll take 20 months before you can barely look like a human."
Her tongue was sharp, and most people could not win an argument against her.
The man was infuriated by her words and raised his hand to hit her, but the leader, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, turned his head back and said something to him.
The man put down his hand reluctantly and could only glare angrily at Shannon.
Seeing that, Shannon grew even more arrogant and said with a face full of ridicule, "Why must you go to other people's countries to be their slave? Is the air quality here better?"
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