Filed To Story: Returning to Her Not-So-Poor Family
Mirabella glanced up at the sky without much surprise. Romeo was quicker than she expected. She had just arrived, and he was already here.
At this moment, Romeo was trying to locate Mirabella’s position, instructing his men to avoid the red dot on their radar and focus on the others while dropping flashbangs.
The flashbangs fell one after another, obliterating the people below.
“Your backup doesn’t seem to care about your life,” the masked man smirked coldly. “They’re bombing so indiscriminately. Do they intend to send you off to the hell as well?”
“You talk too much” Mirabella quickly retaliated, aiming to capture the masked man.
The masked man counterattacked swiftly.
On the helicopter, Romeo noticed the red dot moving. He immediately ordered, “Avoid that area.”
She must be trying to capture someone.
He had to help her.
“Land”
“Boss, there are still many people down there. If you go down now.”Carl’s words were cut off by Romeo’s warning gaze. He quickly ordered the emergency landing.
Mirabella and the masked man exchanged a few blows. The masked man chuckled, “Not many can withstand my moves. If you would work for our organization, you could achieve great things.”
“Who cares.” Mirabella shot back, landing a direct hit on his shoulder.
As the helicopter touched down, it whipped up a powerful gust of wind.
Mirabella landed another blow on the man’s stomach, pushing him back a couple of steps. He pulled out his cellphone, seemingly planning to order his men to kill the hostages.
Mirabella tried to snatch the phone away. In an instant, the phone was kicked into the air. Both of them reached for it, but it fell into someone else’s hands.
Mirabella looked up to see Romeo. He had caught the phone and pulled her behind him.
The masked man looked up at the unexpected man, “It’s you again.”
Were these two a couple?
They did seem well-matched.
But wasn’t this girl the woman of the leader of Mafia Flame?
Why was it always the leader of Mafia C who came to her aid when she was in danger?
Mirabella and Romeo attacked together, quickly overpowering him and knocking him out.
“Are you hurt?” Romeo gazed at Mirabella as he gently tousled her hair.
“I’m fine, give me the phone”She needed to find out where Joyce and Mavis were.
The masked man’s phone was locked. Mirabella cracked it and, imitating his tone, sent a message to his subordinates: [Send a picture over. That girl doesn’t believe her friends are safe.]
A picture soon arrived. It was taken by a lake. Joyce and Mavis were tied up with ropes, which were attached to large rocks, indicating they could be thrown into the lake at any moment.
[Bring them here.] Mirabella ordered.
The reply came: [Give the code]
Code??
Mirabella found herself puzzled. She skimmed through their past conversations, but couldn’t find any agreed-upon secret code. Could it be that they had arranged it privately without her knowing?
[Please state the code.] The stranger sent another message.
Mirabella suspected that they might have sensed her confusion. She handed the photo to Romeo, “Can you figure out where this place is?”
“Let me see.” Romeo took her phone. The photo captured a lakeside setting, with no other significant clues except for a single pink camellia.
Using an app developed by his company, he managed to narrow down the location to Summerfield.
After he searched for similar sites, a few potential matches appeared on the screen.
“These two locations are too far. From Summerfteld College, it would take at least two hours to reach, so we can rule them out.” Mirabella analyzed, “Of the temaining three, two have camellias. Where could Joyce and Mavis be?”
It was hard to tell.
“We should get on the plane first.” Romeo took her hand, leaving the masked man for Carl to handle.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
The henchmen waited but received no code from the masked man.
Suspecting that he might be in danger, they decided to stick to the original plan and brought Joyce and Mavis to the lakeside.Tied up and dragging stones, the girls struggled to move, constantly stumbling and falling.
With a shaky voice, Mavis pleaded, “Sir, we have no grudges against each other. Why are you doing this? If it’s money you want, I can call my family for a ransom of $1,000.”
Joyce was also scared, “If we’re to die, at least let us know why.
“Where have we offended you, or what is it that you want? At least tell us.”
The masked men ignored them, pulling them up and forcefully pushing them forward each time they fell.
“Ouch.” Mavis fell again, her knee grazed by the stones. Another masked man roughly pulled her up.
Although her arms and legs were bound, Mavis instinctively clung onto the man’s clothes, “Please, tell us the truth before we die”
“Is someone ordering you to do this? Who is it? We’re about to die, we won’t be able to hold anyone accountable, just tell us.”
No matter how Joyce and Mavis pleaded, the men remained silent.
Mavis was dragged to the lakeside, despite her struggles. “Let me go!”
Joyce darted forward and knocked the man aside. “Mavis, don’t be scared”
“Joyce, I don’t want to die.” Mavis sobbed, but then a sound echoed from the sky.
The noise startled the masked men. They looked up to see a helicopter.
Could it be a rescue team?The system on the helicopter quickly detected seven or eight figures on the ground, indicating the presence of people.
“Could it be someone here to rescue us?” Mavis didn’t care anymore and screamed at the top of her lungs, “Help! Please, help us!”
Her cries were drowned out by the noise from the helicopter, but it reminded the masked men that they were running out of time.
As the helicopter was about to land, the strong wind forced the men to shield their eyes. The wind was too strong, and the noise was deafening.
One of the masked men picked up Mavis’ stone, ready to throw it into the lake.
“No!” Joyce quickly got up and knocked him down.
He was furious and punched at Joyce, but Mavis saw it and rammed her head into him. “How dare you hit my friend! I’ll kill you!”
Seeing the girls become more and more defiant, the masked men threw their stones into the lake.
Mavis and Joyce were immediately dragged into the water by the weight of the stones.
The chopper was hovering just above the lake when Mirabella, without a second thought, ordered the cabin door to be opened and jumped out.
Joyce and Mavis were sinking fast, weighed down by rocks.
Mirabella swam with all her might towards the deep, soon spotting the familiar figures of Joyce and Bella sinking further into the lake.
Both Joyce and Mavis were bound by ropes, their struggle to stay afloat becoming more and more futile as they held their breaths for what seemed like an eternity. Would they die here?
Tears sprang to Joyce’s eyes. She had no understanding of how she ended up in such a situation.
Her distress caused her to involuntarily gulp in a mouthful of water. The suffocating feeling overwhelmed her, she was desperate for help, anyone to save her.
Just when she had given up hope, she felt a tug on her rope. She widened her eyes to see Mirabella!
Mirabella was cutting the rope that bound her to the rock, but the water slowed her movements.
Tears streamed down Joyce’s face. She couldn’t believe Mirabella was risking her life to save her.
She wanted to cry out but held back, fearing it would make their rescue more difficult.
Suddenly, several people dived into the water, swimming towards them.
The fastest swimmer was Romeo, who helped cut the ropes off Joyce and then tried to pull Mirabella to the surface. But Mirabella was insistent on saving Mavis.Meanwhile, Romeo’s men swam towards Mavis, cutting her ropes and pulling her away from the lake bed.
Finally, after what felt like an eternity, they all managed to reach the surface, gasping for fresh air.
Joyce was a whirlwind of feelings, her head spinning.
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