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Chapter 781

Bonnie and Jim continued to shop at the market. They'd browse through the trinkets on the stalls, giving off the impression that they didn't realize something was unusual there. She swept her eyes across her surroundings but didn't see anyone suspicious. So, she gave him a look, hinting at him to take a seat at a food stall.

Once both of them sat down, she leaned closer to him and whispered, "I checked out our surroundings, but I didn't discover anything or anyone unusual. What about you?" He shook his head gently and frowned.

"I've got nothing for now. Could it be that our assailant is extremely proficient and discreet?" "You say that, but both of us aren't exactly amateurs. We should've been able to suss out something." She rubbed her chin and mulled it over.

"Let's just continue to observe them. If they're targeting us, that means they're trying to do something. They won't be holding back forever." "Okay. Remember. Don't wander off too far from me. I'm worried that you're their target," he said solemnly. 'I'm not worried about myself. Keeping Bonnie safe is what matters most to me,' he thought.

She nodded. "Alright." Both of them had just finished talking when they heard an ear-piercing scream.

"Someone's mugging me! Can anyone help me?!" They followed the voice and turned their gaze. Then, they saw it. There was a lady from across the road, who was chasing after the mugger who snatched her pouch. She was holding a baby in her arms. Her face was filled with despair as she cried and ran.

Bonnie saw it and couldn't bear it anymore. She shot up from her seat and raced after the mugger.

"Hold it right there, you damn thief! Give her back her pouch." 'How despicable. I can't believe he'd snatch something from a lady who's holding a baby. What a crazy, heartless guy!' Jim saw it, stood up, and gave chase as well.

They ran the mugger into a remote alley. Realizing that he was still running very fast, she swept her eyes across her surroundings. Then, she picked up a pebble and lobbed it at his ankle.

"Eeek!" The mugger yelped, his face contorted with pain. He stumbled and rolled on the ground.

She walked over and kicked him. At the stime, she took the lady's pouch. Haven't you seen that she's got her hands busy with a baby? How despicable!" Bonnie was so angry that she kicked him again.

"Eek!" The mugger yelped and clutched his ankle, while he moaned painfully.

'How is it that a pebble hurtthis much? It feels as if my leg is ruined." At that moment, Jim dove into the alley from another side. He let out a sigh of relief when he saw that she was safe.

"Now that you have the pouch, let's get a move on. We can't afford to stay here for too long." 'I'm not heet the feeling that the mugger led. her here on alley purpose. It's such a remote that nobody would've used it.

'However, the mugger led her here nonetheless. Perhaps he has sulterior motive. Or, l'could be wrong. We'd better get out of there.' Chapter

"Alright." She responded and took the pouch with her. Then, she walked out of the alley with Jimah the Find oel.not website on Gøøgle to access chapters of early and in the highest quality. Just as they arrived at the entrance, several yellow-haired thugs swarmed them and stood in their way.

 

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Jim stood in front of Bonnie and shielded her instinctively, emanating an authoritative air from head to toe.

"Who are you guys? What do you think you're doing?" The yellow-haired thugs faced each other and swapped glances.

Then, one of them cout from behind and said, "You're wearing sexpensive jewelry, which means you're rich. I'm ordering both of you to surrender everything valuables to us. Otherwise, we'll teach you a lesson." Bonnie frowned and gave Jim a look, hinting at him.

'Is that all these guys are after? Valuables? Aren't they here for something else? 'If that's all this is, it would've been much easier to deal with. With that said, I'm not sure how it's going to turn out if they have other motives.' Jim shook his head gently. He, too, wasn't sure about it. All they could do now was wait and see how it'd turn out.

The leader of the thugs noticed both of them were quiet. Frowning, he took a step closer and barked, "Hey! Do you guys hear me? Hurry up and give us your valuables. Otherwise, I can't guarantee your safety You're not going to like what my boys and I will do!" Then, his gaze fell on Bonnie and he was immediately thrilled.

"Dayum! Never have I thought that such a hot booty would cto Everpeak. After all, it is located in the middle of nowhere. It looks like we're going to have ourselves sfun, boys." With that, he turned around, looked at his henchmen, and chuckled.

Jim's eyes were filled with intense menace. Then, he darted at the leader with lightning speed and threw a fierce punch.

"Mind your insolent tongue. That'll teach you to insult people." He threw his weight behind the punch. Naturally, the leader was feeling dizzy from it. In fact, he just found out that Jim knocked his teeth off.

Then, he felt an itch in his throat and proceeded to cough up blood. Chapter

His lackeys saw it and were shocked to the core. Search the Website on Gøøgle to access chapters of early and in the highest quality.

'H-How's he this strong? It doesn't look like we can take him lightly.' They the middle of their their leader roaredet t are you guys are Cover here and waitingup!" The lackeys cback to their senses and hurriedly helped their leader.

Once the leader found his footing, he glared at Jim and Bonnie hatefully. "Swarm them! There are so many of us. There's no way we can't take them out!" "Roger, chief!" The lackeys responded.

Clenching their fists, they charged at both of them.

Bonnie cracked her knuckles, looking as if she was ready to kick sass.

Sensing her movements, Jim looked at her sideways and said quietly "Stay put These thugs aren't worth your fists." She swept her eyes across the

charging thugs and realized none had a steady footing, which meant they en't fighterscatlan. It would've weren't been a piece of cake for him to wipe the floor with them. So, she lowered her hands and took a step back.

"Okay. Have at it, Jim."

Shane was watching the entire thing from a corner not far from them. His fari eyes were flashing menacingly. "Let's see how good this tall, burly man she brought is. I wonder if he's as good as the men I hired."

 

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At the next moment, a fight broke out in the alley.

Bonnie stood behind Jim and watched the whole thing, counting down the time. In less than a minute, he wiped the floor with the yellow-haired thugs. Chapter

"Eeek!" Endless cries rose in the air as the thugs slumped onto the floor. They couldn't even get up, even if they wanted to.

'T-That guy's simply too strong. We're no match for him at all!' 'He's terrifyingly powerful.' Once he was done incapacitating the thugs, Jim walked over to Bonnie and asked her, "How should I deal with them?" She pondered it for a while and said, "Send them to the nearest police department and interrogate them." He frowned, his stoic face revealed a hint of bewilderment. "Judging by the way they fought, they were just common thugs. Is there a need to take them to the police department at all?" Sear*ch the Website on Gøøgle to access chapters of early and in the highest quality.

She swept a cold gaze across them and lowered her voice. "I think they showed up at too convenient a time. I can't explain it, but something feels off. So, we should interrogate them a little." He didn't have qualms about that. "Alright." Pulling out his phone, he called the police.

Several minutes later, the cops arrived to take the thugs away and put them behind bars.

Just as she was about to get in the car, she sensed something and glanced at the corner of the alley.

'That's weird. I thought I saw a figure flash by earlier. Did I see it wrongly?' Jim noticed the look on her face and asked, concerned, "What's the matter?" Casting another glance at the alley, she realized there was nothing there. So, she tore her gaze away and said, "It's nothing. Con, let's move." He dropped the matter and said, "Okay." Shane and Archie didn't cout of the corner until they were sure that all of them were gone. He watched as Bonnie and the gang left. His face grew grim as he spoke. "As expected, we can't afford to take the taff, burly man lightly." Archie could also tell that. "What should we do now, Mr. Shane?" Shane looked at his assistant coldly. "I'll figure out something." Then, he headed toward his car, which was parked at the side of the road.

"Let's go." Archie took off after him. "Okay, Mr. Shane." Back in the police department, Jim told them his real identity. So, the cops agreed to let him and Bonnie interrogate the thugs.

She stared at the leader of the thugs, who was bruised, in the f

interrogation room. Tapping the desk lightly, she asked leisurely, Wad sent you guys here? Am Kright in saying that you're not just here to mug us?"

She went straight to the point. There was no point in beating around the e bush The leader responded helplessly,

"W-We're just a bunch of guys with no jobs, miss. We realized that you guys were tourists and started thinking if we could mug you. I'm sorry. We won't do something like this again."

 

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Bonnie raised her eyebrows and scanned the leader from head to toe. Then, she stared at him menacingly.

"Are you sure?" 'I didn't bring any bodyguards other than Jim on this trip. I guess it isn't that crazy an idea for them to findan easy target.

'However, that still doesn't explain what Jim said about us being targeted on the first day we touched down at Everpeak. He had monitored our surroundings, but even he couldn't find out who was monitoring us.

'On the other hand, this bunch of thugs can't fight for shit. So, it's downright impossible that they knew how to keep themselves hidden.

'With all of these in mind, I don't think these thugs just wanted to mug us. There's more.' The leader of the thugs nodded heavily. "O-Of course I am, miss. You've beaten us to a pulp. Why should I lie to you at all?" She cast another glance at him again. There wasn't any sign of guilt or lying. She couldn't help but frown.

'This guy still hadn't givenany openings to this moment. Is it because my theory is wrong? Or, is it because he's just that good of an actor?' She was in the middle of the thought when Jim cinside. He walked over to her side and whispered, "I got their information from the police. These guys are the local thugs. Moreover, they have mugged tourists before. This isn't their first rodeo.

"The way I see it, they just happened to mug us by chance. The whole thing isn't as serious as you might've thought." "Is that so..." She rubbed her chin gently and gave the leader of the thugs a sidelong glance. Search The Website on Gøøgle to access chapters of early and in the highest quality.

He was hunched in his seat, looking like nothing more than a dummy. There wasn't any sparkle of intelligence in his eyes.

'People like him typically don't have their own opinions, much less do big things. However, I just can't shake the feeling that something was off.

'Something definitely smells fishy, but I just can't put my finger on it.' Jim nodded in response. "I got this information from the cops. They can't be wrong." "Okay." She responded dryly and stood up from the chair.

She didn't speak to him again until they were both outside. "Lock these thugs up and investigate thoroughly if they have made contact with anyone. Then, have someone monitor their every move. Keep them behind bars until I say it's okay to release them." 'I've always believed in my instincts. If I say there's something weird about them, then I'm not going to take any chances.' "Copy that," Jim said and left to do her bidding.

Later, both of them cout of the police department. The first thing she saw was a Rolls-Royce that just so happened to pull over by the side of the road.

At the next moment, the car door swung open. A tall figure cout of it and ran across the road in a hurry.

He cover to Bonnie, held her shoulders, and asked hastily, "I heard that you guys were mugged. Is everything okay? Are you hurt?" 'I know that she and Jim are tenacious fighters. In fact, these thugs probably posed no threat to them at all. However, that does nothing to makefeel better. I can't take it if something happened to her.' "I'm fine." She nodded and walked toward the car with him. "Let's continue our talk in the car. This isn't the right place for any conversation." He responded, "Okay." Once they were all in the car, she told them about her worries.

"I know the information from the police department proved that these were just thugs and nothing more. They might've tried mugging us because they sensed that we were different from the ordinary folk. The fact that we wore expensive stuff on us didn't help, either. Chapter

"That's why they conspired with each other and put up an act to rouse our tpathy. That's how they Tured us to the alley and mugged us there earlier.

"Still, I can't shake the feeling that something isn't right. Howeven, Jim didn't manage to suss out anything strange about the situation. "My point is that we have to be very careful when we go out for the next several days. We can't afford to be careless." "Got it," Ivor responded. Reaching out, he held her on the shoulder and pulled her to his chest. "Don't worry, Bonnie. It doesn't matter what happens, I'm going to keep you safe. No harm's going to befall you."

She rolled her eyes at him. "Perhaps you should spend more effortinm protecting yourself. I can look after myself, after all."

 

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Ivor snorted light in response.

"This is something I have to do as a man. You don't get to turn it down." She rolled her eyes at him again. "There you go with your smart mouth again." "What are you talking about? Don't you think it's true?" His eyes were brimming with affection and humor. "I mean it. It doesn't matter what happens. I'm going to keep you safe. There's no need to be afraid." Noticing that he was inching closer to her, she used her elbow and pressed against his chest. "Alright. I got it. Stop trying to take advantage ofwhen you're speaking." His lips curled into a smile. The humor in his eyes thickened.

"Did you see throughalready? You're just so smart, Bonnie." "Geez. Just cut it out." She was beyond speechless now.

'I can't take it with him. Although he did deliver on everything he said, I have no idea how to form a comeback to his corny lines.' "Get srest. I'll wake you up when we're at the hotel." He ran his fingers through her hair lovingly.

She was worn out after what happened today. So, she didn't turn down his offer. She leaned on his chest, found a comfortable position, and closed her eyes slowly. "Okay. Don't move, then. I'm going to grab sshut-eye." He smiled and responded, "Alright. I'll stay put." Before long, she fell asleep.

Listening to her even breathing, a sense of relief rose in his chest.

Several minutes later, he confirmed that she wasn't about to wake up and talked to Floyd, who was driving the car. "Did you hear everything she said earlier?" Floyd nodded in response. "I do, Mr. Ivor." "Okay." He said, "Once we get back to the hotel, arrange for smen to be sent over from Pyralis. We need to be prepared for the worst." "Roger." Floyd knew how important this order was, and nodded hastily. Chapter

The next day, Bonnie was sound asleep when Ivor woke her up.

"Wake up, Bonnie. Con, wake up." She strained and opened her eyes a crack. "What's the matter?" "Didn't you promisethat you'll be coming withto the new quarry? Con, we've got to go." 'Actually, I want her to rest at the hotel. However, what she said yesterday madefeel uneasy. I can't leave her here alone without being worried sick about her. I'll be able to see her anytI want if I bring her along for the inspection. That'll makefeel better.' Content "The inspection, you say?" She sobered up, sat on the bed, and yawned. "Givea minute. I'll be ready soon."

"Yeah. Go ahead and freshen up. I've prepared breakfast for you.

the road as soon as for you. We'll hit we're finished eating." He planted a kiss on the side of her face, rose, and left the room. She had gotten used to these little routines with him.

Wiping her cheeks, she strolled toward the restroom. Several minutes later, she was done.m freshening up and coutside. The first thing she saw was vor pouring her a glass of milk Content He heard the sound of the restroom door and raised his head. The moment he laid his eyes on her, he put on an affectionate smile.

"Breakfast is ready, lover. Get over here and have some."

She rubbed the goosebumps on her arms and shot him a look. "Can you please not be this corny this early in the morning?" Then, he adopted a pitiful expression and looked at her

 

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"Why don't you like anything I do, Bonnie?" She ate sof her soup, and said, "Just rein it in and stop acting so recklessly. Then, I'll start liking what you do." "What do you mean by reining it in? I don't get it, Bonnie. Can you showhow it's done?" Ivor said.

He seized the chance and sat next to her.

She noticed how opportunistic he was, and her lips twitched.

"Just stay away fromand stop saying those corny lines. That's how you rein it in." "You say that, but I love you the most, Bonnie. How am I supposed to stay away from you? Moreover, those aren't corny lines. Everything I said cdirectly from the bottom of my heart," he said matter-of-factly.

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She fell silent immediately. Lowering her head, she tucked into her breakfast.

Noticing that she was quiet, he reached out and waved his hand in front of her.

"Why aren't you saying anything, Bonnie? Don't you agree with me? You have to see the point I'm making. Right?" She couldn't take it anymore. Raising her voice, she said, "Will you please shut up?" He knew she might get mad for real if he kept fooling around. His lips curled into a grin in response. Then he made a gesture of zipping his mouth shut.

"Alright, Bonnie. I'll stop speaking. Hurry up and eat the breakfast already." She rolled her eyes at him again. "I wonder who's wasting our taround here." He smiled and remained quiet.

Once they were done with breakfast, his business partner arrived. All of them, including Floyd and Jim, hit the road and headed toward the quarry.

They put on their hard hats when they arrived at the place and began the inspection. His business partner, Tom, looked at the tunnel under construction not far away. Tom asked Ivor, "Why don't we head inside and look at our mineral resources?" Instead of responding to Tom, he turned around and glanced at Bonnie. "What do you think, Bonnie? Do you want to do it?" She cast a glance at the tunnel. It was pitch black in there. She couldn't even see where the darkness ended. Then, she shook her head.

"It's too dark. There are bound to be shazards there. Forget it." When Tom heard that she didn't want to go, a hint of menace flashed in his eyes.

Then, he smiled and said, "There's nothing to be worried about. Our team is doing construction in there as we speak. Why would they have entered there if it wasn't absolutely safe? Furthermore, we installed slights in there. It's not going to stay pitch black." She couldn't help but glance at him sideways.

"Why do you insist on us going in there? Why can't we just do a simple inspection and be done with it?" Ivor couldn't help but frown at that. Then, he also looked at Tom.

He might not have said anything, but his silent look was enough to rouse fear in anyone.

Tom felt sweat covering his back.

Gulping heavily, he smiled and explained, "I'm just trying to shown Ivor the mineral resources we have here. That way, he just migh invest more in us." He pretended to sigh out of sadness.

"Eh... Everpeak is a plateau. So, we don't stand a chance against the m common areas we barely have any investors looking our way. N-Now that vor is showing interest, guess I got a little carried away.

"Please don't hold it againstif I said anything inappropriate. I swear, I'm not but to harm you guys." Tom offered a sound explanation. She nodded in understanding and looked at Ivor.

"What do you think? Do you want to take a look inside?" He pondered it a little and responded, "Since he put it that way, I guess we can do it."

 

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Tom put on a big smile and gestured for them to walk forward.

"This way, please." Ivor nodded and led her into the tunnel. Just as they were about to go inside, Tom smacked his head and said, "Oh geez. I forgot to bring an important tool!" The more he said, the more upset he got. His eyes were filled with regret and guilt as he looked at them.

"I'm so sorry, Ivor. You guys should go ahead first. I'll be back as soon as I get my tool. Age has truly caught up to me. Even my mind isn't working as well as it should be. I can't believe I forgot about something like this." Bonnie stopped in her tracks, turned around, and looked at him.

"You've just forgotten to take a tool. It's not a big deal. Go and get it. We'll head inside and look around." That was what Tom was counting on. He quickly responded, "Alright, then. I'm going to go back outside and take it now." Then, he saw Floyd and Jim out of the corner of his eyes. A hint of menacing light traced his eyes before he adopted a troubled expression and looked at her.

"It's just that the tool is a little heavy. I'm afraid I can't lift it by myself. I'll need a couple more men to helpwith it. Would it be okay if I loaned both of your men?" That was when she felt that something was wrong. However, the feeling was so fleeting that she almost couldn't register it.

An intense feeling rose in her chest, making her frown. Then, she stared at Tom with judging eyes. Chapter

"What about your workers? You could always ask them to move the tool for you." His expression grew more troubled.

"The workers are working in the quarry now. They're in the deepest part of the tunnel. I can't call them here. Furthermore, I might be their boss, but am I supposed to ask them to cto the surface for something so menial? That's a little inhumane, don't you think?" Again, Tom's words were making ssense. However, she couldn't shake the feeling that something was off.

She turned around, looked at Ivor, and asked, "What's your take on this? Should we let Jim and Floyd help him out?" 'After all, I don't have much elet experience with Tom. I don't know him that well. It's much more appropriate to let him think about the best way to proceed with this." Ivor lowered his gaze and stared at Tom.

Tom's heart skipped a beat from the way Ivor stared at him. He was afraid that vor might be able to tell that something was wrong. Trying his very best to stay calm, he forced a smile and said, "My tool isn't too far away, Ivor. It's right over there." He pointed at a house not far from here.

"Furthermore, they're both rough, bulky guys. D-Do you honestly think I can do anything to them?" Ivor stared at him profoundly again

 

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"Why do I get the feeling that something's weird about Tom? Is something wrong with him?" Ever since she ran into the thugs, Bonnie had kept her guard up around everyone.

"I think he's fine." Ivor led her into the tunnel and analyzed, "I started following up on this collaboration a few years back. I chose to invest in him because he's sincere and willing to do anything to make it happen. That's also why I agreed to inspect the quarry myself.

"It's like he said, Everpeak might have rich mineral resources, but there aren't many big investors looking here. Sinvestors wanted to collaborate with them, but turned away because of the harsh environment.

"Anyway, Tom is basically digging his own grave if he tried anything." She nodded. "That explains why you trust him so much." "Yeah." He chuckled. "Do you think I do my collaborations based on blind faith?" Then, he pinched her fingers gently, savoring her presence. "Furthermore, you're here with me. There's no way I'd put you at risk." She couldn't help but smile at that. That didn't mean she spoke sweetly to him, though. "There you go with your smart mouth again." He wore a helpless expression, but he continued to hold her hands tightly.

"How many times do I have to say it before you believe me, Bonnie? I mean what I said. They're not flattery." She shrugged. "I'm not the one you should be posing this question to. After all, that's up to you." "What do you mean?" He looked confused. He had no idea what she was talking about.

Glancing at him, she said sarcastically, "Speak less corny lines, and I'll believe that it comes from the bottom of your heart." Search the FindNøvelwebsite on Gøøgle to access chapters of early and in the highest quality.

"Sigh..." He said helplessly, "I'm afraid I won't be able to do it for the rest of my life. I'm saying these things to you out of pure instinct because I love you. Are you going to askto go against my instincts?" She rolled her eyes at him.

"I think you're beyond help." He nodded in approval. "Yeah. Nothing could cure my love for you." 'Forget it. I'll just keep quiet. Otherwise, he's going to get more kick out of it.' Floyd and Jim were about to get the tool at Tom's storehouse. They were about to go inside when Tom feigned a stomachache by clutching his belly and howling out of pain. Chapter

"Ow. Ouch. My belly. It hurts!" Floyd walked over and asked, concerned, "Are you alright? Should we send you to a clinic?" Tom looked like he was wracked with pain. Even his forehead was covered in sweat.

"T-There's no need for that. I just have and I look for the tool. It's a sheet I'll be back in a jiffy." S box.

 

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Floyd noticed that Jim didn't look right. So, he asked, "What's the matter, Master Jim? Why are you staring at him like that?" Jim pondered for a while before asking, "Didn't you feel that something was wrong with Tom?" Floyd scratched the back of his head. "Is that so? Everything seems right to me. Tom's a little scaredy-cat. He might be spooked because he has to deal with all of us." Jim was searching for the silver box with Floyd. He paused and turned to look at the latter.

"How do you know that he's a scaredy-cat? Have you dealt with him before?" Floyd continued to search for it while he responded to Jim. "Yeah. Mr. Ivor and I have been following up on this collaboration several years back. We've dealt with him plenty of times. He wouldn't have invested in this place otherwise." "So, that's how it is. I might've been reading too much into things, then." 'Ivor is an extremely perceptive guy. If he's dealt with Tom before, then Tom's probably fine. I'm getting worried for nothing.' Floyd didn't quite catch what Jim was saying. "What did you say, Master Jim? I didn't hear you." "It's nothing." Jim shook his head and dropped the matter. "Let's just hurry up and search for the silver box. We have to get back to Bonnie and Ivor as soon as possible." Floyd nodded, "Alright. Gotcha." Tom exited the storehouse and straightened up his back, his eyes filled with menace.

"Men, cover here." A bodyguard dressed completely in black cto him.

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"Lock the shed and keep the two guys in there at all costs." Tom glanced back at it, the menace deepening in his eyes.

His bodyguard nodded and responded, "As you wish." Meanwhile, Bonnie and Ivor were in the heart of the tunnel.

She checked her surroundings before she picked up something and put it in her palm to look at it. "There are, indeed, a lot of mineral resources here. Many of them are rare where we cfrom, but they're as common as pebbles here." "Different environments yield different gens. What we're seeing here is something you could never find in Pyralis." He walked over and touched the wall. "Furthermore, my company can find uses for all the minerals here. It looks like this trip is well worth it." "They are fine gems." She agreed with his sentiment wholeheartedly. "Let's go deeper. We might find more rare gems." He noticed the lights were dimmer in the deeper parts of the tunnel. He couldn't resist holding her hand.

"I don't think we should go in further for now. Let's just wait for Floyd and Jim instead."

'I can't explain it, but I feel uneasy. I can't ignore this feeling that Bonnie and I are walking into ssort of danger.' She heard him and stopped in her tracks.

"I guess you're right. We should just wait here. Otherwise, they might have trouble finding us." The content is on e ! "Okay. Let's head outside and wait for them there." Rubbing his Chapter

eyebrows gently, he could feel the unease growing more intense. His grip on her hands tightened involuntarily. Sensing his anxiety and noticing his tight grip, she asked, bewildered. "What's wrong?"

 

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"Maybe it's the tunnel. I just get this ominous feeling about the place." His frown grew deeper. Then, he held her hand and started moving outside decisively. "We should head to the exit now. Then, we'll cinside again once everyone's here." "Okay..." Suddenly, she felt the tunnel shaking violently. She could also hear deep rumbles, signifying the tunnel collapsing.

Before she could cto her senses, he was dragging her and racing out of the place.

"Run, Bonnie!" Thoughts were running through his head. 'What in the world went wrong here? We've only been here for 15 minutes, but there is a serious chance this tunnel could collapse. This shouldn't have happened! 'Gah. Forget it. What matters now is that I get out of this hellhole with Bonnie. Otherwise, we won't be able to escape once the tunnel caves in.' Instead of responding to him, she followed his lead and ran with him. Then, she recalled how weird Tom had acted.

"There's something wrong with Tom." "What are you trying to say? Do you think he tricked us into this tunnel and sent Jim and Floyd away?" 'I've trusted Tom so much that I didn't suspect anything earlier. Now that I think about it, there were way too many coincidences. Obviously, it's an elaborate plan to trapand Bonnie in the tunnel,' he thought "Absolutely. Why else would he have this many excuses? He wouldn't cinside himself, and yet he's doing everything he can to trick us into coming here. It's plain as day that he's hiding something." Bonnie fell into deep thought.

'I've sensed that there's something wrong all along, but I neglected to think too much about it. I really should've given it more thought, too. If I had been more careful, we wouldn't be in this mess.' He took a deep breath, held her hand, and ran forward.

"Save your breath, Bonnie. Let's just focus on getting out of here first." "Okay." She responded and ran as fast as her feet could carry her.

Before long, the entire tunnel shook more violently.

He wore a solemn expression and pursed his lips.

'Once I get out of here, I'm going to round up the people who are doing this to us and torture them to the point they wish they were dead instead. None of them will escape fe! 'This is all my fault. I wouldn't have asked Bonnie to tag along if I had known this would happen.' On the other hand, she knew he was beating himself up and feeling guilty. So, she hind his hand and comforted hl be fine. I know we're going to get out of here." "Yeah. I won't be able to forgive myself for the rest of my life if I can't bring you back hsafe." It w1.8 true. He did feel guilty about this, and he certainly felt responsible for it.

However, this wasn't the tto talk about it. They had to focus on escaping this hellhole.

"It'll be fine." She comforted him again.

The next thing she knew, a boulder was falling toward his head.

She moved swiftly and shoved him out of the way.

Crash! The boulder missed his head by an inch and landed squarely on her shoulder instead. Chapter

"Argh..." A sharp pain shot from her shoulder and made her groan out of pain.

However, she wasn't concerned about it now. All she could feel was relief.

'It's a good thing that the rock fell on my shoulder instead of his head. Otherwise...' He whipped his head back. What he saw almost made him fall apart.

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