Chapter 12 Could It be Him?

• Minding her own business while walking, Sarah had no idea she was followed by two dangerous strangers. While there was still a long way until she finally got out of the residential area, she had to walk all the way to the road before she could flag down a cab and go home. Soon, she heard the sound of a car approaching her and instinctively stepped further away from the road in an attempt to avoid blocking the oncoming vehicle. However, the car suddenly pulled over in front of her, whereupon the two men sprang out of it. As one man caught her, the other snatched the doll from her hands.
• Taken aback by the sudden incident, Sarah couldn't react in time as she could only watch the two men snatch her doll away. On the other hand, the two men immediately let go of Sarah, having achieved their objective, as they turned around and retreated to their car.
• Why are these men after the doll? Sarah was puzzled, but despite her bewilderment, she wasn't going to stand by and do nothing while someone else took her doll away. That's my doll! Nobody is taking it away from me! The next second, she quickly gave chase and grabbed the driver by his shirt, dragging him out of the car before she pinned him on the car door. Shortly after that, she drew her scalpel from her pocket and pushed the sharp edge against the man's throat. "Who are you guys? Why are you after my doll?"
• In the meantime, the driver was stunned by Sarah's quick reaction, thinking he must have underestimated her abilities. Nonetheless, due to his ego as a man, he naturally belittled Sarah for what she was capable of and smirked at her. "Stop messing around, lady. Put that knife away. I'll tell you anything you want to know."
• "Hmph! Cut the crap and answer my question!" Sarah threatened the man, piercing the outer skin of his throat with a squeeze of her grip.
• At that moment, the other man quickly tossed the doll into the car and appeared right behind Sarah, seizing her shoulder just as he was about to yank her out of the car. Nevertheless, Sarah immediately swung the blade in her hand across the driver's throat with a flex of her wrist, but with precision and skills, she was able to only cause a scratch without cutting the man's artery, or he would have died on the spot.
• At the same time, Sarah was thrown out of the car by the other man, collapsing onto the ground. "Ouch!" Despite the pain, Sarah endured it and quickly took advantage of the situation when her surprised attacker thought his partner was dead, grabbing the doll before she ran away. As the incident happened in just a blink of an eye, it only took no more than two minutes from the beginning when Sarah's doll was taken from her to the moment when she retrieved it and escaped.
• While Sarah was darting forward with all her energy, the driver cursed and shouted from behind her in frustration. "What the heck?! Was that what a lady just did?! She just tried to slit my throat! Get her! Now!"
• "Get in the car now! We're going after her! She can't outrun a car. If worse comes to worst, we'll just run her over!" The two men got back into their black sedan before they drove toward Sarah at high speed.
• Meanwhile, Sarah only had her eyes fixed on the path ahead of her as she was too nervous and anxious to look back. I need to get to the road where there are surveillance cameras! Once I'm there, those guys won't dare to lay a finger on me! At the thought of that, she continued to sprint forward with all her energy, but no matter how hard she tried, she felt as if seconds passed like years because the path ahead of her seemed never-ending even though it felt close.
• In the end, the black sedan still managed to catch up and knocked Sarah over. Although she was barely able to dodge the oncoming car, the vehicle's body still grazed her body and sent her rolling on the grassland by the roadside just as the doll flew away from her hands. "Ah!" Sarah tried to keep her eyes open and prop her body with her hands, but due to the overwhelming pain in her back, she collapsed onto the ground once again.
• On the other hand, the two men quickly went for the doll and picked it up before tearing it apart, only to see a set of silver keys falling onto the ground with a loud clunking sound. "What the heck?! How could it be a set of keys?!"
• "Where is the seal? Where is it?!" The two men's facial expressions stiffened when they set their eyes on the keys. The next moment, they became irritable and threw the doll aside until they saw Sarah who was struggling to get back on her feet. As they exchanged gazes, they walked up to her and grabbed her by the hair, demanding an answer from her. "Where is Sebastian Walker's seal? You know where it is, don't you?"
• "What are these keys for?"
• Due to the men's aggressive approach, Sarah felt as if her scalp was about to come off, her tears rolling down her eyes. "I-I don't know…" She shivered from head to toe, but soon, she secretly squeezed her grip on her scalpel and swung her arm across the air, scaring the two men who backed away from her. Then, she quickly took advantage of that and snatched the keys before she made a run for it without stopping, ignoring the pain in her back. After all, she was too scared to stop, fearing she would struggle to summon all her energy again if she halted.
• This must be an important clue that Sebastian left behind for me! I mustn't let anyone take it away from me! At the thought of that, Sarah clung to her will and continued to sprint forward like a mad woman.
• "Damn it! Get her! We're going to kill her this time!" The two men snapped out of their trances and stomped off right behind the lady.
• Eventually, Sarah managed to make it to the road just when she saw a black Maybach coming her way. At the sight of that, she waved her arms agitatedly while shouting, "Help! Help!" However, the black Maybach simply just sped past her without showing any signs of stopping. When she saw the glacial face of the person sitting in the front passenger seat, she was stunned. It's… Adam!
• "Got you, b*tch!" The two men, who were hot on Sarah's heels, managed to get a hold of her by pouncing on her, whereupon they dragged her back to the roadside. After that, they began to tear her clothes while taunting her. "Weren't you running like an Olympic runner?! Come on, scream all you want now! I'm going to show you what a nightmare is like."
• "That's right! Try and stab me!"
• As Sarah's collar was torn apart, she tried to fight back with her scalpel, only to have her hands restrained by one of the men. Helpless and vulnerable, she was unable to do anything to save herself as her eyes were filled with hopelessness and despair.
• Suddenly, they were interrupted by a loud engine sound just when the two men looked up and set their eyes on the source of the noise before seeing a black Maybach heading their way. As soon as the car came to a stop, the glaring headlights shone at the two men and Sarah, forcing the three of them to close their eyes. Then, they heard a cold and intimidating voice that said, "Let her go."