BXBX NOVEL Chapter 319: 319: Blessing in Disguise (9)
Chapter 319: 319: Blessing in Disguise (9)
She had always thought that real life wasn’t as melodramatic as TV series or whimsical novels, but sometimes, life turned out to be even more absurd and theatrical than those stories.
Wearing the coat that Maya Mitchell had given her, she came out of the restroom with a beaming smile on her face.
The hallway outside the restroom was quiet, with only the crisp sound of her low-heeled shoes tapping on the floor.
As Ruby walked, she held her phone and posed for various selfies using the front camera, intending to post a photo on her WhatsApp Status.
She quickly took five photos in a row, but due to the lack of windows in the hallway, the lighting was somewhat dim, making her skin appear less radiant and healthy in the pictures. Ruby stopped to edit one of the photos when she suddenly heard the sound of the emergency stairwell door being opened behind her.
Without taking a good look at the person behind her, she posted the edited photo on her WhatsApp Status along with text: “Shopping with Maya, my new coat from her…”
Ruby hadn’t finished typing when she sensed someone standing behind her. Before she could turn around, a damp cloth suddenly covered her nose and mouth, emitting a peculiar medicinal scent. Without any chance to react, her strength seemed to be drained from her body, leaving her unable to resist. On instinct, Ruby turned her phone to silent mode and slipped it into her pocket. Following that, she was dragged into the emergency stairwell by a pair of strong arms.
“How did it go? Successful?”
“Let’s go.”
Ruby only heard a brief exchange between two men before a black cloth was placed over her head, obscuring her vision. She was then picked up and felt a jolting sensation as if being carried down the stairs. After that, she lost consciousness entirely.
When Ruby regained consciousness, her eyes were still covered with the black cloth. She was sitting in a car on an uneven road, with construction-like noises audible nearby.
If during her abduction Ruby hadn’t had time to process what was happening, now she understood – she had been kidnapped.
No one could remain calm in the face of a kidnapping, let alone Ruby, who hadn’t even gotten a clear look at her captors. Thus, her emotions were a mixture of anxiety and unease.
She didn’t dare show that she was awake, so she pretended to be still unconscious. With her ears perked up, she waited for what seemed like a long time, but didn’t hear any conversation in the car, only the occasional sound of a lighter flicking and the smell of secondhand smoke through the cloth.
After about half an hour of jolting and unstable driving, the car finally came to a stop.
The door opened, and Ruby was yanked out of the car without any gentleness. Her head still covered with the black cloth, she was half-dragged and half-carried, stumbling blindly with each step.