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She ended the call and looked over at Collin. A bright, barely concealed grin spread across her face as she made
up a reason. “Collin, something urgent just cup at work. | have to go.”
She had no idea that Collin, sitting close by with his sharp hearing, had caught every word, even though she
hadn’t put the phone on speaker.
Not wanting to let on, Collin simply acted as though he knew nothing. He kept his expression neutral and
nodded. “Go ahead.”
The drive from Vista Villa to the Wells Group took Linsey roughly thirty minutes. She hurried, anxious that she
would miss the entirely. To her relief, she arrived just as the chaos was peaking.
The moment Linsey burst inside, she found the office in shambles. Shouts and shrieks echoed off the walls,
making the place feel like it could collapse at any second.
Cynthia had Joanna pinned to the floor, her grip merciless. Felix hovered nearby, desperate to step in, but with
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtCynthia wielding a fruit knife, he kept his distance, too scared of getting hurt.
Joanna screamed in pain as Cynthia pulled her hair, frantically calling out to Felix, “Felix, do something! Help
me!”
Felix’s face twisted with worry as he tried to reason with Cynthia. “Please, Cynthia, let her go. We can talk this
out calmly.”
“Talk this out?” Cynthia scoffed, eyes wild. “Joanna’s the one behind all the mess, but everyone sides with her
because she plays the victim so well. I'm done with it.”
“Cynthia—" Felix barely got a word out before Cynthia cut him off with a shrill scream, shouting, “I'm done! If I'm
sinking, Joanna is going down with me!”
Without another word, Cynthia lifted the knife high, pointing it straight at Joanna with wild intent.
Joanna screamed again, her voice raw with fear, tears streaming down her cheeks. “Please! Someone help me!”
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Even as Joanna screamed for help, no one dared to move. They were paralyzed by fear at the sight of Cynthia's
knife.
In that tense moment, only Linsey sprang into action.
Seizing the opportunity while Cynthia was distracted, Linsey lunged forward, boldly grabbing Cynthia's arm and
trying to wrest the knife away.
“Letgo!” Cynthia shrieked, thrashing wildly in Linsey’s grasp. “I'm going to kill that bitch!”
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