In another ward.
Emily sat up on her bed lost in thoughts, as sleep eluded her. Yet for some inexplicable reason there was a strange calmness in her mind.
Although the surgery was just a few hours away, Emily did not feel nervous or terrified. She believed, deeply in her heart, that Jacob would find her and come to her rescue at the last minute.
Sometimes, a woman's intuition could be a magical thing.
Suddenly, someone pushed the thick wooden door of Emily's room wide open.
Emily turned around and saw that it was just another doctor. When she turned around again in disappointment, the doctor said to her,"Miss Bai, I'm here to help you escape."
"What?" exclaimed Emily, as her eyes widened. Emily could not believe her ears as she looked at the doctor again earnestly. When the doctor unveiled her face, she realized that it was the same girl who had helped Anne and Emily escape the other day by disguising herself as one of them.
"Miss Anne sent you to help me, right?" asked Emily.
"Yes, we have no time. Please follow me, Miss Bai. I have dealt with the safeguards outside and the CCTV cameras have been jammed. As for the locator in your body..." The woman briefly explained everything to Emily, while slowly removing the locator from her body with caution.
In truth, Emily was convinced by the woman but still, she kept vigilant.
The woman knew what Emily was thinking as she said,"I'm waiting for your decision, Miss Bai."
The sun was going to rise in a few hours. Time was of the essence, as she was soon going to be lying on a bed helplessly and unwillingly waiting to have the operation, if no one had come to her rescue.
'Anne did not want to have the heart transplant, so she has no reason to harm me. Moreover, this woman had already helped me once...'
After careful consideration, Emily expressed her decision quickly and said,"Okay, I'll go with you."
Everything was smooth sailing after that. Emily did not know how Anne had managed to pull it off, but all the safeguards that were installed to monitor Emily's movements were gone. The whole hospital was quite and empty.
Before long, they found themselves at the gate of the hospital. Driven by adrenaline, Emily strode faster and faster, thinking of what had happened the last time she tried to escape. Having learnt her lesson, she did not want to waste even one second in that place.
In her feverish haste, Emily didn't notice the fragile girl standing near the gate, watching her closely, full of admiration
"That's nice," said Anne. It must be nice to be healthy.
Suddenly, Anne envied Emily a little. Anne stood there like a statue watching Emily get in the car prepared for her. 'God knows how angry Victor is going to be with me when he wakes up, ' she thought and sighed deeply.
Previously, when Anne asked Victor for some water, she had planned on using that water to pass on strong sedatives into Victor's mouth with a bold kiss. Fearing that Victor would notice the difference, she added some crushed candy which she had hidden before.
Anne deliberately tricked Victor so that she could help Emily escape successfully.
As she stood there watching Emily get away, she felt relieved after successfully completing what seemed to be an impossible mission. When she turned around and was going to get back to her room, Anne's body suddenly froze at the sight of the man standing behind her.
"Victor?" 'When did he get here? Didn't the sedatives work? That's impossible!'
Anne thought in her mind as she looked at Victor, nervously. Victor walked towards Anne like an unstoppable storm, while the first thing that came to her mind was to stop him!
"Victor!" she cried out. Anne quickly dashed down to her knees and grabbed Victor's legs, as she planted herself on the ground, begging.
Unyielding as ever, Victor was not influenced by her at all. He kept moving forward as he dragged her along with every step. Anne held on to his leg, resolved not to let him take away Emily's freedom.
"She's gone?" he asked in a low rasping voice, shocked.
Anne could feel the coldness from his voice, as it sent shivers down her spine, freezing her insides one cell at a time. Anne answered,"Yes, I let her go and this time you can't get her back."
Victor took a deep breath, seething in unrelenting anger.
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