Can’t Win Me Back novel (Alyssa and Jasper) novel Chapter 1401

Maggie cried some more once she returned home, having revealed so much of her painful past to Alyssa all at once. She ended up falling asleep and only waking up in the afternoon the next day. Her mother had gone to work already.

Maggie struggled to get out of bed. She really didn't feel like going out, so she called the shopowner of the tailor shop she used to work at to order some fabrics. She planned to start making a bag for Xavier.

In all honesty, if it was someone else who'd asked Maggie to do this, she wouldn't have actually gone through with it.

But Xavier's eyes had been so bright and his tone so earnest when he asked. Maggie couldn't help but want to finish making it for him as fast as she could.

The tailor shop owner called Maggie in the evening and informed her that he'd sent a runner to drop off the fabrics. The runner was about to reach her home.

Maggie thanked the shop owner profusely and patiently waited.

Sometime later, someone knocked on her door.

Maggie was eager to open it. But when she placed her hand on the doorknob, she still asked cautiously, "Who is it?"

The person outside paused briefly before saying, "Delivery guy. I have something for you."

Delivery? Wasn't this person a runner?

Maggie grew suspicious. "I've made a lot of orders recently. Where is your delivery from? Here or out of state?"

"See for yourself once you open the door."

Something was wrong.

Something was very, very wrong!

Maggie was on extremely high alert, possibly due to her past abuse. She had a strong feeling that the person outside the door was not well-intentioned at all!

She couldn't open this door no matter what!

"I-I haven't bought anything online recently. Are you sure you got the right place? Why don't you try another house?"

Bam!

Something heavy slammed against the door.

Maggie jolted and trembled in fear. She clasped her mouth tightly and frantically took several steps back.

Bam! Bam!

The door began shaking in its frame as if ready to shatter at any moment.

When Maggie was about to call the police, a tall, dark figure broke into the house.

"Help me!" Maggie screamed, bursting into tears out of sheer fright.

The man had already pinned her to the floor before she could see his face. He tightened his hands around her throat.

"Help… help…" Maggie's face grew purple from suffocation as she tried to tear the man's rough hands away. Despair flooded her being as the air was choked out of her. Her vision slowly swam. Even the sounds of the man's harsh breathing grew faint.

All of a sudden, Maggie felt the hands on her throat loosen.