Gloria Taylor was driving while watching Loren Taylor’s car behind her.
There was a sharp turn toward the abandoned garage.
After Gloria Taylor turned, she didn’t see Loren Taylor’s car again.
She stopped at the gate of the abandoned garage.
The rusty shutter door was pulled open from the inside and a tall, big man came out. He was wearing a mask and looking at Gloria Taylor gloomily.
“Are you Gloria Taylor?”
“Yes.” Gloria Taylor nodded.
“Have you brought the money?”
Gloria Taylor said calmly, “I want to see my mother first.”
The man looked around to make sure that she came alone. He turned around and came inside, “Follow me.”
Gloria Taylor followed him inside.
The old abandoned garage was a mess. The ground was covered with thick layer of dusts. There were piles of unused stuff on the corners.
Gloria Taylor followed him and saw Tina Walker tied to a chair.
Tina Walker’s well-groomed hair was not a mess. She was pale and looked unkempt.
She was gifted with beauty, but her age ate it up.
When Tina Walker saw Gloria Taylor, her eyes burst with surprise. Her voice was hoarse, “Gloria, you’re here!”
“Are you alright?” Gloria Taylor walked approaching her with a flat face.
Tina Walker smiled and nodded, “I’ll be fine since you’re here! Give them they money, please! They just want the money!”
At this moment, the man who took her inside just now stood in front of her. He reached out his hand, “Where is the money?”
“You don’t give me enough time. I can’t find that much money.” Gloria Taylor said calmly, “Since you know that I’m the daughter-in-law of the Clarke family, you know that the Clarke has a black card, accessible from the anywhere in the world. Can I give you that card?”
His face changed, “Are you kidding me? Do you think I’m stupid? If I take this black card, you will have it frozen and call the police to arrest us!”
Gloria Taylor’s face changed. Indeed, she thought so.
Another man behind this man stepped forward and said something to him.
The man who was wearing a mask raised his hand to her and said, “I can let the old woman go, but you have to come with me to get the money.”
“Deal.” Gloria Taylor agreed without looking at Tina Walker.
After they let go of Tina Walker, she looked at Gloria Taylor and said in panic, “Be careful!”
Then, she quickly ran out.
Gloria Taylor smiled mockingly. She said nothing.
She took the black card and handed it to the man.
Instead of reaching for the card, the man reached out his hand to the back of her head and cut her neck.
Gloria Taylor blacked out for a moment. Before passing out, she tried to recall what happened today.
She realized something was wrong, but it was too late.
***
When Gloria Taylor woke up, she realized that she was no longer in the abandoned garage.
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