"Let's go! They're still salvaging her, so they won't find out we came here in a short time. But Felix Bissel is a fox. When he searches for a while but can't find her, he'll know somebody has taken her away. If he catches up to us, we don't stand a chance against him."
One of the men reminded the others.
Another man echoed, "Yeah. We've worked so hard and even sacrificed a member to get this woman. We can't let Felix Bissel snatch her away. Hurry up! The destination is only two mountains away. We can get there in two hours. When we arrive, someone will come to pick us up."
Therefore, the others quickened their paces.
But someone still asked curiously, "What secret does this woman carry? Why does Boss want her so bad?"
Someone else replied, "Who knows? It's Boss's decision. Our job is to carry out his decisions without asking any questions. But this chick is pretty. She can't be the woman Boss fancies, can she?"
Another one sneered. "The woman he fancies? But she's half-dead. What are you thinking?"
One of them chimed in, "Good point. If you ask me, I'd say this woman is involved in some kind of business with Boss. Didn't they say she's Felix Bissel's woman? He is Boss's mortal enemy. Now we have his woman, given his disposition, is he already at Boss's mercy?"
When these words came out, those men roared with laughter.
It was at noon. The sun was shining directly over their heads. The trees on the mountain were so dense that even the wind couldn't get in, which made this place even more sultry.
After climbing for some time, these men were all drenched in sweat, panting. One of them halted and complained, "I can't do this any longer. I'm too tired. Let someone else carry her."
Another one came to him. He bent over and said, "I'll carry her. When I get tired, I'll switch with you."
"Okay."
Thus, that man lay Queeny on the other man's back.
After that, the group went on with the journey.
However, none of them noticed that when they were trudging forward in silence, the fingers of the woman one of them was carrying moved slightly and her eyelashes quivered as well.
Yes, Queeny was awake now.
She was in so much pain that she felt all her limbs were out of joint and her head was about to explode. Still, she woke up and strived to stay sober other than sinking into unconsciousness again.
She had heard the whole conversation these men just had.
At first, she didn't know who drove over to hit her today. But from what she just heard, this accident had something to do with Felix.
The man behind this might be Felix's foe.
She found this rather ridiculous. When she was with Felix, she couldn't get away with these plots. Now she had left him, she still couldn't avoid this sort of thing.
Was this fate?
Queeny felt rather conflicted.
She recalled the scene when that car rushed toward her. Then, she thought of Sarah, who pelted over to push her out of harm's way and got hit by the car instead. She still had no idea if Sarah was alive. At this thought, her eyes brimmed with tears, and her heart leaped to her mouth.
"Sarah, please stay alive! You can't die!"
"You still have so many dreams to realize. You haven't established your fashion brand. You haven't become a world-famous fashion designer yet. You shall not die!" Queeny prayed in her head.
She had kept her eyes closed, so she still seemed unconscious.
Just then, some noises came from the woods.
The noises were very light.
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