She Chose Him Now She Wants Me Back novel Chapter 448

A man in a baseball cap and mask stepped in. His voice was low and slightly hoarse. “Move and I’ll shoot.”

Lydia’s entire body trembled.

“I–I won’t m–move. I didn’t offend you. P–Please, let me go,” she stammered.

He said nothing. Keeping the gun trained on her, he crossed the room, glanced at the phone in her hand, took it, and ended the call.

Then the cold barrel pressed against her temple. “Want to live?”

Lydia nodded frantically.

A harsh chuckle slipped from behind the mask. Without warning, he drew back his arm and struck her hard on the back of the

head with the butt of the gun.

Her eyes rolled back. Darkness swallowed her.

When Lydia regained consciousness, something felt terribly wrong.

A crushing pressure clamped around her neck, cutting off her breath. She struggled instinctively.

The slightest movement lifted her body off the ground, and the suffocating grip tightened.

Panic surged. She forced herself to steady her feet and realized a rope was cinched around her neck. She stood on a chair, its narrow seat the only thing keeping her alive.

The man had holstered his gun and was standing beside her in silence.

He’s going to hang me.

Understanding dawned in a flash, and terror contorted her face.

Tears streamed down her cheeks.

“Please… let me go…” she rasped.

He did not respond. He only watched.

Suddenly, she remembered what Dominic had told her at the police station. In this world, many things lay beyond control, but there was always a way out. If she faced trouble, she could tell him. He might help.

He had offered her a chance. She had not taken it.

As the thought flickered through her mind, the man stepped forward and raised his foot toward the chair.

Lydia’s heart seized.

She knew she might not survive today, but Dominic had also warned her that if that person made a move, he would eliminate

the roots.

‘My family is innocent!‘

She twisted against the rope and cried out, “Please tell Zachary to let my family go. Please.”

The man’s lips curved into a faint, mocking smile.

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Lydia’s eyes widened. Despair flooded her chest. “Zachary! You beast! You’ll die horribly. I won’t let you go, even as a ghost-”

Before she could finish, the chair flew out from under her.

Her hands shot up to claw at the rope. Her legs thrashed in empty air. Her body swung back and forth.

Her face darkened to a deep red. The burning agony in her throat blurred her vision.

In her final moments, her bloodshot eyes burned with hatred for Zachary and the stubborn refusal to close in death. ‘Why? Dominic gave me a chance. I refused because I wanted to help you. Why did you still take my life? And after killing me, you still won’t spare my family. Why?!‘

Second by second, time dragged on.

At last, her body went still. Her hands fell limp at her sides. A faint breeze drifted through the living room, nudging her swaying form.

Urine trickled down her calves and pooled beneath the hem of her nightgown.

After confirming she was dead, the man tidied the scene and left without a sound.

In the security footage, Lydia’s face appeared dark and swollen, her eyes wide open as they stared blankly ahead.

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