The Lies Behind Her Marriage novel Chapter 171

Where Is Serena?

‘How could Serena think she could outrun me!’ Victor roared in his head.

While his people fired upon the authorities who had threatened to come up to the tenth floor, Victor was chasing Serena.

She was now on foot, running through a maze of pallets and broken equipment.

“Cover the stairwell!”

“Move! Move!”

Unfamiliar voices echoed across the same floor.

“Stop! Hold your position!”

“Freeze!”

Victor’s heart was racing. He looked back. No one had seemed to come after him yet.

Not yet.

He ran faster and finally caught up with Serena.

“Mmmm!”

“Mmmm!”

Serena tried to call for help, but her mouth was still covered with tape.

Looking around, Victor panted. Then he noticed a broken section of wall at the edge of the building.

The building stood next to another one, separated by a narrow gap of barely half a meter. Down below, the space between them was filled with debris — cracked concrete, fallen beams, and protruding reinforcement steel.

“I think I saw him coming over here!”

More footsteps were coming his way, and Victor knew he had no other choice. He grabbed Serena by the shoulder and grunted, “If I go down, you are going with me!”

“Mmmm!”

Victor pushed Serena through the opening, and she fell.

“Mmmm!”

After taking care of Serena, he ran in another direction. He wanted to divert them from Serena’s real location, if… she ever survived the fall.

Even while he was being chased, he laughed.

He could still get out of the situation. He meant to bargain for his freedom in exchange for Serena’s location.

It would be difficult to find Serena. The sun had set, and she couldn’t scream.

“Stop right there!”

BANG!

A loud warning shot was fired.

They had spotted him!

He bolted again, but in doing so, he bumped into a solid chest.

Victor landed on his back due to the impact, his eyes closing in the process. When he looked up, his face turned white upon seeing… Nathaniel Thorne.

“Ah!”

Nathaniel’s fist landed on his face.

“Fuck!”

“Ah!”

And another.

And another!

“How are you still alive? Where is Serena?” Nathaniel grabbed his collar before giving him another blow. “Where is Serena?”

“Serena! Serena, where are you?”

Her eyes widened when she heard Nathaniel’s voice.

“Mmmm!”

“Mmmm!”

‘Nathan, I’m here! I’m here!’ she cried silently.

“She’s here, but I can’t find her.”

Nathaniel’s voice was faint, but Serena could hear him across the thick wall blocking her.

“Serena? Serena!”

“Mmmm!”

“Mmmm!”

“I think I heard something. Serena? Love, please tell me you are there!”

“Mmmm!”

“Mmmm!” Serena cried desperately at that point. She used her feet this time to stomp on the concrete.

“She’s here. She’s here!”

“Check the drone! Check the drone!”

“Sir, the drone picked up thermal heat from behind this wall.”

Serena could hear footsteps around the building. At the same time, Nathaniel shouted orders.

“We need equipment to break through this wall!”

"Serena," through the wall, Nathaniel's voice was begging. "Hold on, please. Hold on."