However, it wasn't long before the sound of gunfire erupted outside.
The sound of bullets firing was incessant.
The leader of the kidnappers, who originally intended to rest for a while, jumped up reflexively from the worn-out sofa upon hearing the noise.
"What's going on?!"
Mary Douglas slowly opened her eyes, still as calm as if she were an outsider to the chaos outside.
Selvia Todd was also startled out of her wits.
She had been around some weapons since childhood, but only within the confines of a shooting range.
She had never actually been involved in real combat with live ammunition.
She remembered the incident at the racetrack last time, which was the humiliation she least wanted to recall.
"Boss, it's those people that woman brought over!"
"Damn it!"
The leader of the kidnappers turned and glared fiercely at Selvia Todd, then rushed out with a few of his subordinates.
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Inside the villa, Arabella Vanderbilt clung to Joel Russo's arm, not letting him leave.
