Once Bitten, Twice Shy

Chapter 230: Falling from Grace and Losing Everything

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Samantha’s heart leapt to her throat.

She gulped heavily while reaching into her backpack to take a mini stun baton then clenched it tightly and raised it up.

Since things had already reached this point, her only choice was to protect herself and avoid getting caught if getting found was now inevitable.

Otherwise, it was not only her personal safety that would be compromised, because Timothy would be implicated alongside her as well. That was a conclusion she wanted to avoid at all costs!

The bodyguard’s every step seemed to stamp right on her heart.

Just as he was about to walk up to the cabinet door, the lights went dark all of a sudden.

The bodyguard was startled by the sudden darkness.

A hand then reached out and grabbed Samantha’s wrist. Startled, she instinctively attempted to struggle but the thumb of that hand gently tapped twice on the inside of her wrist.

Samantha’s struggle and resistance disappeared at once.

She followed along as the hand quickly led her out of the large power distribution cabinet. All of a sudden, the person grabbed her by the waist and pulled her gently into his embrace.

On the other end, the bodyguard used his phone’s flashlight function. Seconds before the light came on, Samantha was ushered swiftly into a nearby room.

The whole process was immensely quick and accurate!

The bodyguard walked up to the power distribution cabinet and shone the light into it. It was completely empty.

Since there was no one there, he frowned and decided to leave after closing the cabinet door.

…

Inside the ward, Samantha leaned into the man’s embrace while her heart was still beating wildly. She had yet to calm herself down from that close call.

The man’s voice resonated from the top of her head. “Are you alright?”

The familiar voice was like a gentle hand that soothed her nervousness bit by bit. Samantha raised her head slowly and marveled at the man’s handsome, moonlit features. Her voice was a little hoarse as she asked, “Why are you here?”

Clearly, she was not dreaming.

“Grandma called to tell me that you went home to borrow a car. I couldn’t contact you after that so I could only come to you,” Timothy answered truthfully in a deep voice.

“How did you know I was here then?”

Timothy chuckled lightly. “I used my privileges.”

He probably hacked into the traffic cameras or something like that. It was one of those times where she had forgotten that her husband was a high-profile businessman.

He could still access some of his privileges.

Samantha hugged him back and pressed her cheek against his chest to hear his steady heartbeat. Her voice was now calm and she even sounded a little happy, “I’m glad you’re here, Timothy. If you hadn’t come… I might’ve been captured and beaten up again.”

She had faced numerous dangerous moments by herself in the past.

During the time she was abroad, she had experienced getting injured after being caught and beaten up. She lay on the floor the entire night and only forced herself to head to the hospital after recovering somewhat the next day.

Timothy listened to her calm reply and felt as though his heart had been pierced by a thousand needles. He knew bits and pieces about her time abroad and understood what she was talking about.

On the other hand, he was also very happy because she had never said that to him before, nor did she ever complain about her suffering. Slowly but surely, it seemed that she was allowing herself to reveal her heart to him.

He did not ask any further and merely rubbed her head with his big palms. “Don’t worry. I’m here.”

Samantha looked up and smiled at him before tiptoeing in the darkness to kiss his lips. “Yeah. I’m really glad you’re here.”

…

The bodyguard did not return to the ward but went straight to the front desk. The nurse had just happened to come back from the ward and immediately explained to him, “I’m really sorry about this. It’s probably the unstable electricity supply in the medical facility, but don’t worry. The backup power supply has already been switched on and the power will come back soon.”

As soon as she said that, a click was heard and the lights came on again.

The bodyguard thought for a while and asked, “Does the power go out often?”

The nurse replied, “It happens sometimes, more often at night when the voltage gets unstable. That is why the medical facility has set up a backup power supply.”

After all, there were plenty of patients in the medical facility and the medical equipment there required a large amount of electricity. It was normal for the power to be unstable if the usage was a little heavy.

The bodyguard asked again, “Where were you earlier?”

“One of the patients was feeling unwell earlier and rang the bell. I went to lower his blood pressure. What’s wrong?”

The bodyguard pointed approximately at a certain area and asked, “Did you go here?”

The nurse was a little surprised. “Yes. How did you know?”

It seemed that the figure he saw earlier and the footsteps he heard belonged to the nurse. If that was the case, then there was nothing to be suspicious about anymore.

The bodyguard shook his head and did not ask any further. He nodded at her before turning around and going back to the ward.

Once he was inside, he recounted everything to the couple. “Sir, Madam. There was no one suspicious outside.”

Brian sat on the sofa and frowned slightly, “Are you sure?”

The bodyguard nodded. “I’ve checked everywhere.”

Brian thought for a while and ordered, “Could you make a call and get someone to find out who the phone number in the afternoon belongs to?”

The bodyguard took his cell phone out and made a call.

One minute later, he ended the call and reported to Brian, “The phone number was discovered to have been reported by many people as a fraudulent number. It’s a number used for telecommunications fraud.”

Telecommunications fraud...

Sarah found it laughable and said, “There’re?quite a lot of fraudsters scamming people through the phone nowadays. We nearly fell for it!”

That answer, although somewhat unexpected, was very plausible.

After all, the stuff that had been happening on the internet made for a perfect opportunity for scammers to try and swindle some money.

Sarah’s heart finally calmed down as she said to Brian, “Since there’s nothing to worry about anymore, I think it’s about time we leave. We have been out the entire night.”

She did not want to stay there any longer because seeing the girl gave her the creeps.

Brian stretched out his hand and patted the back of her hand in a comforting gesture. “Okay, let’s leave.”

The couple got up and walked towards the door.

When Brian walked up to the door, a thought occurred to her and he stopped again. He turned slightly, glanced at the girl on the bed, then turned to the bodyguard and ordered, “I’m still a bit worried, so I’d like you to stay here for the time being and keep an eye on her for me.”

“She is not allowed to go out and no one is allowed to approach her! If anything happens, report to me as soon as possible.”

The bodyguard nodded respectfully. “Yes, Sir!”

Brian and Sarah then left together.

…

The bodyguard stayed behind. Samantha was unsure about what to do but finally decided to leave. Alerting them of her presence was a bad move, because then the girl would definitely be transferred and something worse might even happen to her. If that happened, then Samantha’s chance of approaching the girl would disappear.

On the way back home, Samantha pretended to sleep because she did not want Timothy to worry, but her own mind continued to be plagued with worries.

By the time she and Timothy had returned to Capital City, the sky was already bright and there were only about twelve hours left. They no longer had any more time to make clarifications.

Was she about to watch as Timothy fell from grace and lost everything he had, simply because of her?

She could not bear it.

She would not allow it.

She did not want that to happen!

Timothy had a meeting that morning and so drove right toward the Barker Group. Once they reached the entrance, he woke Samantha up and got out of the car.

Samantha got out as well.

Timothy approached her and bowed down to kiss her forehead, but she suddenly stretched out her hand and slapped him resoundingly.

The crisp slap attracted everyone’s attention.

Once everyone saw that it was Timothy and Samantha, they became even more curious and started gathering one by one.. Each person whipped out their cell phone to record while watching the situation unfold.