Chapter 122
On the other side, Vivian Sinclair lay atop the grassy roof for about twenty minutes.
Watching the spreading fire in the distance, Vivian also noticed that the commotion near the building was becoming louder.
She didn’t know what had happened.
The police hadn’t arrived yet.
The fire department was also silent.
If the fire continued like this, she feared all the wild grass in the area would be burned away.
However, judging by the situation, the fire shouldn’t spread further to affect innocent people or property, which reassured her quite a bit.
She had set the fire tonight out of a helpless act of self-rescue.
Vivian gently cradled her stomach, and her mood gradually calmed.
Fortunately, she didn’t sense anyone pursuing her direction.
The discomfort in her abdomen finally subsided, bringing her to tears of joy.
“Wonderful, Mommy’s precious ones p>
“Mommy will be more careful next, I won’t dare to take risks anymore p>
“You both need to listen, okay p>
Saying this, Vivian slowly got up and gingerly made her way down the slope.
She decided to go to an important intersection and wait for the police.
This way, she could follow the police car back.
Otherwise, without a phone or money, being pregnant, she had no idea how much danger awaited her on the way.
After all, this world isn’t nearly as safe as she thought.
Soon, Vivian made her way to the roadside, but what she didn’t expect was to see a large shadow quickly approaching as soon as she arrived.
Vivian immediately picked up a stick and hid behind a tree.
As the shadow drew near, it suddenly staggered and fell to the ground.
Just as Vivian raised her stick, she saw that the shadow had divided into two.
Before they could get up, a commanding shout came from behind: “Stop p>
Then came a voice she recognized: “Run! Run p>
“Don’t look back, Austin, don’t look back p>
It was Lillian Rivers yelling.
Could it be that on the ground were Austin Grant and Old Madam Grant?
Vivian looked carefully and sure enough, it was them!
Austin Grant had already gotten up and was carrying the unconscious Old Madam Grant in his arms.
“Grandma, I’m taking you home p>
“We’re going home p>
“Let’s go back p>
He seemed to be motivating himself, gritting his teeth and started running forward again.
But those behind them drove a car to give chase.
Vivian watched coldly, knowing that if she stayed hidden behind this tree, no one would find her.
Even if Austin Grant and Old Madam Grant were caught and taken back, she could ignore it.
But p>
She recalled the whispered words she had spoken into Old Madam Grant’s ear: “Pretend to cooperate with them at first p>
“Make them believe, then we’ll seize a chance to cause chaos p>
“I’ll find a way to escape, call the police, then come back to rescue you p>
“This is really the only way to save ourselves p>
She had promised to save her, and although she did call the police, who knows if the police hadn’t arrived due to the distance?
Vivian also remembered that when she secretly escaped with Gia Grant, Austin Grant and Old Madam Grant had actually noticed her actions.
But they didn’t call out.
Their eyes didn’t linger excessively on her.
She knew it was they who had intentionally created an opportunity for her p>
She should be ruthless and cold-hearted because they had caused her so much pain and grievance!
She had almost lost her life several times.
Even this kidnapping was through the involvement of The Grant Family.
So even if she stopped here tonight without helping, her conscience wouldn’t blame her.
But p>
After much hesitation, Vivian decided to throw a stone toward Austin Grant.
“Hey, over here p>
She was already dragged into this mess.
Tonight, even if she successfully escaped, if the two of them were caught and silenced, would she, the only one who escaped, really have a way to survive?
Dylan Drexler seemed to be a person without any moral bottom line.
Vivian also had people she cared about.
More importantly, she couldn’t continue this anxiety-ridden escape while carrying her belly.
So, she must solve this person quickly!
The best outcome would be to have him thrown into prison.
To completely rid herself of him, she needed to borrow the power of The Grant Family, and both of them needed to make it out alive in order to testify.
Let this night be about uniting against a common enemy.
As for the rest of her grudge with The Grant Family, she would deal with that after overcoming the immediate danger!
When Austin Grant heard the stone, he looked up just as Vivian reached out and pulled him behind the tree.
“Come with me p>
She whispered, then quickly led Austin off the main road and into the unburned grass through a narrow path.
Austin Grant looked at Vivian Sinclair who suddenly appeared before him, shocked yet elated. He remained silent, following Vivian away from the road.
Just as Vivian had arrived, she noticed a small stream there.
Across the stream, there was a bridge arch.
Beneath the bridge arch, dense weeds could provide hiding.
However, it was highly likely that their disappearance from the main road would lead others to guess they were hiding under the bridge arch, so Vivian Sinclair didn’t lead them to hide under it. Instead, she swiftly crossed the arch, reaching the other side of the highway.
But that side was all farmland.
Flat and open, making it difficult to hide.
There were several scarecrows standing amidst the fields, along with a few straw huts.
Before they could determine a hiding spot, the footsteps of those pursuing them could already be heard from afar.
Indeed, those chasing them had already parked their cars by the roadside, clearly guessing they had taken a shortcut.
Vivian Sinclair looked around anxiously and suddenly noticed Austin Grant’s feet.
“Take off your shoes p>
Austin: “Then, how am I supposed to walk p>
He felt incredulous at her request.
Vivian: “Do you want to walk or do you want to live right now p>
“Take them off p>
Gritting his teeth, Austin had no choice but to remove his shoes.
The stones on the ground immediately made him wince in pain.
Vivian gave a cold snort, disdainfully tossing one of his shoes beside a scarecrow, then exerting herself to throw the other even farther.
Then she turned and led Austin to hide behind the bushes and rocks by the highway.
Although it was easy to be exposed here as well, there was simply no other way, hoping only to buy more time.
“Crouch down p>
Throughout the walk, Austin moved in a distinctly awkward manner.
He was stumbling along, trying to hold onto Old Madam Grant, while enduring the cold and the pain in his feet.
He had never endured such hardship in his life.
But what could he say at this moment?
Whatever Vivian Sinclair instructed, he complied obediently.
In this dark night, her help was like a beam of light piercing the darkness and uncertainty for him p>
At this moment, he couldn’t bear to avert his eyes from her.
“Are we just going to hide here? Won’t we be found p>
Vivian: “Then where else do you want to hide? Act according to the situation p>
Vivian believed that sometimes the most obvious places were the least suspected.
With that, the two held their breath as they watched the group of men in black rush out.
“We’ve checked under the bridge arch, they’re not there p>
“This place is so vast, where can we find them p>
“Even if we can’t find them, we have to keep searching p>
“It seems they are quite smart. Clearly, they wouldn’t hide in a place that’s easy to find p>
“Look, what is this p>
They discovered Austin’s shoe.
Right in front of a scarecrow.
Immediately, someone cleverly questioned: “Could they be hiding inside the scarecrows? Disguised as scarecrows to mislead us p>
The leader didn’t hesitate to draw a knife and stab one.
“You’ll know by trying, won’t you p>
Seeing no blood, they were certain it was indeed fake.
Soon, they found Austin’s other shoe.
“It seems they’re very likely hiding among the scarecrows. What are you waiting for? Start searching one by one p>
“He can’t have gone too far carrying a dead old lady. Any place they could hide, you can see straight through with a glance p>
“Remember, don’t overlook the straw huts—they might have left the old lady in one of them p>
“As for the scarecrows, stab every one of them with a knife p>
Their viciousness showed Austin the ruthlessness of Dylan Drexler.
He was so furious, his hands clenched tightly, veins bulging and creaking.
Vivian glanced at him, thinking: Serves you right!
Suddenly, Old Madam Grant let out a faint sigh.
It wasn’t easy for her frail body to hold on until now.
When she opened her eyes and saw Vivian, her expression instantly filled with excitement.
Vivian quickly raised a finger to her lips, softly signaling her to stay quiet.
“We’re still not out of danger, don’t speak yet p>
Understanding, Old Madam Grant nodded.
Austin couldn’t help but look at Vivian, sincerely saying: “Thank you for tonight p>
“Vivian, it’s been hard for you following me p>
“I seem to owe you more and more p>
“But I will make it up to you in the future p>
“Vivian, actually I p>
Before he could finish, Old Madam Grant suddenly couldn’t suppress a couple of coughs.
Vivian’s face turned pale: “Get down p>
But it was too late.
They had already been discovered.
“Over there p>
“I heard a sound over there p>
“Let’s go, move in p>