Suddenly, Emilia's voice came from outside, "Sylvia? Sylvia?"

Her voice was very soft. She seemed to intentionally speak at a low volume.

"I'm here!" I almost instantly grasped onto hope. I responded to her with all my strength. Leonel and Alberto were startled by this sudden situation and quickly came over to cover my mouth.

The footsteps outside gradually approached. Someone stopped at the door. Tears welled up in my eyes. I longed for the next second when someone would kick open the door of the warehouse.

But after a pause of two seconds, that person hurriedly ran away. I faintly heard Emilia's voice, "Mr. Hudson, Dr. Shelton, there's no one here."

My pupils dilated. I stiffened all over.

What was Emilia saying?

"Go look somewhere else! What are you all standing around for?" Frederic shouted loudly, with strong anger.

I wanted to speak, but my mouth was tightly covered. I even felt a bit suffocated, let alone shouting out.

I seemed to see a flame slowly extinguishing in the darkness.

"Ding Ling Ling!" The sharp ringtone of the cell phone suddenly sounded. Leonel hurriedly took out his phone from his pocket and hung up the call. He muttered under his breath, "Fuck!"

I took the opportunity to scream, "Frederic!"

Alberto slapped me in frustration. I was starting to lose my composure. There was a tearing pain at the corner of my mouth.

Just as the two of them were about to find a piece of cloth to gag me, the warehouse door suddenly made a loud and violent crashing sound.

"Bang!"

The door lock was violently smashed. Frederic kicked open the door. He stood at the doorway like a grim reaper, pausing for two seconds. When he saw me, his face instantly became filled with rage. His eyes seemed to turn red with anger. He stormed in, wielding the steel pipe used to smash the door. Leonel was terrified, his face turning pale. Before Leonel could use me as a hostage, he was knocked down by a swing of the steel pipe.

Tristan also followed in. When he saw the miserable state I was in, dark anger flickered on Tristan's calm face.

Tristan grabbed Alberto's collar with one hand, took off his glasses with the other hand, and put them in his pocket, then his fist came down hard.

"Ah!" The bloody and violent scene frightened Emilia, who screamed in fear. She desperately tried to hide backward, seemingly afraid of getting blood splattered on her. She cried in fear.

Jaylen and Davin also arrived. When they saw this scene, both of them were stunned.

Emilia ran up behind Jaylen and grabbed onto his coat. Her frightened expression was heart-wrenching. Davin turned his head and ordered the people outside, "Attack them!"

More than ten men rushed in. They took over Frederic and Tristan, continuing to beat Leonel Alberto.

Frederic walked behind the chair and untied the rope for me. I wanted to say thank you, but my head was hurting too much. As soon as I opened my mouth, I passed out.

I was not sure what happened afterward. When I woke up, I was lying in a hospital bed. The medicine in the IV drip was slowly flowing into my veins.

Janessa stood by the bed. Her eyes were red. When Janessa saw me wake up, she grabbed my hand and started crying, "Syl, I'm sorry. It's because of me that you were retaliated by Leonel. I'm sorry..."