The Day I Kissed An Older Man
Chapter 2368

Not to mention trying to figure out where exactly the car had taken them.

"My dad must be so worried right now. Normally, the driver would have taken me home by now, but it's been so long, and I'm still not back... I wonder if my little sister is worried too..."

The thought that she might never see them again overwhelmed Claudia, and tears welled up in her eyes again.

"Don't cry. Have you noticed how much this place looks like the mountain we used to climb when we were kids? Let's stay calm and think of it as an outing. Trust me, we'll make it back home!" comforted Lucas Being thrown into this dusty old house was quite the departure from their usual activities. After all, as wealthy individuals, they usually avoided getting their feet dirty.

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"Will we really be okay?"

"Yup! You just gotta trust me!"

Claudia believed in Lucas without a doubt. He would do whatever he said he would do. In fact, she had developed feelings for him long ago. His strength and calmness always made her feel safe whenever he was around. Not to mention, he was so good-looking.

"Let me think about how we can escape."

Claudia's heart immediately jumped to her throat. "Didn't they say that as long as your grandpa and my dad pay us, everything will be fine? Why do we need to escape? Please don't do this. What if we provoke them and end up losing our lives here?"

Lucas could understand Claudia's fears. He had also considered waiting here for their family to rescue them. However, after their conversation, he realized that the kidnappers lacked ethics, and the location they had been taken to was extremely remote.

"If we just wait here, there's a good chance that once they get the money, they'll..."

"They'll kill us? No way..."

Claudia's voice rose sharply, filled with terror.

"Is that so? My, my, aren't you two thirsty after talking for so long?"

Claudia never expected the kidnappers to suddenly kick the door open. The voice was unmistakably that of the leader, and she immediately fell silent.

Lucas did not rush to reply. He was pondering what the leader had overheard. If it was from the part about escaping, the leader would not have casually kicked the door open like he did.

"Why so quiet? Weren't we having a lively chat earlier? Oh well, maybe I'm just too out of touch with you youngsters. Is that why you two don't seem too eager to talk to me?"

The leader chuckled as he approached, casually asking his lackey beside him, "Tell me the truth, do I really look that old?"

His lackey naturally denied it, saying, "Boss, you're not old at all. What you have is a dominating aura! Your mature and steady demeanor is what makes people trust you!"

The leader was not really seeking validation from his underling. He grinned while tapping a baseball bat against his palm as he approached Lucas and Claudia.

"Weren't you two just chatting excitedly? Why the silence when I'm here? Are you scared of me?"

He pushed Lucas' face to the side with the baseball bat. Claudia held her breath, unable to see what was happening around her but hearing the unmistakable sound of the baseball bat striking flesh.

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