Chapter 263: Chapter 260: The End
"Go away! Go away!"
Despite the duster having beaten the big man into a pulp, it still couldn’t stop him from crawling inside!
Finally, the big man had half his body inside, grabbed the duster, and struck her on the forehead with it!
After throwing away the duster, the big man reached out and grabbed her, one large hand gripping her neck.
"Cough cough..."
From the initial restraint, to slowly tightening!
She could no longer breathe, her face turning a deep liver red. Her body had been weak these past few days, and soon she had no strength left in her hands or feet.
Even struggling felt like slow motion.
Norman Bennett’s face floated in her mind; he stood by the sea, smiling at her.
He smiled so beautifully, like a spring breeze.
Unfortunately, she wouldn’t be able to see it, she couldn’t struggle, the strength between her and the big man was too disparate.
Just as she was about to give in and give up, she suddenly remembered what Luna said during one of their chats.
At that time, she asked Luna what was the most thrilling thing, Luna told her, someone choked her neck, and she pretended to be dead to escape.
Then deliver a fatal blow to the enemy!
So, she stopped struggling, closed her eyes, and let her head droop.
Blackie saw this, the viciousness on his face faded, thinking she was dead, and slowly loosened his grip.
At the moment of loosening, she suppressed the urge to take a massive breath, knowing that if she didn’t hold back, she would surely die!
Blackie seemed to lose his strength as well, his body slumped down; although he regretted this woman, he also felt a sense of relief.
"Uh..."
Just as Blackie was relaxing with his head down, pain came from above him.
At this moment, in Elliana Lyle’s hand was nothing other than a bottle of wine.
It shattered when it hit, and as it went down again, it became several sharp knives.
Only impulsiveness remained in her bloodshot eyes, again and again.
A repetitive action infused her entire body with strength.
It was unknown how much time passed, everything became calm, only a drone continued attacking the part of Blackie sticking out of the car.
Perhaps she was exhausted, Elliana Lyle leaned weakly against the car door, completely drained of energy.
At her feet was a person who would move no more, and her heart filled with a clear yet terrifying fear.
Even her heart trembled, while her face remained calm and composed.
Like an evil dragon at the bottom of a dark pool, no matter how stormy it was below, the surface remained calm.
Just then, the sound of a car came from afar, like an auditory hallucination.
But the sound came closer, as if by her ear, eventually stopping behind her.
Bang bang bang! Bang bang bang!
Someone knocked on the door, someone pulling the half-entering big man out of the car window.
But she was unmoved, staring with wide eyes.
Finally, a familiar face appeared outside the car window, so familiar that she crumbled.
When Norman Bennett saw Elliana Lyle, his heart stopped.
His little girl was powerlessly leaning against the car door, eyes wide open, marks on her neck.
On her body, hands, face, were mottled bloodstains.
If not for her chest still rising and falling, he would have thought...
Elliana Lyle looked at the man, and suddenly tears flowed from her eyes, her lips couldn’t help trembling.
What did she do... what exactly did she do...
She didn’t even know herself.
After opening the car door, the man lifted her down, and she just trembled all over, nestled in his arms, unable to speak no matter what.
Only feeling cold, suddenly becoming very tired, very tired.
In the end, her eyelids could no longer hold.
Inside the truck compartment.
Everyone was dead in the compartment, the only one alive was Savanna Windsor, holding a soaking crowbar.
Facing the shocked faces of the few coming men in black, she smiled at them.
Slowly raised the crowbar, and struck herself hard...
...
A black car drove on the road.
Norman Bennett held the girl in his arms tightly, these days he had been searching, he sent out thousands of drones.
Finally, in the middle of the night today, he saw that truck, and someone ran away from it.
He saw everything that happened here.
He was grateful for the little girl’s cleverness, fearful she would be harmed.
In the end, he came too late.
"Cough... cough..."
At this moment, the girl in his arms seemed about to wake, after coughing she slightly opened her dry lips, murmuring: "Water..."
She was really thirsty, these days water was a luxury, she even had hunger pangs several times.
Now it felt like she was in heaven, the sweetness gradually returning to her mouth.
But the stream was too small, making her slightly impatient.
She had to actively move forward.
In this intermittent way, she barely regained awareness.
When she opened her eyes, she found the man had just removed his lips from hers.
"Norman... Norman Bennett..." her voice slightly hoarse, like a gentle complaint.
The man put down the water bottle, then focused his gaze on her.
She saw the pain and reluctance in the man’s tired eyes.
And she couldn’t bear to see the man like this.
He had lost so much weight, even grown a beard, his eyelids slightly drooping, the dark circles visibly apparent.
Like a changed person.
"Norman Bennett..."
She knew, he had been searching for her, that’s why he became like this.
She was foolish and ignorant, without any guard against others, even someone like Lily Clarke.
Seeing her tears, Norman Bennett reached out to wipe them, gently whispering in front of her: "Girl, I’m sorry, I didn’t take good care of you, I promise, this won’t happen again."
"No... no... Norman Bennett... do you know? I thought I wouldn’t see you again, I thought I would die there..."
The more she spoke, the more the tears couldn’t be hidden, falling big and heavy from the corners of her eyes.
"No, you won’t die, I won’t let anyone hurt you again!"
The man looked at her with determination, filled with pain and gentleness.
She knew she survived, she was safe, she liked the faint fragrance of lotus on the man’s body, even though it was mingled with the scent of sweat.
Norman Bennett, such a neat person, became like this for her, how could she not feel heartache.
Accompanied by moving feelings.
After calming her emotions, she asked: "Where are the others?"
The man replied: "Dead, only one bound man is still alive."
What did it mean only a bound man was still alive? How about Savanna Windsor? What about those women?
Seeing her questioning eyes, the man said: "Someone ended the others’ lives with a crowbar, then ended their own."
"..."
Her eyes widened, full of disbelief!
No need to think, she knew it was Savanna Windsor.
She remembered asking Savanna Windsor why they didn’t want to escape back then.
Savanna Windsor wrote on the ground: If possible, we would rather have true release.
She didn’t understand the meaning of those words back then, thinking the true release referred to someone coming to save them.
This ending left her speechless.
Not knowing what to say, unsure of right or wrong.
All she knew was they were free from suffering.
She thought of Nancy, how was Nancy now? Would it be the same?
Would it be...
She didn’t dare to think further!
"Norman Bennett, I’m scared."
The outside world is not what she imagined, she has no way of facing it alone.