“Miss Glyn, for the moment, remaining in the car is the safest course of action. We shall strive to elude them at the earliest opportunity.”
“What good are you then?”
Melina’s voice quavered, laced with a hint of distress. She reached for her phone once more, her tone slightly tearful.
“Mayor Todd! Melina Glyn speaking; we are currently under attack on the Muvrand overpass! I implore you to dispatch aid without delay!”
Concluding this conversation, Melina’s tumultuous emotions appeared to subside somewhat.
“Mayor Todd assured us that help is en route. He urged us not to be unduly alarmed.”
Grace had been nestled within Hannah’s embrace, her gaze cautiously lifting to meet Hannah’s.
“Hannah…”
“Shh!”
Hannah cautioned Grace with a gentle finger to her lips, urging her to remain silent.
Hannah had earlier discerned the presence of the pursuing gang outside; it wasn’t a mere happenstance chase but appeared to be a carefully orchestrated assault.
In an instant, the discordant crash of shattering glass erupted, perilously close to her ear.
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A harrowing scream followed, reverberating through the car’s cabin.
Shards of glass hurtled towards them, prompting Hannah’s pupils to contract sharply as she instinctively shielded Grace in her protective embrace.
“Get down!”
The abrupt calamity left the bodyguards with little recourse but to form a human shield, barricading the car’s windows and safeguarding its occupants.
Hannah’s gaze fell upon an unoccupied seat adjacent to the driver, and she raised her voice with purpose.
“You, take the passenger seat;
I’ll handle the driving!”
“What? But…”
The driver in the front seat quivered with nervousness, Hannah’s directive only exacerbating his discomposure.
The prospect of entrusting the wheel to such a delicate lady seemed perilous; it was as though they were hastening their own peril.
“Miss Moore, this is no time for jests!” Melina’s voice rose in urgency.
“Do not overestimate yourself; it will endanger us all!”