“Mr. Callum, could you show me the way out of here?”
Callum glanced in the direction of the lobby. He considered for a moment and proceeded to take Camryn’s hand without a word.
Camryn instinctively recoiled when she felt his touch. She drew two steps backward and stammered, “Just show me the way out, I can walk myself.”
“I’m worried you’ll bump into something if I let you go by yourself.”
He gave her a reassuring look, “Don’t worry, I’m not going to do anything to you.”
“I know, I know you’re not that kind of person. Still, please just tell me which way to the lobby, I’ll be careful on my way out. I promise I won’t bump into anything.”
Callum hesitated. He swiftly took off his tie and handed one end of the fabric to Camryn while instructing her, “Hold on to this and follow me.”
Camryn clenched tightly onto the piece of fabric. It gave her a sense of security and washed away her agitation in an instant.
“Thank you, Mr. Callum.”
“Let’s go.”
He thought that they should get a guide dog for her.
He wondered if the proposition itself would offend her.
Besides, they were not very acquainted with each other.
With Callum leading in front, Camryn finally managed to exit the hotel.
The Newman couple were already gone at this point. They tasked one of their bodyguards to wait for Camryn.
“Ms. Newman.”
The bodyguard promptly greeted Camryn when he noticed her, “Ms. Newman, your parents had instructed me to take you home.”
Then, he turned to Callum and thanked him politely, “Thank you for walking Ms. Newman out, Mr. Callum.”
“No need, it wasn’t much trouble at all.”
Callum was relieved to see that the Newmans at least had left a bodyguard to escort Camryn back home. He helped Camryn into the car shortly after that.
After the car drove away, he suddenly recalled that his sister–in–law had specifically instructed him to avoid drinking tonight. She had also tasked him with sending Camryn home after the banquet.
He considered for a moment and promptly went to get his car. Since he had arrived at the venue earlier than the others, his car was parked right at the parking lot in front only a short distance away.
Callum followed the Newmans‘ car from a safe distance.
Initially, there was nothing that would rouse his suspicion.
After tailing them for about ten minutes, he noticed that they were going in a different direction and were not heading toward the Newmans‘ place.
Callum was alarmed by this.
Where was the Newmans‘ bodyguard taking Camryn?
His expression gradually darkened, but he knew that this was not the time to act on impulse yet. He continued tailing the car from an appropriate distance. He would have to wait until they had arrived at their destination before he could figure out what was happening.
Camryn was completely clueless to the fact that Callum was tailing her, even the bodyguard driving did not notice as well.
She sat quietly inside the car and listened to the rumble of the car’s engine and the friction of tires against the asphalt. From time to time, she could hear the sounds of other vehicles passing by; the gentle whoosh produced when two vehicles glided past each other.
She assumed that they were now about to arrive at the villa. She was aware that the road leading back to the villa was on the outskirts of the city and tended to have less traffic compared to the main roads.
There was less traffic on the road, especially at night.
She leaned against the backseat. She soon felt a wave of drowsiness creeping up on her but she forced herself to stay awake.
She was afraid of falling asleep in unfamiliar environments such as this. She was worried the bodyguard would boot her out of the car at some point.
After what seemed like forever, the car finally screeched to a stop.
After the bodyguard stopped the car, he opened the door and stepped out of the car.
Camryn could hear the gentle thud of the door closing. She began to fumble for the door handle as well and proceeded to open the door to step out of the car.
As soon as she opened the door, she felt the presence of a stranger approaching her.
She listened to the crunch of boots against the ground. There was an unfamiliar voice and the texture of the stride was entirely foreign. In time, she smelled a strong scent of cigarettes emanating from the stranger.
“Who is this?” she asked cautiously.
The stranger did not answer. She could only feel a presence in front of her and the intensity of someone’s gaze on her.
She began to feel a sense of unease, and the hair on her skin was standing on its end.
Her first instinct was to back away and burrow herself into the car. Unfortunately, she was one step too late for the stranger had placed a foot against the door to prevent her from shutting it. Immediately after, the stranger entered the car.
She crawled to the other side of the backseat and tried to escape.
She felt the tight grip of the stranger on her arm. It felt like a man’s grip. She could not get away from the man’s clutches.
“Who are you?” Camryn cried out sharply.
She shoved the man away and managed to jerk her arms free from the stranger’s clutches.
Despite being shoved away forcefully, the man did not seem upset at all. He did not attempt to force himself on Camryn again and instead lighted himself a cigarette. He proceeded to observe the girl.
Keeping her movements as subtle as possible, Camryn unbuckled her high heels.
She took it off in one swift movement and immediately used it as a weapon and swung it viciously at the strange man. She swung it as hard and as wildly as she could. Even when she missed, she continued swinging ruthlessly.
She was quite strong for someone with her petite frame.
The man did not make a sound the entire time. He was aware that the girl was blind, so as long as he did not make a sound, she had no way of figuring out his identity.
She was an exotic beauty that the Newmans had given to him on a silver platter to play with however he liked. As long as he could help the Newmans get their other beloved daughter out of her predicament, he got to keep the blind girl as long as he liked as his personal plaything.
He had his fill with plenty of women in his time, but he had never experienced something as exotic as a beautiful and blind girl.
It was rather exciting.
He did not even bother to lock the doors because he did not expect any form of resistance from a blind girl.
Besides, it did not seem like Camryn could conceal any sort of weapon on her since she was wearing a simple dress with an exposed back.
He had not expected her to resort to using her high heels as a weapon.
The pointy end of the heels she wore was a rather formidable weapon. Each blow that connected hurt a great deal.
He took a brutal beatdown from Camryn and ended up having to scramble out of the car to get away from her.
Camryn quickly hobbled out of the car as well.
It would be entirely unreasonable for her to continue attacking the man since she could not see. After she got out of the car, she took off the other shoe and immediately ran off.
She had no idea where she was supposed to run toward at all.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
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