From Ashes of Scandals to His Embrace novel Chapter 391

Laurinda took out more than twenty men without making a sound. Afterward, she slumped against a tree, trying to catch her breath. She could feel it—her stamina just wasn’t what it used to be. Just that little bit of action had drained almost all her energy.

She didn’t waste a second. Pulling out her phone, she shot Renata a quick message, asking to share their locations.

As soon as Renata accepted, she crawled out of the cave she’d been hiding in. Ten minutes later, they finally found each other.

Renata’s nose was sharp. The second Laurinda got close, she caught the smell of blood on her and grew tense. “Are you hurt?”

Laurinda shook her head. “No, it’s not mine. It’s from the guys who were after you. I’m fine. But we can’t hang around. We need to get off this mountain, fast. More are coming, and they’ve got thermal sensors.”

Neither of them really knew the mountain well, but Laurinda led Renata down the path she’d used to climb up. They were almost at the bottom when car headlights suddenly cut through the trees, catching them right in the open.

The guy who’d run off to get backup spotted Renata right away. He spat out his betel nut and swore.

“Damn it, that little brat’s got backup. After hiding all this time, she finally shows up.”

Renata quickly shoved a USB drive into Laurinda’s hand, squeezing her fingers tight. Her voice shook with urgency. “You need to get out of here. I’ll distract them.”

Laurinda caught her arm before she could run. Calm as ever, she slipped the USB into her pocket and looked straight at the men charging at them, her face cold and steady.

“Why are you running? We’ve seen this before. If you can’t handle this, maybe you need to go back and get rebuilt.”

She passed a pistol to Renata, giving her shoulder a quick pat. “Didn’t you say you were a sharpshooter? Now’s your chance.”

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