Chapter 97 Nearly Kidnapped
“Mr. Frank, call me on my phone if anything crops up. It’s my child’s first day of school today; I’m going to pick him up.”
Work hours had already ended, but she was concerned she would be required to work overtime. That was why she called Ethen to inform him.
“All right. Go ahead, Ms. York.”
Arissa tidied up some documents, intending to finish up some incomplete work at home.
Looking at how her colleagues were still busy with their work, Arissa felt slightly embarrassed.
“Everyone, go back as soon as you’re done with your work. I’ll head off first, so call me if you need anything!”
“All right, see you tomorrow, Ms. York!”
“See you tomorrow!” Arissa smiled, glad that they understood her predicament.
She got into the taxi hurriedly and called the children, unaware that the driver seated in front was looking at her wickedly.
“Sweetheart, I’ll reach in a while.”
“Mommy, take your time!” Zachary replied, together with Gavin and all the other children.
Arissa smiled and did not talk much after. She reminded them to wait for her before hanging up the phone.
When she saw a dessert shop at the side of the road, she asked the driver to stop for a while.
However, the driver, who was wearing a cap, did not stop the car. He continued to drive.
Arissa frowned and looked at the driver. She saw that he had a scar on his face and started to worry.
She instantly recalled what Bradley had told her.
She tried to open the car door in a panic, only to realize it had been locked.
“Stop the car! I want to get off!” Arissa, now flustered, took out the self-defense tools in her bag hurriedly.
But the driver acted as if he did not even hear what she said. Instead of stopping the car, he even started to drive faster.
Arissa leaned over and put a knife to his throat. “Stop!” she shouted.
He did not expect her to have a knife with her. With a backhanded move, he knocked the knife out of her hand.
Arissa was shocked and moved forth to attack the driver.
“Who are you?”
The car swerved on the road and nearly collided with other cars.
The driver did not say anything and wanted to take control of the car. Arissa moved to the front immediately.
She hit him hard with the hammer that was used to break the windows. The driver did not expect her to have another weapon and was knocked unconscious by her.
With the car swerving about on the road, Arissa quickly took control of the steering wheel.
With the driver seated in the driver’s seat, it took her a few tries to step onto the breaks. However, she still ended up ramming into the belt of greenery.
As her head knocked right into the steering wheel, Arissa felt somewhat concussed.
After a while, she regained her senses. She quickly got off the car with her belongings before calling the police.
Both the traffic police and police came quickly.
The five children were still waiting for her at school. They called her again when she had not arrived.
“Sweetheart, something happened while Mommy was on the way, so it’s going to take a while for me to reach. Please wait for a little longer, all right? Mommy will head over once she’s done.” Arissa did not dare to tell the children about how she nearly got kidnapped. She only reminded them to wait before she hung up the phone.
Arissa spent an hour explaining the whole incident and leaving a statement before she could continue traveling to the school.
She did not dare to get in a car anymore. Seeing that the school was a short distance away, she decided to run there.
“Sweethearts, Mommy’s here. You guys can come out now!”
“Mommy, what happened? Why are you panting so heavily?” Zachary was concerned and asked after realizing that Arissa’s voice was different.
“Come out first. Mommy’s going to catch her breath!” Arissa, now breathless, sat by the belt of greenery as she tried to ease her breathing.
The teacher soon led the five children out.
“Mommy!”
The five children ran over to hug her once they saw her.
Upon seeing the children, the fear in Arissa’s heart subsided instantly. She hugged and kissed all five of them.
“Teacher, I’m really sorry about today! Something cropped up during my journey here. I’m really sorry for coming so late and for troubling you!” Arissa apologized to the teacher.
Her delay meant that the teacher had to work overtime as well.
“It’s all right. I like them a lot, and I’m really happy to be around them.” The teacher smiled, not taking the delay to heart.
