I was stunned and baffled by what she meant. She gestured to me as she stole a glance at the mastiff sleeping soundly in the cage.
It suddenly struck me that she was hinting that the mastiff could strike us at any time. The very thought of the mastiff pounding on me brought me out in a cold sweat. Restraining my fear, I calmed myself down and replied firmly, “Yes, I can!”
She nodded and handed me a knife. “All the best to you! Take care of your own safety!” she warned me and approached the cage to unlock the main door.
Once the main door was unlocked, the mastiffs were still motionless and sleeping soundly.
Standing near the cage, Nora took a deep breath and incapacitated one of the mastiffs with an electric baton.
In a split second, the mastiff howled in pain as the electric baton inflicted electric shock on it. She then moved aside swiftly.
That one mastiff’s deafening howl triggered the other mastiffs as well. They woke up one by one and glared at both of us viciously.
Raising the electric baton in her hand, Nora looked at me with chattering teeth. With a quivering voice, she reminded me, “Grab hold of the knife tightly and protect yourself!”
I nodded as my heart pounded tremendously with fear.
All the mastiffs moved out slowly from the cage and fixed their ferocious gazes on us as they snarled at us.
The mastiff which was incapacitated by Nora earlier approached her as if it knew that Nora was the one who had woken it up earlier.
Looking at Nora, I was scared stiff as I asked, “Nora, what are we supposed to do?”
Still holding the electric baton, she gritted out, “Scarlett, I mentioned earlier that your life would be at risk. So… I don’t know what we’re supposed to do next!”
At the same time, another mastiff was moving toward me, making my whole body tremble with fear. I stuck myself closer to the wall, with the knife tightly clenched in my hand as I stepped back.
The enraged mastiff’s intimidating stare sent chills down my spine. Even though Nora mentioned that the mastiffs had just taken their meals and would not eat us, it didn’t mean that they wouldn’t bite us! For some reason, I felt like we would be easily torn into pieces with just one deadly bite!
The sight of me holding the knife must have provoked the mastiff in a way. That explained why its agitation was triggered at once, and it was ready to pounce on me. Standing rooted to the floor, I could only shut my eyes and screamed at the top of my lungs. At the same time, I could not help mourning for myself at the devastating fate which would befall me soon.
At the eleventh hour, I was taken aback by the ear-piercing sound of gunshots. Thud! The beast, which was still pouncing on me seconds ago, collapsed onto the floor. It writhed in pain and lay motionless on the floor within seconds.
What a close shave! I was still petrified and remained frozen. By then, all the other mastiffs were also lying motionless on the floor, with a syringe poked onto each of their necks. They were apparently injected with some sort of anesthesia.
“Both of you shouldn’t have infuriated them!” Spencer said in an icy-cold tone as he glared at us. He was standing with the other bodyguards at the main entrance of the room.
Nora and I nodded in embarrassment. Meanwhile, Nora looked at Spencer with her teary eyes and asked nervously, “Spencer, how is Armond? Has he woken up? Can I go and see him?”
Spencer frowned slightly as he replied, “Mr. Murphy has just woken up. Ms. Oberick, don’t worry, he’s fine.”
Heaving a sigh of relief, Nora asked Spencer pitifully, “Spencer, can you bring us to see him? I’m really sorry for what I’ve done just now. But it was never my intention to hurt him. I just really love him, so I was blinded by my jealousy. I couldn’t watch him do that to another woman…”
Spencer let out a deep sigh and said, “Let’s go. Just don’t be so impetuous next time!”
After that, he led us out of the room without saying anything. Unexpectedly, the mastiffs were left unattended on the floor.
Once we stepped out of the room, it was locked again. Trailing behind Spencer, Nora gazed at me meaningfully, hinting me to find ways to escape.
I nodded silently at her.
As Armond’s villa was too spacious, I could not guarantee that I would not end up losing my way here. Nevertheless, I could only try my luck as that was the only chance for me to escape at the moment.
Before I could think of a brilliant idea, the siren blared abruptly with a high-pitched sound. I immediately covered my ears.
Spencer furrowed his brows and turned to look at the bodyguards behind him. They left at once after he threw them a glance. I presumed that he had instructed the bodyguards to attend to some urgent matters in the villa.
I exchanged a look with Nora right then. She asked Spencer inquisitively, “Spencer, why is the siren blaring suddenly? What happened?”
There was a momentary weird look on Spencer’s face before he squeezed a smile. “Ms. Oberick, you don’t have to worry so much. The bodyguards are checking on it now. It’s probably caused by the system which malfunctions at times. Here, let me lead you to Mr. Murphy.”
Nora nodded constantly and asked deliberately, “Armond is currently in his bedroom, right? I’ll go and see him now.” After that, she trotted eagerly toward his bedroom. Fearing that she would unintentionally stir up any troubles again, Spencer quickened his pace to catch her up. Meanwhile, I purposely slowed down behind them, trying to grab the golden opportunity to wander around by myself in order to find ways to flee the horrible place.
