Chapter 1416

"She's still alive," a voice whispered nearby. "But barely," another voice added grimly. "Should I finish the job?" "No, let's not make this any more complicated. It has to appear as an accident. We can't leave any trace leading back to us, and definitely not to Miss." "We should leave now. Someone's coming." Stella strained to listen, trying to identify the speakers, but her eyes refused to open. The voices soon faded into silence. After some time, she heard different voices. "Mr. McKinney, Mr. McKinney!" "Quick, get Mr. McKinney into the ambulance." "There's another person here. We need to rescue them fast." The distant wail of an ambulance reached Stella's ears. She felt surrounded by people. She caught snippets of their conversation. "Her legs are trapped, and she's bleeding heavily. We can't just pull her out." "Have the emergency response arrived?" "We need to cut through the bar trapping her to get her out." "They're on their way, should be here any minute." How lo