Chapter 47

"Damn it! Who told you to hit her?!" The man leading the group threw a hard slap at the guy still gripping the wooden stick. "But boss, weren't we supposed to ignore the ransom part? If we kept waiting, the cops would've been all over us." The guy who got slapped looked stunned-he really thought he'd done something smart. "Whatever, she's knocked out. Just take her." Since Louise wasn't waking up anytime soon, they decided to stop arguing here and now. Minutes later, they loaded her limp body back into the car and sped off, sticking to the previously agreed drop-off location. About a hundred meters away, Edgar put out his cigarette, watching the convoy disappear into the distance. Without hesitation, he started his car and tailed them silently. He had been there when Louise stumbled out of the Velvet Room, clearly alone and a bit out of it. Something just made him follow her all the way to this isolated spot. "Serves her right." Leaning back in his seat, Edgar replayed the image of her