CINDERELLA AND THE BAD BOYS - CHAPTER 97&98
★Back to warehouse★
Theo successfully entered the room where Jaxton and others are
He smiled happily, seeing them safe and sound.
“Theo!” Cole called. They were all staring at him like they just saw a ghost.
“Put your gun down!” A voice said behind him.
Theo froze as a cold sensation crept down his spine – the unmistakable feeling of a gun barrel pressed against the back of his head. A voice, dripping with menace, cut through the tense air.
“Drop your weapon slowly,” the mysterious voice commanded.
Theo complied, releasing his gun to the floor with a clatter. The bodyguards, previously focused on Fiona and the others, turned their attention to the unexpected visitor.
Fiona’s eyes widened as she recognized the standoff, “Theo, be careful!”
Theo raised his hands in surrender, his mind racing to find an escape route. The mysterious figure emerged from the shadows, revealing himself to be a towering man with a scarred face and a menacing demeanor.
“Who are you, and what’s your business here?” the scarred man demanded.
Theo, maintaining composure, replied, “I came to help my friends. We don’t want any trouble.”
The scarred man’s eyes narrowed, “Help, huh? Seems like your timing is off.”
Meanwhile, Fiona whispered to Cole, “We need to do something before this situation escalates further.”
Cole nodded, “Agreed. But we can’t make any sudden moves with that gun pointed at Theo.”
As tension hung in the air, Cyrus, ever the strategist, spoke up, “Let’s use this distraction to our advantage. Sharon, can you discreetly signal the others to be ready for a countermove?”
Sharon nodded subtly, sending discreet gestures to the rest of the group. Fiona, Cole, Jaxton, and Cyrus subtly shifted their stances, preparing for a coordinated response.
The scarred man continued his interrogation, “You think you can just walk in here and disrupt our plans? Foolish move.”
Theo, sensing an opportunity, tried to engage the scarred man in conversation, “Look, we don’t want trouble. We were just trying to find our way out of here.”
“A way out Indeed..” He shot at the other side and the team put an end with wh@??ver they were planning almost immediately. Theo make use of this opportunity to land a kick on the saccred man which caused his gun to fell out of his grip.
He got hold of the gun but the Saccred man dived him almost immediately .
Theo’s muscles tensed as the scarred man seized him, twisting his arm painfully. The gun now pointed to the ground, Theo felt the impact of a hard blow to his stomach. Gasping for breath, he crumpled to his knees.
Fiona and the others, helpless witnesses, exchanged worried glances. The bodyguards circled around them, ensuring they couldn’t make a move.
The scarred man sneered, “You thought you could just stroll in here and be the hero, huh?”
With a menacing grin, he delivered another blow to Theo’s side. Fiona gritted her teeth, suppressed anger burning in her eyes.
“Enough!” she shouted, her voice sharp. “What do you want?”
The scarred man laughed, a chilling sound that echoed in the warehouse. “I want you all to learn a lesson about meddling in affairs that don’t concern you.”
As Theo struggled to rise, the scarred man motioned to his cronies. They restrained Fiona, Cole, Cyrus, Sharon, and Jaxton, binding their hands tightly with rough ropes.
Tied and surrounded, the group huddled together, whispering in low tones.
“We need a plan,” Fiona murmured, her eyes darting between her captive friends.
Cyrus, analyzing their predicament, suggested, “If we can create a diversion, we might loosen these ropes enough to escape.”
Sharon, always resourceful, added, “I noticed some loose screws in the nearby crates. If we can get our hands on them, we might have a chance.”
Cole, scanning their surroundings, whispered, “Wait for my signal. When I create a distraction, Theo, try to loosen your ropes. We’ll coordinate our moves.”
As the bodyguards gloated about their apparent victory, Cole subtly kicked a small metal canister towards the edge of the warehouse. The canister clattered loudly, drawing the attention of the scarred man and his henchmen.
Seizing the moment, Fiona signaled the others to act. Cole, with feigned urgency, shouted, “Hey, boss! We got a problem here!”
The scarred man, momentarily distracted, barked orders at his men. Fiona, seizing the opportunity, shifted her body to reach a loose screw on a nearby crate.
The others followed suit, each subtly working on their restraints as the commotion unfolded around them.
As the scarred man approached the source of the distraction, Theo managed to loosen his ropes just enough to free one hand. He discreetly passed the screwdriver to Fiona, who continued the covert operation.
“What are you guys doing?” Asked a guard who has been watching them for a while.
“Planning a way to escape.” Cole said confidently, attracting the bodyguard towards them, to him in particular.
The Scarred man was busy with the other three guards planning on a way to present the matter to Boss.
The Bodyguard moved over and bent to have a look if truly the rope has been loosened when a fist crashed on forehead which caused him to stagger a bit.
Before he could regain balance, Fiona stabbed him with the screw driver. His groan alerted the others.
The Scarred man pulled out his gun instantly and aimed at Theo who was swift to pulled out a knife from his back and stoned him almost immediately.
The knife penetrated into his left eye when he made the shot which caused him to miss.
“We must escape now or never.” Sharon uttered.
“Go.. Get them.. Don’t let them go.” The Scarred man cried out, pulling the knife out of his eye.
“Go. I’ll cover you.” Theo reassured and positioned himself as the bodyguards approach..
The first on threw a punch which he docked by swaying left and at the same time raised his left leg which came in contact with the head of the bodyguard causing him to fell back.
The second bodyguard dived him to the floor causing a loud thud.
“Theo.” Fiona cried out and quickly rushed towards them to pull the guards off him just to be seized by a guard she stabbed with the screw driver.
He was holding same screw driver, raised her up with a hand. He caused her to twirl and raised his other hand which was tightened around the screw driver with the aim of stabbing her.
Fiona was scared to death.. Theo was trying to get the bodyguard off him in order to go save her but he was too late.. The bodyguard directed the screw driver straight into her eyes.
To be continue