Bonnie wasn’t doing so well, but she could only think about Ivor. Her voice carried a somberness that she had never heard before.
“I’m fine, but Ivor sustained a bad wound trying to protect me.”
Jim was stunned, but he knew how much Ivor cared about her.
“Where is he now? Our cars are right outside. We can send him to the hospital now.”
“We were in a dire situation. So, I asked Sienna to take him to safety first.” She stood upright slowly and pointed at the corner. “They went that way. Let’s look for them.”
He looked at her pale face and couldn’t help but try to persuade her, “You’re not doing so well, Bonnie. You should just stay put. I’ll bring some men with me and look for them. You have my word that I’ll bring Ivor back to you in one piece.”
“No!” She said sternly, “I won’t rest until I’ve seen that he’s safe with my own eyes.”
Bonnie headed over to the corner hastily. Her body language was enough to show she was worried sick.
He sighed and took off after her. They had just arrived at the intersection when they saw a figure running toward them.
The surroundings were too dark, so they couldn’t tell who it was. Jim took a swift step forward and stood before Bonnie. Even his men were standing by solemnly for a potential threat. However, Bonnie had excellent vision.
It might’ve been dark, but she could see who the figure was. “That’s Sienna.”
Shoving Jim aside, she ran over to Sienna. Once she was close enough, she realized that the latter was covered in blood and panting heavily.
“What are you doing here alone? Where’s Ivor?”
Sienna met her worried gaze and clenched her fists. “We were on our way out when a group of people charged at us from nowhere and took him away from me.”
“W-What did you say?” Bonnie looked downright terrifying as she clenched her fists hard.
Sienna gritted her teeth and took a deep breath. “I failed to keep my promise. I’ve humiliated myself. If you want to punish me, I’ll take it.”
“I know you did everything you could.” Bonnie took a deep breath, attempting to suppress her distress and rage. She calmly ordered Jim, “Send all our men to track down Ivor. I want him brought back to me in one piece!”
“Copy that.” Jim turned around to her bidding.
Then he looked back at Bonnie, only to see the concealed distress in her eyes. He wanted to soothe her but couldn’t think of anything to say to her. All Jim could utter was, “It’s not safe here. Let’s just go back. She looked at the boundless darkness before her. Then, she reluctantly tore her gaze away. “Yeah. Let’s go back.”
‘I’m worried about Ivor. I don’t want to go back if I can help it, but Jim is right. It’s not safe here. I might not care about myself, but I must think about the others.
‘Also, these guys took Ivor away because they’re after me. Standing here wouldn’t help anything. I might as well go back to the hotel and use whatever connection I have to track him down.
‘Maybe I could wait for these guys to contact me and talk about terms. Then, I’ll bring a team to save Ivor from their clutches!’
Jim knew that she was pretending to be calm. It was akin to the calm before a storm. Bonnie might look fine, but a ferocious storm could occur.
