SWNOVELS Chapter 20 Drugged
After Tanner's sudden visit, Eliza stayed in Gracelynn's house for a few days. Those few days were supposed to be her honeymoon...
After her break, the palm print on her face was completely unnoticeable. She packed up her things and was about to go to work when she received a phone call from Michael. Eliza spoke angrily, "What do you want?"
Michael's voice was calm, "Don't you want a divorce? Come to my house, and we can sign the divorce agreement."
Eliza did not want to see that scum of a human anymore, so she said, "Just send it to me, I will send it back to you after I sign it."
Michael sneered. "You don't even want to be with me to sign the divorce papers? Either you come over to sign the agreement, or we won't have a divorce at all. Besides, I am reluctant to divorce you." Eliza had no other choice, she could only ask for another day of leave. She drove to Michael's place.
At that time, it was the peak hours of the morning, and there was a massive traffic jam at the crossroads. The cars moved as slowly as turtles.
Eliza turned around to look out of the window in boredom. She did not expect to see a familiar car. The moment she saw it, her heart skipped a beat.
It was Tanner's car, and he was in the next lane.
When Eliza saw it, she quickly turned away with a guilty conscience. By the time she did so, she suddenly realized that the window glass was dark, so he could not see her at all.
So, why was she nervous?
She took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.
However, she did not know whether it was an illusion or not, but she always felt that there was a ghostly sight following her everywhere, making her heart beat wildly. She was greatly nervous. She gritted her teeth. After a while, the lights finally turned green. With that, the cars slowly moved forward.
Eliza turned to the right lane and drove away from Tanner's black car. However, she could not help but turn around to look at that familiar road and car.
The road sign above had a strikingly clear word, "Airport".
Eliza tightened her fingers, and that moment of inattention made her lose control of the car. With a bang, it slammed into the car in front.
Was Tanner going to visit her sister...
"Hey, don't you know how to drive!" Out of the blue, she heard an angry shout in her ear. The driver who was hit by her was looking towards Eliza aggressively.
Since Eliza was the one who knocked into his car, she could only soften her attitude and apologize. After some time, when she finally got back on the road, it was already noon.
The summer sun was scorching and she had stood in the bright sunlight for quite some time. She was thirsty and hungry, and her heart started to feel inexplicably anxious and uncomfortable.
She gritted her teeth and drove the car to Michael's villa. At this time, she only wanted to sign the agreement quickly, and then go back to Gracie's home to lie down and rest. She yearned to remove the fickleness in her heart.
However, things would never go as she planned. Michael made her wait alone in the living room for two hours without seeing anyone.
Eliza was restless. She wanted nothing more than to rush towards Michael and slap him. After that, she would throw the divorce papers at him.
The Francis family's servant lowered his head and brought her a cup of cold and refreshing lemonade. She was so thirsty that she gulped it down without another thought.
Right after she drank it, something happened.
Lo and behold, the drink had been drugged. Ten minutes after she drank it, Eliza felt dizzy and weak.
She had a bad premonition and dared not stay in the Francis residence. She ignored the servants who were blocking her way and stumbled out.
The more she moved, the dizzier she felt.
Eliza bit her lower lip hard and used the pain to wake herself up a little. She gritted her teeth and struggled to get in the car.
The servants were chasing after her, trying to stop her.
Eliza dared not stay for another second. She did all she could to bring herself to start the car, and then she rushed away.
She fumbled for her phone and tried to call Gracelynn for help, but she was feeling more and more light-headed. Everything in front of her was blurry, and she could see shadows everywhere.
She shook her head aggressively, but she could not clear her head. Her vision went from blurry to black, and her consciousness was fading away. She was no match for the drug's effects. Soon, she fainted at the steering wheel.
The car continued to move until it hit the guardrail. The front of the car caved in and a cloud of smoke came out from it.
A moment later, two men in black quickly approached. They opened the door and silently carried the unconscious woman into the woods nearby.000000