Chapter 244

Jacob helped Nicole up. When they were about to leave, they suddenly heard a loud bang from outside the door. Soon after, the door was forced open. "Watch out!" Jacob's expression changed. He kept Nicole protected and rolled over to the bed. Gunshots rang out, hitting the bedframe and causing it to shake. The cotton stuffing in the mattress was sent flying from the impact. Jacob took the opportunity to pull Nicole to her feet. The two of them escaped through the window that the man had shattered earlier. The people behind them were right on their tail. "This won't do. They're looking for me. We have to split up," Nicole insisted. The pain in her shoulder helped to clear her mind. "Later, I'll run upstairs, and you should run downstairs. I bet most of them will follow me." "No!" Jacob held onto her hand tightly. "I'm not going to leave you to deal with them alone!" Seeing that the people after them weren't catching up yet, Jacob took Nicole's hand, turned around, and ran downs