Chapter 229

The black-clad man, not expecting resistance from Esther, swiftly placed Felix into her arms and approached the unconscious man to assess the situation. Esther quietly trailed behind him, asking, "Is he drunk?" Seizing the opportune moment as the man was about to tend to the unconscious individual, Esther fiercely thrust the bone she held in her hand into the man's pressure point. A groan escaped his lips as he crumpled to the floor. Swiftly, Esther retrieved plastic zip ties from their bags and skillfully bound the hands and feet of both men. She ingeniously connected them together, buying her and Felix valuable time to make their escape. "Mommy, are you done?" Felix whispered. Esther nodded reassuringly and grasped Felix's hand as they exited the washroom. Spotting an old bed sheet in the distance, she twisted it into a makeshift rope, tying one end to the women's washroom door and the other to the men's washroom door. With that task completed, she led Felix by the hand, swift