Chapter 112

Lila and I wandered around, eating and shopping. My gloomy mood lifted considerably. Oliver kept his distance, following behind without interfering. "Serena, I can't walk anymore." Lila slumped onto a bench in the mall. "Let's go home." After an entire afternoon of shopping, I was also exhausted and parched. I nodded. "Agreed." We picked up our bags and were about to leave when a group of men in matching white T-shirts appeared and blocked our way. "Ladies, we've just opened a new beauty salon. We'd love for you to try it out." "Yeah, come on. Help us out." The men surrounded us, closing in from all sides. All I could hear was a cacophony of voices. My instincts screamed that something was wrong, but the noise drowned out my protests. "Get lost!" I swung my handbag like a weapon, striking one of them. "I don't want to try your stupid treatments. Move!" That was when I realized that they were after me. Through the crowd, I saw that Lila had already been pushed to the outside. S