Chapter 126

I tried to watch Benjamin discreetly, but just as he was about to ask me for the number, Luke returned. "What are you doing, Benjamin?" Luke snapped, his face dark as he snatched the phone from Benjamin's hands. "You idiot! Are you so easily swayed by a few sweet words that you've forgotten your mission?" "No—" "Shut up, you slut!" Before I could finish, Luke slapped me hard across the face again. My vision momentarily blurred from the blow, and my ears rang with a deafening buzz. "Don't talk to her anymore." Luke yanked Benjamin by the collar and pulled him toward the door. "If you mess this up, I swear I'll castrate you!" Their footsteps faded away, and it took a while before I felt a little better. I was left reeling from the slap, feeling a wave of nausea wash over me. … "Hello? Hello?" Ethan called out, his voice strained with urgency, but there was no response on the other end. "Evelyn, Evelyn, can you hear me? Answer me!" His face was stormy as he gripped the car keys