Chapter 317
The Secretly Rich Man
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 317
âA new branch? When was it established? Iâve heard nothing about itâ¦â
The gears in Cassandraâs head began to grind. Something about all of this seemed suspicious.
Earlier when they were still in Flynnâs territory, the bodyguard had told them that Flynn wanted to treat them to a meal at Homeland Kitchen as an apology.
Cassandra didnât think much of it. After all, she saw the familiar Rolls-Royce before her eyes.
Because of that, they just went along with the bodyguard.
However, seeing that they were now going west of the city, more and more alarms in Cassandraâs head were going off.
The west of the city was a factory zone. Very few entertainment centers would be there. Why would anyone consider establishing a Homeland Kitchen branch there?
âIt opened just a few days ago. The chef thereâs quite the prodigy at cooking. Mr. Lexingtonâs told me that heâs hosting this feast with you in mind since he wasnât able to serve you well at the Emperor,â said the driver.
âThatâs nice of him, but why didnât Mr. Lexington notify us about this beforehand?â
The driver cleared his throat slightly. âI wouldnât know about that. You can ask Flynn yourself once you reach the restaurant,â said the driver as another faint smile appeared on his face.
âDid you just address Mr. Lexington by his name?â
The more she observed the driver, the less Cassandra trusted his odd behavior.
Hearing her question, the driver began smiling awkwardly.
The carâs pace began accelerating at that moment. Not too long after, he took a turn and entered the highway, west of the city.
Due to the abundance of factories, there werenât many cars on the road. Only the faint glow of a few street lamps lit their way.
The more they went down the road, the more Cassandra felt that there was something wrong.
âUm, mister? Iâm not feeling too well⦠Can we postpone this? I think Iâm going to be sick. Please send us back.â
âIâm afraid I canât do that.â
Cassandraâs heart sank. They wouldnât have entered the car in the first place if he had only specified that the Homeland Kitchen that they were going to wasnât in Mayberry Commercial Street.
Thinking back, he had accelerated while driving down Mayberry Commercial Street too. They werenât able to react quickly enough to ask him anything.
The car driver looked from left to right, averting his gaze.
All this only served to further worry Cassandra.
âWeâve driven so far anyway, why not go down and have a look once weâre there?â persuaded the driver as he smiled.
âWe refuse! Stop the car immediately!â shouted Felicity in a cold voice.
The driver pointed at the rearview mirror. âI canât do that or weâll crash with the car behind us. Besides, Mr. Lexingtonâs already waiting for you.â
âOh really? Well, Iâm calling him now!â sneered Cassandra as she rummaged for her phone.
However, the only voice she heard through the phone was his voicemail.
âWhy on earth does it keep going to voicemail?â
All of a sudden, a loud bang could be heard.
The driver had turned the steering wheel abruptly to make a sharp turn. The car was now going down a slope.
Cassandra and the others were almost knocked out after being violently thrown about inside the car.
âWhere are you taking us! Who are you?!â roared Cassandra who was both in anger and fear at the same time.
However, the driver simply ignored her.
He pressed a button on his earphone before saying, âCopy that. Theyâre in the car now along with two other young beauties. Weâre about to arrive, over.â
âWho the hell are you? Is this a kidnapping attempt?â Yvonne had been sitting next to the driver the entire time and she bore a look of terror on her face.
The car slowed down soon enough. It would appear that their destination was some kind of incomplete factory building.
She used to think that scenes like this were only present in action movies.
âStop the car. Stop the f*ucking car I said!â Yvonne screamed, almost like a mad person as she grabbed the driverâs arm.
It took her a second to feel it, but she felt a slap on her cheek.
It was loud and clear. Yvonne almost fainted on the spot, as the slap she took was direct and precise.
At that moment, the driver hit the brakes.
Behind them, five people got out of the car which had been tailing them for a while now. From the building, emerged three other people.
Cassandra and the rest were dragged out of the car, one by one.
It was all clear now.
This was a premeditated kidnapping attempt!
All of a sudden, Naomi started shouting into her phone which she had secretly taken out while they were still in the car. âHello?! Weâve been kidnapped! Please come save us, weâre at the-â
Before she could finish, a bodyguard ran toward her and snatched her phone. It took less than a second for him to smash it on the ground, disabling it for good.
A tight slap from him awaited Naomi.
âHow dare you make that call! Third Brother, do you usually work this sloppily? Retrieve their phones immediately!â
âGive me your phones now!â
Felicity attempted to hide her phone as a few bodyguards rushed toward them. However, her attempt was futile and in the end, her phone was snatched away as well.