Chapter 126: Christmas Mercenaries
With every bullet striking the car violently, Ewan felt his heart convulsing in a mixture of fear and dread.
Was this the gang again? It had to be!
His mind raced with dark thoughts, but the most pressing concern was that his children were trapped inside that car. He couldn’t let anything happen to them.
Frantically, he scanned the surroundings, noting how his driver had joined the other vehicles in a desperate attempt to clear the area, aiming to evade the danger posed by the flying stray bullets. No one dared to approach. Who would be reckless enough to put themselves in harm’s way?
At this rate, his children might die. The pessimistic thought pierced through him, and fresh tears began to burn in his eyes as he took in the chaos around them.
Suddenly, the gunfire came to an abrupt halt.
Ewan inhaled deeply, summoning every ounce of courage within him. Without a moment’s hesitation, he stepped out of his car, throwing caution to the wind, ignoring his driver’s shouts of ’sir, please!’.
He had already fired off a text to his security team, urging them to hurry, but he knew he couldn’t wait for them to arrive. Time was slipping away.
He dashed past the ’armored tank’ that had been the catalyst for this terrifying shootout and headed straight for Athena’s car, acutely aware that they had only a short window before the unknown gunmen would reload.
"Athena! Open the door!" He shouted, desperation lacing his voice.
Inside the car, Athena watched Ewan pound on the window like a man possessed, and her anger bubbled to the surface. Was this man truly so foolish? Didn’t he realize he was putting his life at immense risk?