Despised: Soon-To-Be-A-Billionaire's Dark Revenge

Chapter 32 LOCKED UP

‘He’s gone,’ I shouted. ‘The guard is gone.’

Eric turned to the door, a look of alarm on his face. He pushed Maria away, yanked the flashlight from my hand and dashed out of the door. Half of the room turned dark suddenly, and Maria ran toward me. Eric’s footsteps slapped the floor in the hall in rapid succession and then the sound grew faint until it was gone completely.

Darkness covered the room.

‘Paul,’ Maria whispered, and I felt her hand circling my arms.

‘Don’t be afraid,’ I whispered.

Mr. Potter soft laugh swarmed through the darkness to meet us. Maria’s gripped on my hand grew tighter.

‘The purpose has been achieved,’ he crooned from where he sat. ‘The purpose has been achieved.’

‘What are you talking about?’ I asked into the darkness. ‘What purpose?’

‘To let the old man go,’ he said. ‘Why do you want to keep him? He is old and innocent.’

He struggled up and walked toward us. Maria gasped and tightened her grip.

‘But you wanted him to go too, didn’t you?’ he said. ‘Both of yo