CH099: Escape Route
Bang!

When the door slammed shut, Jed heaved a sigh of relief. He gently nudged Ben. "The coast is clear now."

They got the mini laptop to safety and got back to the house one after the other. Even when Jed suggested they stay back and wait for minutes so the intruders could leave, Ben was still shaky.

He rested against the wall with his eyes closed and panted heavily like he had just escaped death.

Jed didn't comment about his state but he quietly thought Ben has always shown a brave and confident demeanor perhaps due to his background.

He never expected someone that acted so gallantly would have his own experience of fear too.

When they had waited for almost thirty minutes and there was no sign of Will and his men returning, Jed suggested they leave.

They left quietly in the blue sedan Ben had parked in an obscure area. Jed didn't bother returning the spare key for fear that the neighbor would rat him out.

Besides, there was no logical explanation as to why she owned a spare
Victoria T.O

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