Chapter 135

Maria kept running as fast as her legs could carry her, but she didn't see the car speeding towards her until it was almost too late. She raised her hands to shield her face and let out a loud scream as she collapsed to the ground.

The car screeched to a halt just inches from her body, and Marcus stepped out, a smirk spreading across his face. He knelt down beside her, checking her pulse with a mocking gaze.

"An accident will be an easy punishment for you," he muttered, his voice dripping with malice.

With a swift motion, he picked her up and placed her in the car, then drove off into the night, leaving Maria's fate hanging in the balance.

He was the mastermind behind the sinister plot to ruin her reputation, sending an old report to the press and police, falsely accusing her of producing fake drugs.

He was the one who had orchestrated the chaos at the police station, sending one of his henchmen to break her out.

Now, he had brought her to his secret lair, where Kathrine and Genera