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Chapter 132: The fatal accident!
Author: Omotoke odejayi
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Fifteen minutes earlier...

The assailants who chased after Serpens and Tiara were indeed ruthless and relentless in their pursuit. They increased their speed, closing in on them and ramming unto them violently from behind.

Serpens tried his best to make sure he outrun them, but it appeared fate had other plans for them, as he looked into the car's dashboard and realized that they were already running out of petrol.

He couldn't believe that of all times, the petrol decided to get finished when their lives were in danger. He glanced at the rearview mirror and saw one of the assailants pulling out a rifle through his own window aiming for his tires. He knew this would be the decisive moment of his life.

He had stayed in a coma for years and just when he thought everything would be back to normal, he had to deal with the harsh reality that death was calling on him once again.

As Tiara's panicked cries filled his ears, coupled with the fact that the car was about giving them up to their a
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