Chapter 146
Chapter 146
The entire room was silent.
Laura stared at Spider blankly.
Spider, in turn, stared at Laura expectantly, like someone who came across a water source in a desert.
Laura was dazed. “I still have a little.”
Spider gulped. “Give me a little more, then.”
Laura opened her small bag and took out the bread, oranges, and a handful of peanuts.
As if she had suddenly come to life, Spider sprang to her feet in an instant. She picked up the bread and wolfed it down. In the blink of an eye, all the peanuts had also been gobbled up.
Laura rubbed her eyes hard and stared at Spider in astonishment. “Ms. Spider, are you full?”
Spider sniffed the empty package of bread insatiably and let out a sigh at the same time. “Just about. It could at least keep me going for half a day.”
After Spider said that, she suddenly came to her senses. “By the way, who are you?” she questioned.
Laura frowned slightly and replied in a soft voice, “My name is Laura Yale. Joshua Yale is my uncle.”
Spider’s eyes widened in surprise. She was overjoyed and grabbed Laura’s arm eagerly. “Oh my! Mr. Yale had once saved me, and now his niece saved me again. Did you especially come to my rescue under Mr. Yale’s command? Have you already become a secret agent at such a young age?”
Laura didn’t understand what Spider meant. She was at her wit’s end, utterly at a loss. “No, Ms. Spider. No one has instructed me. I came to save you on my own will. Just now, the young lady named Floretta wanted to throw me and Uncle Joshua into hell, then I escaped and ran into you. Please help me rescue Uncle Joshua and Zayn.”
The excitement on Spider’s face calmed a little as she gradually regained her senses. “Do you mean you saved me all by yourself, alone?”
Laura nodded and then pointed to Toffee behind her. “Toffee assisted me, too. I was not tall enough, so I rode on Toffee’s back.”
Spider looked toward Toffee behind Laura, her eyes wide open. “You even rode on Toffee’s back?” Spider’s voice nearly cracked as she asked Laura. Then she turned to question Toffee, “Did you let her ride on you, seriously?”
Looking annoyed, Toffee crouched down and let out a low growl.
Laura looked at Spider in perplexity. “Ms. Spider, can’t I ride Toffee?”
Spider gasped, covered her mouth, and shook her head in disbelief.
It was not that one couldn’t ride Toffee. After all, Toffee was a pet tiger raised by Joshua since it was still a young cub. Even though Toffee was familiar with all of them, it was not close to anyone at all. Not to mention, tigers usually had a particularly bad temper. Therefore, Joshua was the only person who could actually pet Toffee.
But now, a little girl had not only petted Toffee but also ridden it and even commanded it to rescue people.
Spider’s eyes lit up with excitement, and she viewed Laura in a different light. “Perhaps that is the power of the bloodline!” she exclaimed silently.
Laura frowned. Somehow, she felt that Spider/seem somewhat dumb. Spider was different from those heartless, ruthless female agents that Laura had heard about.
Feeling anxious, Laura couldn’t wait to rescue Uncle Joshua and Zayn. “Ms. Spider, can we go save Uncle Joshua now? Floretta said that Uncle Joshua would go to hell today. We have to save them before it is too late. Otherwise, Zayn will also go to hell.”
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All of a sudden, Spider snapped out of her reverie. She nodded to Laura and said, “Let’s po”
Spider skillfully retrieved a U–shaped hairpin from her ponytail and stuffed it into the handcuffs. Within a few attempts, the handcuffs were unlocken and came off. Then, she motioned for Laura to follow her, saying, “Come with me!”
Laura followed behind Spider pretentiously, looking as if she was also a secret agent. She asked curiously, “Are we not looking for helpers? is it just the two of us?”
Spider shook her head and explained, “Floretta is the first in command here, and I’m not sure who is on whose side at the moment. So, we can’t act rashly. My subordinates are all elsewhere now. We will first get ourselves out of here and then go get them.”
Laura nodded and asked in a low voice, “Then, Ms. Spider, why did they capture you?”
Spider picked up Laura with one hand and swiftly moved into a room. “I have been wronged. Floretta is the first in command and also the one in charge of the organization in the absence of Mr. Yale. A while ago, she openly confessed to Mr. Yale and was rejected by him. Her love for Mr. Yale hence turned into resentment. Since then, she has wanted to kill Mr. Yale and take his place. As I am the second in command and Mr. Yale’s right hand, she has always hated me. She didn’t kill me because she thought I liked Mr. Yale and wants me to suffer watching Mr. Yale die.”
Laura was getting befuddled as she heard that. “So, do you really like Uncle Joshua?” she asked.
Spider sneered, “I was only pretending. Who would like him? He is just a lunatic in the name of genius!” She picked up a huge suitcase as she was speaking. “You won’t understand even if I explain it to you.”
Laura blinked as she spotted a pocket pistol on Spider’s desk. “That pistol is so tiny.”
Spider, who was busy packing, turned her head around when she heard that. “The pocket pistol is a gift from Mr. Yale. It’s unusually small and light. Although the firepower is not high, it’s enough to kill a person. Maybe you can use it.”
Out of curiosity, Laura reached out and poked the pistol, but the pistol didn’t move an inch. Without warning, Spider shoved the pistol into Laura’s hand. Laura barely held it, exclaiming, “It’s so heavy!”
Spider smiled. “This is already the lightest one.”
After that, Spider showed Laura how to load the pistol step by step. Then, she poised Laura’s hand to pull the trigger and aim at a doll. “Aim yo this gap at the pistol front, then aim the gap at your target. Three points lie on the same line.”
Laura looked at Spider in bewilderment. “Isn’t this something that I am not supposed to play with?”
Winnie wouldn’t even let Laura use a pencil sharpener, let alone a pistol.
Nevertheless, Spider said seriously, “Come on. Inhale.”
Laura instinctively did as she was told.
Spider went on, “And now, hold your breath and shoot!”
Laura held her breath for a moment and pulled the trigger.
Bang!
In an instant, Laura was knocked down to the ground by the recoil.
The doll was pierced between the eyebrows, which was impressively precise.
Spider was both surprised and delighted. “Hey! You’re a talented kid. You’re welcome to be my boss in the future. I will be happy to be your first in
command.”
Laura rubbed her sore buttocks and asked cheerfully, “Really?”
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Spider smiled and nodded. “Of course, you did a really great job. Accurate shooting ensures the key to survival. Very often, you only her one shot and one chance. If you miss it, you will die. I have been learning to shoot since I was over ten years old when I could resist the recoil. Despite that, I carr guarantee! will always hit the target, even now.”
The more Spider thought about it, the more she admired Laura. “A kid like you shot so accurately at your first attempt. You must be a natural hor shooter. As expected of Mr. Yale’s niece, you do inherit his demeanor.”
After Spider said that, she hid the pocket pistol in her trousers. Then, she carried Laura to the underground garage and put her in the car.
As the door was about to close, Toffee suddenly
into the car forcefully, looking like a giant robust orange.
Laura was overjoyed and cuddled the tiger’s huge head. “Toffee, you are here!”
Toffee snorted and sat by Laura’s side naturally.
Spider was speechless. “Why are you here, Toffee? This is very dangerous. You could get killed!”
Toffee opened its mouth and bared its teeth to Spider.
Spider was taken aback and immediately turned wimpy. “All right, Mr. Toffee. Do as you please!”
Without further ado, Spider fastened her seat belt, slammed on the gas pedal, and took off.
At the same moment, Laura was tossed up in the air.
Toffee grabbed Laura’s clothes with its mouth and brought her back down on the seat. It then lay down in front of Laura and served as her seat belt. Looking utterly displeased, Toffee roared at Spider furiously.
However, Spider seemed to have become a different person. She checked the rearview mirror with a cold gaze and said, “Floretta is right behind us now. She has found out that we’ve escaped.”
Laura turned her head in shock and saw several Jeep cars rushing out of the garage after them.
In the passenger seat of the middle car, Floretta looked ferocious. “I can’t believe that bitch Spider ran away. What’s more, it was that little bitch w
her out.”
Earlier on, Floretta couldn’t find Laura anywhere. After she checked the surveillance cameras, only then did she realize that Laura had stolen the key card of the interrogation room and worked together with Toffee to rescue Spider.
“She is darn smart! Fuck!” Floretta cursed inwardly.
Duane, who was driving the car, found it unbelievable. “Toffee has never let anyone else get close to it except for Mr. Yale. How is it possible that this child could control it?”
Floretta sounded exasperated. “Why is it not possible? This child is Mr. Yale’s child. They exude the same smell. Even though Toffee is a tiger, it is still an animal. You are not going to tell me that Toffee shows favoritism to little girls, are you?”
Duane frowned as he mused, “Mr. Joshua Yale’s brothers have also bo receive such special treatment from Toffee ever.”
here before, but Toffee has never been nice to them. This child is the first to
Laura leaned on the rear window and watched several cars on their tail chasing after them relentlessly. She was a little worried. “Ms. Spider, will we get caught?”
Spider glanced at the rearview mirror and sneered, “No one can beat me when my theme song is on.”
After saying that, Spider turned on the car stereo, and a familiar song started playing. “I’m a Barbie girl, in the Barbie world! Life in plastic, it’s fantastic… Somehow, the next line of lyrics vaguely flashed across Laura’s mind just before it was played in the song. “Come on, Barbie, let’s go party!”
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At this time, Laura was startled for a moment as Spider suddenly shifted gears and slammed on the gas pedal. The car sped off.

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