Chapter 1534: Chapter 1534: Trapped
This type of water bottle, Purple Summers used to have one too, the kind of essential equipment a mom would have.
It’s good for insulation, has a large capacity, and is convenient to carry around. When outside, not only can you feed the baby water, but if it’s cold, you can use some hot water to wet a handkerchief to wipe the baby’s small face and hands, more comfortable than using cold wet wipes directly.
The twins’ mother picked up two clean glass cups from the table and poured two cups of water.
Even though it’s large capacity, as it’s designed for small babies, after pouring out two cups there’s not much left in the bottle. She handed one cup to Cherry and the other to Purple Summers.
She remembered that day Cherry and Purple Summers stayed up all night to save her child.
Cherry took a couple of gulps and remembered Gavin Graves hadn’t drunk water either. She brought the cup to his mouth, feeding him a sip.
She laughed and said, "Indirect kiss!"
Gavin Graves: "..."
It’s not like they haven’t directly kissed before; what’s the big deal about an indirect kiss?
Cherry found it amusing, snuggling close to Gavin, the two of them taking turns finishing the water.
Purple Summers and Alexander Summers also shared a glass of water between them.
It was a long night, gathered in a stuffy room, truly hard to bear.
However, for those who often entertain outside, staying up all night occasionally is not difficult. Some played on their phones, some chatted to pass the time, some watched TV, and some played poker in a corner of the living room...
Cherry’s eyelids grew heavier and heavier, becoming more and more sleepy. She leaned against Gavin’s shoulder, nodded her head, and finally fell asleep.
...
Not knowing how long she slept.
When she awoke, her head felt dizzy and swollen, and it felt uncomfortable lying on something cold and hard.
Cherry instinctively searched for Gavin’s embrace, groggily feeling around for a while, finding only the cold floor... Strange, why was she sleeping on the floor?
She vaguely heard Gavin calling her name.
"Cherry, Cherry..."
She opened her drowsy eyes, saw Gavin’s face, and reached out for him to hold her, but heard the rattling of chains. Her left hand was being pulled by something, rendering her unable to move.
Cherry furrowed her brow, confusedly turning her head to see that her left hand, at some point, was handcuffed, with the other end of the handcuff nailed to the floor.
What’s... going on?
Cherry felt a sense of dazedness as if she hadn’t fully awakened.
Curses sounded at her ear, someone roaring angrily, "Gene! If you dare touch a single hair on me, I won’t let you get away with it!"
"Even if it’s the Stan Family, they can’t treat us like this!"
"Gene! You bastard! Let us go immediately!"
Cherry sat up, discovering they were still in the original living room, only the sofas and chairs had been moved to the walls. Now, thirteen people were sitting in the center of the living room, forming a circle, and each of their left hands was firmly locked!
Curiously, although everyone’s left hand was restrained, there was a knife by each person’s right hand.
Someone attempted to pry open the handcuffs with the knife, but it was in vain.
"Don’t worry." Gavin gestured for Cherry to look at the small mechanism on his watch, quietly reassuring her, "I’ve already sent a signal to Lester Williams, he’ll bring people to rescue us within a maximum of fifteen minutes."
This fifteen minutes encompasses not just the travel time but also the time to contend with the bodyguards outside.
Previously, it was inconvenient to openly oppose the Stan Family, but now they have a legitimate reason to act. Those trapped in the room are all people of stature, Gene is creating trouble under the Stan Family’s banner, undoubtedly inciting public outrage.
Alexander Summers was the first to wake up, saying in a low voice, "Gene is probably just trying to trap us, not actually harm us. He’s only a distant relative, the Stan Family may not necessarily support him unless he’s truly foolish, otherwise he wouldn’t offend everyone."
"Where is he?" Purple Summers looked around, besides the thirteen of them, there was no one else in the room.
At this moment, Gene’s voice sounded inside the room -
"Everyone, are you awake?"