Chapter 594
On the other end, Candice drew in a tight breath, as if trying to steady herself. After a pause, she spoke through clenched teeth. “Yes, I want you to come. I also wish you’d disappear forever. But no matter where you run, I can’t stand knowing you exist.”
Kailey pressed her lips together and gave no reply.
“Or maybe you should just die.” Candice said it as though she were suggesting something simple and practical. “If you were gone, no one would remember you. Wouldn’t that make things easier for everyone?”
“Candice, if you’re acting up again, call your doctor. Don’t dump your problems on me.”
Kailey moved to end the call, but Candice’s voice broke through one last time.
“Kailey, I wish you were dead!”
Kailey hung up immediately. She passed the phone back to Shawn.
Up ahead, the sign for the highway exit came into view. Once they crossed the bridge, the airport would be just ahead.
Kailey shut her eyes. Her thoughts tangled together in a tight knot, locked inside her mind with no clear shape. Pressure built behind her temples.
Without warning, the car jerked violently to one side.
Her eyes snapped open. In the rearview mirror, she caught sight of Shawn’s rigid expression. “Ms. Evans, hold tight!”
Kailey grabbed the handle above the door. “What happened? Did someone hit us?”
She twisted around to look. It wasn’t just one car. Several vehicles were closing in fast from behind.
Who would do this?
Candice.
The name flashed through her mind. Her breath stalled in her chest as the car swerved again, throwing her hard against the door before she could steady herself.
Shawn pressed down harder on the accelerator. The traffic light ahead had already turned red. He muttered a curse and drove straight through the intersection.
The cars behind them didn’t slow down. They rushed forward and boxed them in from both sides. The drivers wore caps pulled low and masks over their faces. Shawn couldn’t make out who they were.
The car to their left suddenly veered over and rammed into them. The steering wheel shook violently in his hands. He swore again, sweat breaking out across his forehead.
“Ms. Evans, hold on tight!”
His gaze snapped to the side. Instead of swerving away, he turned the wheel into the impact and slammed his foot down on the accelerator. The entrance to the airport access road was right ahead — staff members were stationed there. If they made it that far, someone would call for help.
Shawn understood that. So did the men chasing them.
For a split second, hope flickered. Then a large SUV roared up from behind.
Everything fell apart in that instant.
The SUV rammed into them from the side. The violent force hurled Kailey across the seat.
“Shawn—”
Her head spun. She dragged herself upright by gripping the back of the seat. Before she could finish her words, she looked through the windshield. Her blood ran cold.
The car beside them surged forward like it had locked onto its prey.
Metal scraped and screamed.