Try Begging - Chapter 130.2
“It’s fine. There’s no tail.”
[ “Are you sure?” ]
“Sure. Nancy, we can’t delay any longer, or we’ll have to worry about more than just tails.”
The intercom went silent, and then footsteps could be heard descending. The door opened, revealing a familiar face that made Grace smile, though Nancy couldn’t reciprocate.
“Oh… dear God…”
Nancy froze at the sight of her belly.
“Help me.”
For a moment, Nancy was speechless, then she muttered, looking for solutions.
“Going back to the village now would be too risky.”
“I know that. What I need is money, .45 caliber bullets, and a new safe house, preferably in a big city with many immigrants to lose any trackers. I’ll handle getting there without pursuit.”
Grace quickly shared the plans she’d made on her way here, then hesitated before adding,
“I’ll go back after I sort this out.”
As Nancy’s gaze fell again on her belly, she sighed deeply.
“There’s a post office across from the department store. Wait for me by the phone booth. I’ll make some calls and get back to you.”
“No, that won’t do.”
Grace urgently grabbed Nancy as she tried to go inside.
“Don’t tell the executives.”
The mere thought of others learning she was carrying the enemy’s child was humiliating, and her hands were already trembling.
Nancy studied Grace’s earnest expression before sighing shortly and asking.
“Ammunition, funds, safe house. These three things, right?”
“Yes.”
“Stay at the post office then. I’ll handle it.”
The post office was crowded due to the upcoming Christmas. Grace sat on a bench near a row of phone booths, stealthily glancing across the lobby.
A young man was sitting on a bench far away, legs crossed, reading a newspaper.
B*stard. Does he think I’ll just let myself be used?
Grace went over her plan again in her head.
Once she received what she needed from Nancy, she would subtly hint that the safe house had been compromised and then leave for the train station.
Should she get a train timetable and then check into a modest hotel? She figured even if she dallied for a day, they would just watch her. So, hiding in a hotel to refine her escape plan and rest might be a good idea.
Still, would that make it too obvious she was onto their trap?
Sighing deeply, Grace rummaged through her pockets, feeling hungry since it was past lunchtime. She was about to scrape together some change for food when her hand touched the most valuable yet immediately unsellable item in her pocket.
She paused at that moment.
Why did he give her an engagement ring?
It still puzzled her. The ring was too expensive to be just bait.
Suddenly, it occurred to her. Maybe he had given her this valuable item, hoping she would choose him over freedom at the crossroads he had set.
Her hunger vanished instantly.
She stopped searching her pockets and stared blankly at the tips of her shoes. She had been pretending to be in love, and he must have seen through it by now. If caught again, she’d be imprisoned. The future he had promised might already be null and void.
‘…Promises, huh?’
Grace let out a weary laugh.
That must have been part of the trap, too.
“Gasp…”
Grace, who was lost in deep thought, jumped when someone grabbed her shoulder. Looking up, she saw Nancy looking down at her with a worried face.
Phew, she thought it was someone else.
The man wouldn’t abandon his ambition to find her base and come to capture her immediately, after all.
The two quickly entered the most secluded phone booth.
Although the slender space was more than enough for two thin women, it was a tight fit due to Grace’s protruding belly. As soon as the door was shut firmly, Nancy covered the window with her body and opened her handbag.
“Take this first.”
Grace pocketed two thick bundles of bills and, while opening a box of bullets, she asked.
“Aren’t you going?”
Nancy didn’t say anything while she loaded the bullets into the magazine. It wasn’t until she had inserted the bullets into the chamber and closed the slide that she finally spoke.
“Grace.”
Her voice was heavy as if she was about to bring up a difficult subject. As she looked up with a puzzled face, Nancy bit her lip before finally revealing something shocking.
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