Take Me Away

Chapter 145 Rumors

The man in the dim light had striking features and looked very handsome. His expression so was fierce

that the two men would doubt that he could kill them easily. Of course, the man was none other than

Spencer.

As the truck was leaving the base, it passed in the space between him and Francis. Spencer took the

opportunity to jump into the truck while he was out of Francis' sight. Just a moment later, he heard

Francis' furious voice, and realized that his decision to get into the truck was the right one, considering

the circumstances.

Without looking back, he pointed the knives at the other two men. "Quick. There's an intersection ten

kilometers ahead. Drop me there."

"Yes, yes! Of course! Just please don't kill us!" The driver nodded immediately, sweat running down his

forehead as he stepped on the accelerator. "I promise to get you there safely!"

"Sir! Please spare our lives!" the other man pleaded as well.

"I have something to ask you," Spencer said coolly. "Where are you two coming from? Z Country?"

"No, we're actually from T Country. We work at the mine. But we don't know anything! We're good

people."

The driver nodded in agreement. "Yes, we're good people!"

Spencer raised an eyebrow at them. "Good people, eh? Good people don't carry weapons. Now, hand

over all your weapons to me."

The two men turned towards each other, stunned.

"Are you going to give me your weapons or do you want to bleed?" Spencer threatened.

"No, sir, please don't hurt us!" The man immediately took out his gun. "Here you go!"

"Now, throw it out!" Spencer glanced at the man who was driving and added, "His weapon too. Throw

them both out of the window!"

"Yes, sir!" The man was flabbergasted, but he quickly complied and threw his gun out of the window.

Then, he grabbed the knife tucked near the driver's waist and tossed that out of the window as well. He

then turned to Spencer and smiled tentatively. "Sir, is that okay?"

Spencer ignored him and continued questioning them. "If you're not from Z Country, how do you know

our native language?"

"We grew up near the border of Z Country and worked at the mine since childhood. The bosses of the

mine are all from Z Country. To make a living, we naturally had to learn the language of Z Country."

"What about those guys at the base dressed in white lab coats? Do you know who they are? What kind

of drug are they working on currently?"

"We have no idea what goes on in there! We're only allowed to enter the base to drop off the large jade

stones that we find in the mine. And while we're in there, we don't dare to ask any questions. Two other

miners used to come here before us, but they were killed recently. We're the new replacements, but

we've only been here twice so far. The last time we came here was two months ago."

Spencer asked them a few more questions, but after realizing that they didn't have the information he

was looking for, he eventually gave up questioning them.

"Not many people who go into the base unauthorized come out alive. You're lucky!"

"What do you mean?" Spencer asked, puzzled.

"Three years ago, soldiers from T Country attacked the base, but almost two thirds of their men died.

As a result, T Country had no choice but to agree to a truce with X, and now, they're partners."

Spencer was startled by this information. "So, T Country is working with X? Why haven't I ever heard of

this?"

"I haven't heard of it either!" the driver blurted out in surprise.

"Of course you haven't!" His companion suddenly had a smug smile on his face. "One of the soldiers

who works with them is my friend. He already lost a leg because he disobeyed them once. Anyway, this

is top secret information. He only revealed this information to me when he was really, really drunk."

After hearing this, Spencer became even more determined to break into the base. X had to be stopped

at all costs, no matter the danger he would have to face. Suddenly, he narrowed his eyes as he thought

of something. 'Charles won't let Fiona's escape slide. I must destroy his base no matter what happens.

That's the only way I can ensure Fiona's and everyone else's safety! I need to destroy that laboratory

as well before it's too late.'

The truck sped along the empty forest road. Half an hour passed before it finally came to a halt at the

intersection.

"Sir, we've reached the intersection," the driver said tentatively,

not daring to look Spencer in the eye.

Before they could say anything more anything more, Spencer hit them hard on the head, knocking both

of them unconscious.

"I'll let you guys live!" Spencer muttered with a snort. Then, he stealthily opened the door and got out of

the truck without being seen by anyone nearby.

It was well past midnight and yet P City's defense base was brightly illuminated, especially in the

hospital where people were still coming and going. Quite some time had passed since Celine was

taken to the operating room. However, no one knew of her current condition.

"Fiona!" George rushed to Fiona on his wheelchair, calling out her name. He soon found her crouching

on the corridor floor.

Fiona was staring at the floor with a blank expression when she suddenly heard George's voice. She

turned and met his gaze with tears streaming down her face. "George..."

"Fiona! Are you okay?" His heart jumped to his throat in worry when he saw the bloodstains on her

clothes. Before he could say anything else, Fiona rushed over to him and threw herself into his arms.

Her tears fell on his pants, wetting his thigh. George faintly felt the warmth of her tears and the weight

of her body on his, but he was so focused on her that he didn't give it any thought.

He gently patted her head and comforted her. "Don't cry. It's all going to be okay."

Eric and Daniel stood close by watching them, not knowing what to do.

Daniel clucked his tongue unhappily. "Where has Spencer gone at this hour? I'm going to look outside

and see if he's here!"

"Hey, wait..."

Before Eric could finish his words, he saw Spencer rush down the corridor and anxiously ask, "Celine!

Where is she?"

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Fiona raised her head and saw Spencer panting nervously. She

quickly straightened herself up and looked at him.

"Spencer, you're here!" Daniel rushed to his side.

"Where is Celine? How is she?" Spencer grabbed hold of Daniel's collar and shook him with a wild look

in his eyes.

"She is still in the operating room."

"Spencer..."

Spencer heard a faint voice calling his name and turned to see Fiona standing behind Daniel. He

instantly let go of Daniel and walked towards her.

"I heard you pushed Celine down." Standing in front of her, he was almost expressionless, as if he was

trying his best to maintain his cool. "Celine said you pushed her down. Was she telling the truth?"

"I... I didn't mean to hurt her!" Fiona raised her head and looked into his bloodshot eyes. "She pushed Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

me first! I was just..."

Spencer had never seen her like this before. She desperately tried to explain it to him for she feared

that he wouldn't believe her. However, with her unkempt hair and her bloodstained clothes, she looked

guilty as charged. She wasn't her usual calm and composed self today, which made Spencer's heart

sink in despair. He desperately wanted to hold her in his arms and comfort her, but he controlled

himself.

All of a sudden, he turned away from her gaze and clenched his fists. "Just what were you doing? You

don't want to get rid of the baby in your belly, so you hurt Celine? If something happens to her, you're to

blame!" he said in a cold voice.

Fiona stared at him in disbelief when she heard his words. She stepped away from him at once, feeling

heartbroken. "So, you think I did this on purpose?" she asked in a low voice, choked with sobs. She

seemed to have no strength to even stand on her feet.

All of a sudden, the door to the operating room opened.

Spencer sighed, feeling relieved as he didn't know how to answer Fiona's question. He conveniently

ignored her and rushed to the door. "How is she?" he asked the doctor.

The doctor shook his head sadly. "Mr. Cheng, we couldn't save the baby. Miss Cheng is still

unconscious."

"The baby...died?" Spencer felt a storm of emotions whirling within him. He had never expected that

Celine would get pregnant with his child. Now that she had lost his child, he should have felt

heartbroken, just like he had the last time Fiona had lost his baby. However, deep in his heart, he felt

relieved that the child was dead. He couldn't ignore the fact that he was ashamed of himself for doing

such a thing to his own sister. This child shouldn't have existed in the first place.

Standing in the corridor, Fiona felt a chill run down her spine as she watched Celine being wheeled out

of the operation room by several nurses.

She had gone through so much in the past few days that her sensitive heart felt numb to all the pain

she had endured. She had always thought that she was strong, but now, she felt that she had

overestimated herself. After all, she was just a young girl who had been thrown into adulthood too

soon. She had lost her parents too early, gotten married too early, seen the darkness of the society too

early, and also realized people's coldness too early. Those simple days of her childhood were gone

now.

Fiona had no idea that many hours had passed. When she woke up from her sleep, she found herself

lying on a small bed in a room. She recollected that she had come to this room a few hours ago looking

for a place to sleep in. She had come here because she didn't want to be bothered, but no one had

come looking for her. She couldn't help feeling like she was all alone in the world.

At that point, she had no idea of the rumors about her that were spreading at the base like wildfire.

After last night's fight between her and Celine, things had become much worse.

"Did you hear? Last night, Mrs. Cheng pushed Miss Cheng, causing her to lose her child. She was so

jealous that she caused her a miscarriage!"

"Why would she do such a thing to her husband's sister?"

"Don't you know? Mr. Cheng's sister is pregnant with his child!"

"Shit! That's crazy! Isn't Mrs. Cheng pregnant too?" "I heard that she was kidnapped by members of X

and that their leader raped her.

She's pregnant with his child."

"Did you see Mr. Cheng today? He looked furious! We're probably going to be on the receiving end of

his frustration."

"Great. We're all being dragged into this family drama."