Chapter 186: Finally Found a Reason to Hold Gemma
Gemma got in the car, glancing back through the rearview mirror.
She couldn’t help but check, just in case something went wrong.
When she saw that Marcus hadn’t followed, she let out a sigh of relief.
“Good thing he didn’t chase us.”
“Used to ignore me completely, now he’s like a stalker”
“If this wasn’t a civilized society, I swear I’d want to turn him into a cripple.”
Cassius lightly tapped the steering wheel.
“Seatbelt.”
As Gemma buckled up, she muttered, “I should’ve made a proper wish yesterday. Totally forgot.”
“Really need to cut off all these bad connections.”
Cassius raised an eyebrow. “Bad connections? Why do you say that?”
Gemma sighed, a little exasperated.
“Being liked by someone you can’t stand is so stressful. I just want Marcus and I to keep our distance. Never see him again would be perfect.”
“If we’d just divorced on good terms from the start, maybe I could still remember the good parts of him. Think he was a decent guy.”
“Now, I just keep wondering if I was the blind one back then, not him.”
Cassius started the car, his lips curving up just a bit more.
“The car behind us keeps honking, weird. Why doesn’t it just pass us?”
Gemma, already annoyed, rolled her eyes.
People like that were the worst–honking but not even overtaking.
But Cassius’s expression suddenly grew serious.
Ahead, a car came out of nowhere, speeding directly at them.
Without a care, it was heading straight for them.
Cassius, though calm on the outside, was clearly focused. His eyes narrowed, the grip on the steering wheel tightened.
Suddenly, the wheel spun, and the car drifted, narrowly avoiding the collision.
Gemma’s heart leaped into her throat.
Her whole body went cold with sweat.
She didn’t dare say a word, gripping the handle beside her, bracing herself.
Cassius’s eyes were dark, a chill in his gaze that could freeze blood.
With one hand firmly on the wheel, he asked, “You scared?”
Gemma was terrified.
But she knew there was no point in panicking now.
The car behind them was gaining on them, slamming into the back of their car.
The impact made the car shake.
But thanks to the safety modifications, everything seemed okay except for the jolt.
“Yeah, I’m scared, but I’m not done living, and neither are you. Let’s make sure we both survive this.”
Gemma knew this was just like last time-
Probably hired killers after them.
But who sent them? Was it Derick?
No point in freaking out.
She had to calm down, find a way out, and figure out how to escape.
She shut her eyes, though her mind was a complete mess, no clear solutions coming to her.
Cassius, incredibly, was still speaking calmly..
“You trust me, and I won’t let you down.”
Suddenly!
Boom!
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The force of centrifugal motion hit Gemma like a shockwave, making her adrenal glands explode.
She could almost feel the surge of adrenaline pumping through her.
On the edge of life and death, she glanced at the dashboard.
It said 290 km/h!
Cassius was exuding a dangerous aura now, his violent side impossible to suppress.
The air in the car felt thick with danger, with bloodlust almost palpable.
With Cassius’s exceptional driving skills, the cars behind them began crashing into each other, some even veering off a cliff.
Probably because of the huge loss.
Those chasers were desperate.
And then a massive crash!
The passenger side door was hit by another car that had come up alongside them, causing another violent shake.
The car’s nose was headed straight for the cliff.
If they hit the guardrail, they’d plummet down.
It was a death sentence.
Cassius’s face was thunderous. He jerked the wheel, and the car sped up even more.
Just when everyone thought he was losing it, about to drive straight off the edge, he pulled the car in a sharp curve, right back from the cliff’s edge.
“Gemma!”
Cassius’s voice was full of anger now, unlike anything she’d heard from him before.
Gemma’s face was pale, her mind still reeling from the near–death experience.
Fear and relief kept colliding in her head, and she couldn’t think straight.
But when Cassius called her name, she finally snapped back to reality.
Weakly, she managed to say, “Cassius, I’m okay.”
It was the best she could do, her voice barely above a whisper.
Cassius’s eyes darkened, an unusual blood–red tint bleeding into them.
It was as if he was a demon from hell.
His lips curled slightly.
Want to die, then go ahead!
The car slammed the brakes.
At over 300 km/h, the car screeched to a halt, and the cars behind them couldn’t stop in time, crashing into each other.
More cars were destroyed.
Cassius didn’t even look back. His focus was on the car that had hit the passenger side earlier.
He looked in the rearview mirror, then quickly turned the car around.
He floored it, driving straight at the car that had caused all the chaos.
The driver of that car, thinking they were safe, was about to get out.
But before they could, Cassius rammed their car head–on.
The airbags deployed, and the driver was knocked unconscious.
Cassius’s car turned smoothly back down the mountain, and the cars behind them didn’t dare follow.
They had seen enough of the wreckage.
Gemma, shaken, stayed silent the rest of the drive, her cold sweat never easing.
The passenger door was dented and wouldn’t open.
So Cassius told her to climb out the other side.
She carefully tried to move but was suddenly yanked back into the car.
Cassius grabbed both of her hands, and with one swift pull, he hauled her into his lap.
For a moment, Gemma felt as if she had just defied gravity.
She landed in his warm embrace, his scent engulfing her senses, calming her chaotic thoughts.
Slowly, her heartbeat steadied, the fear beginning to melt away.
When she finally came to her senses, she realized how close they were.
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Their breaths mingled, and her heart began to race again-
This time, even more wildly than before.
“Are you hurt?”
Cassius’s voice was low, his breath warm against her neck.
It tickled, and Gemma’s pale neck flushed pink.
“I’m fine. Just a little shaken.”
She turned her face away from him, trying to get out of his grip, but Cassius wouldn’t let go.
“Just shaken?”
He gently pried her palm open.
Her hand was bruised, and the skin was torn, her nails digging into her own flesh in the panic.
She hadn’t even noticed.
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