Chapter 75: Dangerous Plough
Aubrey, her steps heavy with impatience, climbed out of her car, her phone already pressed to her ear.
"Where the hell are you?" she growled, her words laced with venom. "I'm at Leonard's Tunnel, like you asked. Don't tell me you're standing me up!"
On the other end of the line, Lucky, his voice a calm façade masking his own inner turmoil, replied. "Why are you acting like a newbie?" Lucky's mocking tone rang out over the phone, the mockery in his voice like nails on a chalkboard to Aubrey. "Don't you know our usual meeting spot?"
"You can say that without exaggerating. I'll be there soon," Aubrey retorted, the icy edge in her voice a sharpened blade. With a huff of disgust, she hung up, her eyes already darting around, taking in the shadows and silence of the tunnels.
