"Serena Conner, I urge you to speak up quickly. Once a major mistake is made, there's no turning back," Hannah Johnson urged impatiently, yet she could only wait.
"I don't understand what you're talking about. I need to go to the airport; I must catch my flight," she said, attempting to leave.
But Junior President Payne was prepared, and his men were already at the door.
She,
couldn't leave!
Owen Conner saw this and felt a wave of dizziness.
He knew in his heart that he could no longer protect his daughter.
In just a few seconds, if she'd gotten into the car and left, and once she'd passed security and left the country, she could have been safe just this once.
"Miss Conner, I've never laid a hand on a woman in my life, but that doesn't mean I won't," Junior President Payne warned, glancing at her.
The men with him were ready to step forward.