Natalie was always willing to help anyone in need as long as it was something she could help with.
Aside from that, she also wanted to see what kind of job Tyler had found.
If Hannah were to ask her about it, she could tell her about his job.
That very weekend, she followed the address that Tyler sent her and wanted the address that Tyler sent her and went to a run-
down area in the city.
It was close to the suburbs, and it wasn’t completely developed yet.
Some of the houses had dilapidated tile roofs, and the alleys were narrow and worn down.
At the end of the alley, Natalie saw Tyler smoking.
She clutched her bag and asked, “Tyler, can you check the address again? Did we go to the wrong place? I don’t see any hotels around here.”
Tyler threw the cigarette butt on the ground and crushed it underfoot.He glanced at Natalie before walking to a more remote place.
“It’s right ahead of us.Come and have a look.”
After a moment of hesitation, she decided to follow him.
The further they walked, the more she began to suspect that there was no hotel in this remote area.
And even if there were, she wondered why they would need to recruit security guards and have such formal interviews.
Soon, they walked out of the alley. On both sides of the alley were dilapidated residential buildings.
A crow flew over Natalie’s head and perched on a branch.
While staring at the crow, Tyler cursed, “What a fucking bitch.”
Natalie was taken aback, wary of any danger and shuddering all over.She wanted to say something, but a black van came barreling towards her.
Sensing the danger, Natalie turned around and attempted to run away.But then, the door of the minivan behind her was opened.
The people inside quickly grabbed a hold of her.
At the same time, Tyler pushed her into the minivan.
Then, he got into vehicle as well.
The door of the minivan closed, and it soon drove away.
The human traffickers were already skilled at this kind of method, so they managed to perform the whole kidnapping within just a few seconds.
Natalie didn’t even have the chance to react when they threw her into the minivan.
Tyler and the freckled human trafficker sat on both sides of Natalie.
They sealed her mouth with duct tape, and tied her wrists together using a hemp rope.She didn’t even have a chance to resist.She kept shaking her head and kicking her legs, glaring at Tyler.
“Bitch, don’t you dare glare at me!” Tyler raised his hand, intending to slap Natalie.
However, the freckled man stopped him.
“Hey! Don’t damage her pretty face.It’s going to lower her value, man.Control yourself!”
Thus, Tyler dropped his hand and just glared at Natalie.He then averted his gaze from her and asked the freckled man, “Are you going to hand her over to a buyer now?”
Meanwhile, the freckled man was texting someone using his smartphone.
“That’s right.We’re going straight to the expressway to deliver the goods.We’ll arrive at Southernton tomorrow morning.”
“When are you gaing to pay me my share?” Tyler couldn’t wait to get paid.
“The money will be given when we’ve delivered the goods. Take it easy, bub. You’re gonna get paid.”
The freckled man locked his eyes on his phone and didn’t bother to glance at Tyler the whole time.
Based on their conversation, Natalie figured out what was going on.She understood that she had fallen into the hands of human traffickers.She never expected that Tyler would be in cahoots with human traffickers and was planning to sell her for money.
At this moment, desperation and fear overwheimed Natalie.
Tyler had lost his humanity and had become a villain.
The three men in the minivan were thinking of how to have fun after earning from the sale.
Just then, the minivan seemed to have run over something.
A harsh sound was heard from outside, and one of the vehicle’s tires had deflated.
The minivan began to swerve along the road until it gradually stopped.
The human traffickers were quick to react.
“What happened?”.
“We have a flat tire!”
The freckled man glanced at his companion, the driver, and figured that something bad had happened.
By now, the minivan was unable to move.
Natalie was inside their vehicle.
Considering the fact that they were on a highway, and there were cars and people constantly passing by on both sides, they could get caught for kidnapping and human trafficking if anyone were to pay attention to them.
“What the hell are you waiting for? Do you want to go to prison? Run, you fools!”
The freckled man opened the door and jumped out of the minivan decisively.
The driver also ran out from the driver’s seat and brushed past the bushes on the side of the highway.
Giving up on this deal was much better than going to prison.
A few seconds later, only Tyler and Natalie remained in the car.
“Hey! Why are you guys running away?”
Tyler shouted out of the window angrily.
“Damn it! She’s still here! Don’t you want her anymore?”
Unfortunately for him, nobody replied. It turned out that the human traffickers had already fled.
Frightened by what happened, Tyler pondered for a few seconds until he decided to open the door and leave as well.
Considering the fact that the human traffickers had already escaped, and he had no idea what the buyer’s phone number was, he realized that he wouldn’t be able to do anything even though Natalie was in his hands.
With that in mind, he figured it was best to escape.
But the second he got out of the minivan, he noticed a tall, strong man nearby.
Just as he looked up, he was knocked out.He didn’t even get the chance to see the man’s face clearly.
Natalie’s hands were tied and her mouth was sealed with a duct tape.
Her only way to attract passersby’s attention and let them know she was in the vehicle was to kick the door as hard as she could.
After kicking the door twice, it was opened from outside.
Natalie looked up with difficulty.A middle-aged woman had opened the car door.She was wearing a red down jacket and a white knitted scarf.She looked very… ordinary.
“Oh, you’re tied up!” The woman spoke with a strong Seacisco accent.
As she spoke, she immediately helped Natalie up, untied the rope around her wrists, and ripped the tape off her mouth.
“Get out of the car quickly. You’ve run into some bad people.” Natalie clambered out of the car as quickly as she could.
Her lips were chapped and her hair was a mess.
After helping Natalie out, the woman hurried to pick up all the thumbtacks on the ground.
She grumbled, “How troublesome! I have to pick them all up as soon as possible, lest they puncture the tires of other cars.”
Still in a state of shock, Natalie looked around in a daze.There were many cars coming and going.
Perhaps this place was near the highway, so there weren’t that many pedestrians.
When she came back to her senses, she helped the woman pick up the remaining thumbtacks and handed them to her.
