"Hey, ma'am, wait."
Leo looked at the woman ahead of him, who had quickened her footsteps again, and called out with a helpless smile. He understood her actions perfectly well, but she couldn't claim to have nothing to do with this matter.
Catherine didn't listen to Leo. Instead, she quickened her footsteps even more, running as the howling wind whipped around her.
Leo was slightly speechless. He lightly tapped his foot against the ground, and the burly man bound behind him was dragged along through the air, sliding behind him.
His body rose slightly, and like a ghost, he rapidly drifted forward. The bound figure followed closely behind.
There was only a twenty-meter gap between them. In less than two seconds, Leo had already brought the burly man past Catherine and stopped in front of her.
Under another streetlamp, amid the howling wind, Leo stood before Catherine.
"Ma'am, don't be afraid. I'm a good person."
Catherine hadn't expected Leo to appear in front of her so quickly. Her eyes were filled with disbelief, and she clutched her child tightly in both arms, but her legs trembled slightly.
Catherine knew all too well how poor the security was here. Several murders were reported every day, and usually, no results were ever found.
So going out at night in this city was definitely not a good choice. At any moment, she might become the protagonist of a news report.
This time, Catherine seemed to have already imagined the ending. Her heart was filled with overwhelming grief. Why had her happy, beautiful life suddenly been struck by so much suffering and hardship?
She had only wanted to seek justice for her husband, yet she had encountered something like this at night.
I may not get away.
Catherine thought sorrowfully. Her hands unconsciously tightened