Chapter 155 - Is That All You Have To Say At A Time Like This? (2/2)

The man snickered as he looked at the woman. ”Do you even know how to use that gun? You better put it down before the two men outside realize what's going on in here,” he warned.

Halia glanced down at the gun. The safety catch was still on from earlier. She held the weapon comfortably in her hands and ran her fingers over it nimbly, unlocking the catch and aiming it confidently at the man.

”Do you want to test me?” she asked.

She still had knowledge of a weapons expert in her head and the combat skills of her captain; a deadly combo that these men stood no chance against.

”You wouldn't dare to shoot. If you kill a man, you will be sent to jail!” the kidnapper threatened.

Halia looked at the man and smirked. ”Kill? Who said I was going to kill you?” she said.

She then pointed the gun at the man's feet. ”Left or right?” she asked.

The man looked at her with confusion, ”What do you...”

Before the man finished his sentence, Halia pointed the gun accurately at the man's right foot and pulled the trigger, ”Right! Because I'm always right!”

”Now, tell me...who sent you?”

Halia glared at the man as he screamed in pain.

”Are you crazy?” he yelled.

He then held onto his foot and whimpered as Halia continued to point the rifle at his face.

But, as she focused on the man, she suddenly felt a pair of warm arms wrap around her body from behind.

The kidnapper glanced up in surprise as four unfamiliar figures entered the room with surgical masks on. These weren't his accomplices. What happened to the two men guarding the door?

”That's my girl,” a voice whispered beside Halia's ear.

Halia jumped a little in surprise and quickly gripped the rifle in her hands. But, she felt a warm sense of familiarity when the man hugging her suddenly said, ”You owe me a kiss today.”

Halia relaxed and gave a slight chuckle. This was the voice she wanted to hear.

”Is that all you have to say at a time like this?” she asked.

Her heart lit up. It was Jackson.

Jackson loosened his grip and turned the woman around. ”No, there's one more thing I want to tell you,” he said.

Halia looked at the man curiously. He had a surgical mask on, so all she could see were his eyes. But, she could sense his sincerity as he said...

”I love you.”

Halia's eyes became teary as she heard these words. After everything that happened today, these words made everything immediately better. She then leaned forward and kissed the man through his mask.

”I love you too,” she replied.