Chapter 209
Julie's POV
Fear was gnawing at my insides as I imagined Robert ending the Professor's life. I pressed my hand against my heart, which was hammering violently against my ribs, and told the driver in a trembling voice, "Please... can you go a little faster?"
The driver had barely increased his speed when the taxi came to a violent, bone-jarring halt, slamming my head against the front seat.
I screamed in pain, clutching my forehead. "Ouch! That hurts..." I looked through the windshield in a daze and saw a massive black SUV with tinted windows blocking our path aggressively.
Before I could process what was happening or even try to open the door to flee, the taxi door was ripped open. A white man, massive and tall as a stone wall with a terrifyingly frozen expression, loomed over me. He grabbed my arm with such force I thought my shoulder would pop out of its socket. I shrieked in terror, "Hey! What's wrong with you?!"
