Chapter 604: There's No Place in Life Where We Can't Meet Each Other (7)

On the TV, a local station's variety show was playing, and Isabel Smith pretended to be interested, focusing on the screen while silently counting the time in her heart.

Despite only being a few wasted minutes, Isabel felt as if each moment dragged on for years.

As she glanced at her mobile phone screen for the last time and saw that eight minutes had passed, the breath caught in her throat finally eased slightly.

Only a little more than one minute left, she thought she could safely wait for the police to arrive.

However, before she could fully relax, a coughing sound suddenly broke the silence.

Isabel's body tensed up once more; she planned to continue pretending she hadn't heard, but the coughing continued, each bout louder than the last.

Then, her bedroom wardrobe was pulled open, and a man in black emerged, rubbing his nose.

Isabel jumped up from the sofa immediately.