Chapter 165 Couldn’t Help but Feel Guilty

In the torn-up Maybach, Everly stared ahead. The clip-on mask had been damaged and was now lying by her side.

Her left cheek burnt with pain as tears rolled down her face. The scene from earlier occupied her mind and made it so that she could not calm herself. Even so, she picked up the phone and found John‘s number to make a call as she drove.

"Violet?" He picked up immediately. "How did things go?"

Her tears had not stopped as she drove the car to a sharp turn. "I messed up."

She wiped away her tears and took a deep breath. "It’s my fault. They realized what I had been planning to do long ago, and he… had already reinforced the guards over there. Annie and the others are now being held hostage by Carson Baxter…"

There was a red light ahead, and Everly stepped on the brake abruptly. She lowered her head as tears fell from her eyes uncontrollably.

It was her fault, all of it. If only she could be more patient and submit to Carson, perhaps things would noy have escalated to this p