In front of the elevator down the hall, a woman in office attire came running toward them, looking disheveled and desperate.“Emma, please, help me. Somebody, please help me!” she cried, her voice filled with despair, echoing through the whole floor.Adela’s hair stood on end instantly. She didn’t even notice the tea splashing onto the back of her hand.The woman looked on the verge of collapsing, her appearance pitiful.Emma rushed out of the office. “Eve, why did you come to the development department? What happened to you? You… you… who did this to you!”Emma stopped short when she saw the bruising under the woman’s collar.People from all over the floor poured into the hallway. Many were asking what had happened, whether they should call the police.The woman, Eve, was trembling as she gripped Emma’s hand, her hoarse voice muffled by sobs. Adela and the others, standing farther away, couldn’t hear clearly—just the repeated words:“Run!” Eve kept saying it over and over. Adela wasn
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