A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust novel Chapter 300

He heaved the wheelchair up with all his might, then scrambled and tumbled onto the road.

As he glanced back, he saw that the alligator hadn't followed, finally letting out a sigh of relief.

"My foot!"

Ulysses had managed to free his foot from the bear trap, but he was now clutching it, wincing in pain with every sharp intake of breath.

"What happened?" Monty asked with a frown.

Hiding behind him, Lisette was just as shaken. "Is it possible that Calliope doesn't want to see us and set up all these traps on purpose?"

"No way," Valerian replied. "We came unannounced. She couldn't have prepared in advance."

"But—" Lisette still couldn't wrap her head around it.

Valerian helped Horatio back into the wheelchair and sighed. "I have no idea what's going on, but we're here now, so we might as well keep going."

The group continued forward, only to encounter more troubles along the way.

Snakes suddenly slithered out of nowhere, and Monty took a nasty spill.

When they finally reached the illuminated manor’s front door, they all looked like they'd been through a windstorm.

And just as they reached the door, they saw a massive tiger. The sight of the tiger froze them in their tracks.

"A tiger!" Lisette squealed in fright.

"It must be Mr. Myers's," Valerian said, glancing at the creature. He tried to reassure himself that a pet tiger wouldn't be dangerous.

Since it was roaming free, it couldn't be a threat.