True Love Waits novel Chapter 1428

These gangsters, however, weren't as dumb as they seemed. They were professionals who knew how to track the two boys by following the trails they left behind.

After about ten minutes, they found themselves deep inside the forest.

At a fork in the path, Boswell grabbed Damian's hand, huffing and puffing to catch his breath. "Damian, let's split up. Remember, when the coast is clear, get back on the road and wait for me there."

Gasping for air, Damian nodded to show that he knew what the plan was.

Boswell started to worry about his brother when he sensed a hesitation in Damian's expression. "Damian, are you okay?"

Damian swallowed and answered, "Don't...worry. Just go... I can do this..."

"Well, just try to remember the rules of surviving in the wild Dad taught us!" Boswell gave his brother an assuring pat on the back. On the afternoon some time ago, Matthew didn't go to the company, but stayed at home with the four children.

As Colman mentioned some primeval forest, Matthew took the chance to teach them the survival skills in the wild. Back then, Matthew thought that he would have to coax them into listening to him, but to his surprise, the children gave him their undivided attention and listened to every instruction he gave them.

Luckily the kids were all gifted with good memory as they were able to catch all of the important information, even though Matthew only explained it to them once. Perhaps, that could explain why the four of them could speak so many words, even though they were only three years old.

Damian nodded his head with confidence. He didn't speak a word, because he had to conserve his strength.

By then, the gangsters had already caught up to them. One of them shouted, "They're over there! Hurry up!"

In a panic, Boswell pushed Damian away and shouted, "Run!"

Without wasting another second, Damian ran down the path on the right. What he didn't know was that Boswell didn't run. He stood exactly where he was and didn't move.

When the gangsters were close enough, Boswell made a face at them and taunted, "Come on, catch me if you can!" The brave boy was trying to lure their chasers away from his brother so that he could be safe.

His arrogance infuriated the gangsters even more. One of the men, rested his hands on his hips, struggling to catch his breath. "Barry...go ahead and chase that one. We'll go after this one here!"

Barry could hardly speak as he wheezed and coughed for air, but he had no choice but to run after the boy. He carried on the path where Damian disappeared.

The two brothers, now divided, ran in different paths hoping to lose the gangsters in the forest.

This unfortunate circumstance, however, was an opportunity for them to show that they were, indeed, the descendants of the Huo family.

Meanwhile, Erica had stopped in front of a house just as the man on the phone had instructed. She pushed open the door of the car and got out with a sense of alert watchfulness.

The front door of the house was wide open and Erica could see the two bedrooms and one living room from where she was standing. As soon as she reached the door, Erica smelled something strange. She couldn't tell what it was, but it was utterly ghastly.

She shouted, "Boswell? Damian?"

There was pin-drop silence and nothing moved, almost as though the house was deserted.

Fearing that she was walking into a trap, she looked around more carefully. Suddenly, her phone started ringing. It was the same unregistered number. Erica answered immediately, "Hello?"

"Go inside the house in front of you!"

Erica looked around, but she couldn't see anyone. She wondered how the man knew where she was exactly. "Sure, I'll go inside, but where are my sons?"

"Your sons are tied up and gagged inside that house. Why don't you go and have a look!"

Erica walked into the house without hesitation.

As soon as she entered the living room, the call got disconnected. Her phone rang again. This time it was Matthew. "Where are you? I've arrived at the suburb. There are a few houses in front of me. Are you in one of them?" he asked anxiously.

"Yes, someone asked me to come here," she answered.