Chapter 3 Out of The Tiger's Mouth into The Crocodile's Mouth

"How do you know my name?" asked the driver, who was none other than Alby Allister.

Mina was silent. She still remembered the face of the handsome man who mistakenly entered her hospital room at that time. Even Mina did not forget that only Alby could read the signals for help that Mina sent through her eyes. It's just that Mina was confused about where she knew him. Because the incident experienced was in a different life.

"You haven't answered my question, Miss?" Alby interrupted Mina's reverie.

Mina smiled grimly as she peeked through the window at what her father's men were doing out there. She was still sitting squatting behind Alby's chair and didn't dare to sit normally in the back seat. Alby saw Mina's reaction and also looked out the window.

"You have a problem with those people?" Alby asked.

Mina didn't answer just grimaced while scratching her head that wasn't itchy.

"Fine, if you won't answer my questions. I'll call them to take you away."

Alby chuckled and prepared to get out. Mina immediately glared and pulled Alby's hand to prevent him from doing so.

"Please, don't do that. You don't know what I'm dealing with right now. It's a matter of one's life."

Alby furrowed his brows and looked curiously at Mina. Mina smiled again while smoothing her brown hair.

"I'll explain everything to you, but take me away from here first," Mina pleaded.

Alby was silent and only looked at Mina sharply. Mina sighed and knew that Alby didn't believe her at all.

"Believe me you've helped me before and I'm sure you'll do it again this time."

Alby became even more confused and furrowed his brows. Mina knew her words made the handsome man in front of her even more curious. Then Mina remembered something and immediately smiled.

"I hope your grandfather's health is fine, don't let him have another heart attack."

"Hey!!! How did you know that my grandfather had a heart attack?"

Mina smiled. "If you want to know more. Get out of here!!!"

Alby seemed to consider Mina's words this time. He had already turned around, fastened the seat belt, and then started the car and drove away from the hotel parking lot. Mina breathed a sigh of relief as she repeatedly rubbed her chest. She had sat normally in the back seat and now Alby was looking at her with a disapproving look through the rearview mirror.

Mina knew Alby's reaction, she quickly moved and sat next to Alby by jumping. Mina grimaced while smiling at Alby and fastened her seat belt properly. Alby just watched from the corner of his eye as he continued to focus on driving.

"When are you going to tell me?" Alby demanded Mina's promise.

Mina smiled as she glanced at Alby. "Where do you want me to tell you?"

"Just tell me how you know my name!"

Mina was silent. Her eyes were rolling as if she was looking for an answer to Alby's question. Then somehow Mina smiled again.

"I know from your grandfather. I met him at the hospital." Mina started her story with a lie. At least she had spoken the truth about their meeting.

Alby furrowed his brows with eyes that continued to focus forward. "Grandpa? What did he say?"

"Eng... he didn't say anything. Just said that he has a nice, handsome grandson named Alby Allister." Mina tried to continue her lie.

Alby just kept quiet while nodding his head. Mina didn't know the meaning of Alby's gesture at this time, she believed even the opposite of Mina's story.

"Then you know my grandfather?" Mina nodded with a sweet smile. She forgot that this gesture of hers was the beginning of her impending doom.

Alby also nodded his head and then looked at Mina with the corner of his eye. Mina herself did not know what Alby's gaze meant to her.

"Okay. What's my grandfather's name then?"

Instantly Mina fell silent. Her lips were pressed tightly together, her eyes also kept blinking while looking sharply at Alby. She didn't expect Alby to ask her like that. Stupidly, Mina did not find out more information about Alby first. However, how could it be? Her meeting with Alby was unexpected. It was as if God was planning a new destiny for her.

"Why the silence? You said you knew my grandfather." Alby asked again, now raising his voice a little higher. It was obvious that the man next to him was angry with Mina.

Mina had not answered and did not dare to look at Alby at all. She regretted her stupidity, she should have made up another story earlier. However, then Alby would be suspicious if Mina corrected her story.

"Did you see the black sedan behind us?" Alby suddenly raised his voice again. Mina turned around and looked at the back of the car. Then she nodded her head in answer to Alby's question.

"Ever since we left the hotel, that sedan has been following us and it seems like it knows you're hiding in my car."

Mina was wide-eyed and now looked at Alby with fear. Alby looked pleased at Mina's expression and even etched a strange grin on his handsome face.

"So tell me frankly who you are!!! Or I'll drop you off and hand you over to the car in the back."

Mina shook her head quickly while her hand touched Alby's arm who was busy changing gears.

"Please... don't do that!!! I don't want them to catch me. Please... I could die if they catch me and not even just me. My father could die." Mina was already babbling and of course, her words confused Alby.

Alby stopped the car at a red light and was now looking at Mina intently. Mina was silent and bowed her head. It was obvious that she was nervous, there were many things that she now had to explain to Alby. Mina only hoped that the man in front of her would help.

"I... I ran away from my marriage. I was set up and I didn't want to. I didn't like my future husband. He was evil and had conspired with my stepmother. I know their evil intentions. That's why I ran away."

Alby just stayed silent while looking at Mina sharply. Mina let out a long breath then raised her middle and index fingers like a person swearing.

"I'm not lying, Alby. I swear!!!"

Mina looked at Alby earnestly and the handsome man hurriedly turned his face away then started running his car again. They were both silent, occasionally Mina looked back to make sure the car behind was still following her or not.

"Then what's your name? You haven't said your name yet?" Alby raised his voice again and was softer than before.

Mina breathed a sigh of relief. She assumed that Alby believed her story and would help her this time.

"I'm Mina. Mina Namari."

Alby just nodded while looking back at Mina with the corner of his eye. "Good, I like your name and... your body."

Mina gasped in surprise when she heard the last part of Alby's sentence just now. She looked back at Alby and Alby seemed to know that the girl sitting next to him was waiting for the continuation of his sentence.

"Since I helped you, it's your turn to help me."

"What help do you need?"

Alby smiled with a grin as he turned to Mina. The handsome man's intense eyes were now scanning Mina's body and Mina became uncomfortable with it. Spontaneously she crossed her arms in front of her chest. Alby immediately chuckled at Mina's actions.

"First, take off your clothes... I don't like it."