Chapter 282

The driver was stomping on the brake like his life depended on it, but the car just wasn’t slowing down—it was flying down the slope like it had gone rogue. In the back seat, Stella Johnson’s face went pale in an instant after hearing the driver’s panicked shout. She hadn’t expected anything to go this wrong. Then, out of nowhere, a flowerpot dropped from a tall building by the road, heading straight for her. The driver reacted fast, yanking the steering wheel hard. The car swerved like crazy, dodging the falling pot just in time. It smashed on the street, shards flying everywhere. Stella screamed, completely shaken. Her whole body started trembling uncontrollably. The driver, staying impressively calm, tried to steady the car while calling out, “Miss Johnson, don’t panic! I’ll figure something out!” The car was all over the place—slamming into trash bins and scraping along the guardrails. The driver gave it everything he had, finally managing to swing the car into a narrow alley right