You Are The Apple of My Eyes
Chapter 506 Escape From The Pursuit

Cali rushed to the entrance of the farmer's market.

"Hey! Stop!" The bodyguard saw Cali dash away, yelled after her, and chased after her.

For a moment, Demi did not care anymore about all the eyes watching them. She shouted after the bodyguard, "Catch her and bring her back here! Don't let her get away!"

If it were not for her high-heeled shoes, she would have run after Cali herself and dragged her right back with the twins. She stomped her foot in frustration. Tasha also saw Cali run away, so she immediately started the car and drove after her.

The whistling wind prickled her face and filled her mouth. Cali felt her throat burn as she willed her legs to reach the farmer's market and find a hiding place.

Demi and the others had underestimated Cali. Even with two infants on her, she was able to outrun the bodyguard by at least ten meters.

The entrance of the farmer's market was right across the road. Cali rushed over desperately, keeping the twins glued to her body. Tasha skidded at the roadside and shouted at her. Cali did not care. She kept running. Van and Don didn't cry.

She crossed the road and prayed that no harm would come to her and the children. The bodyguard was right on her heels but was forced to stop by a fast-approaching car. He stepped back and let the car pass. Then, he lost sight of Cali and the twins.

Meanwhile, Tasha ran into a red light. She could do nothing but watch Cali run into the farmer's market. She got so angry that she slapped the steering wheel and blared the horns.

Making it to the farmer's market, Cali ran toward a crowded vegetable stall. Panting, she pleaded the lady manning it, "Please. People are after me and my children. They want to hurt us. Please hide us." Without waiting for the woman's consent, Cali knelt down and hid under the stall. She closed her eyes and desperately prayed.

The owner of the vegetable stall was a plump, kind-looking, middle-aged woman. She was startled by Cali's sudden appearance. A few moments after Cali ducked down under the stall, a group of men in suits led by two women passed by, and they looked like they were looking for someone.

"Don't let the babies make a sound." The stall owner reminded Cali to stay quiet and quickly moved boxes of vegetables behind the stall to block her from view.

The stall was littered with several boxes of vegetables, so it was closed all around. Unless the men in suits tore the stall apart box by box, they would never find Cali and the kids.

Cali was moved to tears. She curled up in the narrow space and tried her best to position herself in a way that would not make the twins uncomfortable. Mercifully, Van and Don kept silent as if they knew that the situation called for their cooperation.

A few minutes in hiding and the strain were already getting to her muscles. Gritting her teeth, Cali shifted and distributed her weight evenly around the cramped space.

"She must have run this way. I don't believe she can go far with two children. Spread out and keep your eyes open. She's here somewhere," Tasha ordered, pointing at the whole farmer's market. The bodyguards Demi called in after Cali ran away nodded in unison and began to look around.

Cali caught and held her breath. If she could hear Tasha that clearly, then it meant that Tasha was standing right in front of the stall she and the twins were hiding in. Cali closed her eyes once again and fervently prayed for the children to stay quiet a little longer. If they made a sound, it would be over.

Fortunately, Van and Don made no sound.

Through the crack at the bottom of the stall, Cali saw a pair of fair-skinned shanks clad in black sandals.

"Excuse me. Did you see a woman in her early twenties pass through here? She's wearing a servant's uniform and carrying two infants." Tasha smiled politely at the stall owner. "You see, she kidnapped my two younger brothers. We're looking for her. If you see her, please let me know, okay? I'm really worried for my brothers."

Tasha's voice sounded strangely pleasant, making her seem believable.

Cali's heart started racing again. She quietly drew deep, steadying breaths as sweat rolled down her face.

She could only pray in her heart that the kind-hearted stall owner would not easily believe Tasha's nonsense.

"Yes, I saw the girl you just described," the woman answered. Cali felt her throat close up in panic. Her eyes started brimming with tears. Tasha asked, "Really? Where did she go?"

"She went that way, and she was running so fast that she almost fell down." The woman pointed to the farmer's market's other exit. Tasha's face instantly lit up. "Thank you so much. You just saved my brothers' lives. Hey, she went this way! Hurry up and chase her!" The bodyguards rushed toward the other exit with Tasha on their heels.

After Tasha left, the woman went on with her business as usual. She sold her vegetables as if nothing had happened. After a while, she looked around and found no traces of Tasha, Demi, or their thugs. Soon, the farmer's market went back to normal. After making sure that the people chasing Cali were long gone, the woman squatted down and started putting the boxes away, revealing Cali and the twins once again to the outside world.

The woman found Cali crying under the stall. "Thank you. Thank you so much. You saved us."

"It's okay. You can come out now. Watch your and the babies' heads."

"Thank you." After climbing out from under the stall, Cali immediately knelt in front of the stall owner and kowtowed to her. "Thank you very, very much. The boys' parents will come and reward you handsomely."

"Oh, no. Please get up. It's okay. You don't need to do that." The kind-hearted woman quickly helped Cali up and patted the dust off her body. "I know you're not from an ordinary family. I don't know what's going on, but you better leave now. Be careful, okay? You still might run into the people chasing you."

"Yes, we're leaving. Thank you again." Cali was really grateful. Earlier, she thought that she and the children were going to be captured, but she did not expect that the woman would cover up for them. Cali left the farmer's market the way she came. She kept to the darkness and, a few moments later, saw Tasha and Demi not far away. She quickly turned around and hid in the dark.

"She got away with the twins. What do we do now? How are we supposed to explain all this to the boss?" Tasha stomped her feet angrily.

On the other hand, Demi remained calm and kept her face neutral. "Cali couldn't have gotten far. This place isn't that big."

"What if a stranger helped her out and gave her a ride out of here? It'd be impossible to find her if that was the case."

"Let me think." Demi thought for a moment. "Cali will likely take the twins straight to the hospital. If she does, our people there will get to her before Vicente finds out of her arrival. But if she's smart enough, she'll forget about the hospital, find a safe place to hide, and contact Vicente."

"In that case, why don't you just beat her to it? Call Vicente and tell him that Cali ran away with the children. For sure Vicente will send people to look for her.

Just make sure that Vicente sends our men after Cali. They find Cali, they deal with her, they take the children's blood, and then we send the children back home. Not only will you preserve your cover and secure Vicente's trust, but you'll also paint Cali as the traitor. Two birds, one stone." Tasha smiled.

Demi's eyes lit up. "That's brilliant. I'll call him right now. Give me your phone."

"You can't use my phone. They'll be able to trace you back to me. Just borrow a random stranger's phone. It'll make your story more believable."

"You are so smart."

Demi and Tasha looked at each other and exchanged sly smiles.☐☐☐☐☐☐☐