John hurriedly shoved the umbrella into my hands, and without waiting for my reply, hailed a taxi and quickly left.
I watched the taillights vanish where I stood, and only after a long while did I head toward the hotel.
But after taking just a few steps, I suddenly felt a strong pull on my bag that nearly knocked me over.
I turned around and saw a menacing-looking man right behind me, staring intently at my bag.
I never expected a robbery to happen in broad daylight in Ostria, so I frantically pressed the shortcut button on my phone to call the police.
But I forgot that I had long ago set my shortcut key to John's number.
The moment the call connected, I immediately exclaimed, "Help! I'm in trouble…"
Before I could finish, John interrupted me on the other end of the phone.
"Della,
