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Chapter 113: The Race Against Time
Author: Wright Clone
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Ava hit the stairwell instead of the elevator and moved fast, her heels striking each step, one hand on the railing, her phone still pressed to her ear. The call connected to the second ring but she couldn't speak yet, not while she was still inside, not while any door on any floor could open and put her back in front of one of Milton's men.

She pushed through the ground floor exit and came out into the car park at a fast walk, scanning left and right as she moved. Two of Milton's men were alre
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