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Chapter 101
It was late afternoon. The sun hung low, painting the hideout’s steel walls orange through the high windows.Mrs Lilly stood still, her gaze still locked on Debra.Seconds ticked by.Five.Ten.Fifteen.No one spoke.Romeo watched from the side, arms crossed.He muttered low to himself.“It seems Mrs Lilly doesn’t want to tell Debra about her mom… not yet.”He stepped forward, voice gentle.“Mrs Lilly… How was Miss Valerie murdered?”Mrs Lilly blinked, turned to him.“Oh… alright.”She looked at Debra, voice soft and careful.“Debra, I promise,I’ll tell you everything I know about your mother. Every story. Every memory. But right now… we have something more urgent on the table. Okay?”Debra hesitated, eyes searching Mrs. Lilly’s face.Then nodded slowly.“Ohh… okay.”Mrs Lilly walked to the big work table in the center, sat down heavily.“Clara called me early this morning. Voice shaking. Said Valerie was walking home after leaving here. A police car pulled up. Blocked her. Someone in
Chapter 100
The elevator doors opened with a soft ding.Romeo stepped out first, hoodie pulled low. Veronica followed, gadget bag over her shoulder. Stephen came next, yawning. Debra walked last, arms crossed but eyes sharp.They headed to the black SUV in the quiet garage.Romeo stopped beside the car, turned to Debra.“You sure you want to come? It might get rough.”Debra gave a sarcastic smile, one eyebrow up.“Yeah, I’m sure. Or… don’t you want me to come? Hiding another girl over there?”Romeo’s eyes went huge.“Hell no!”Debra laughed softly.“Great. Let’s go then.”She opened the back door and climbed in smoothly.Stephen leaned close to Romeo, whispering sarcastically.“Smooth, man. Real smooth.”Romeo smiled small, shook his head.They got in,Stephen driving, Veronica shotgun, Romeo and Debra in back.The engine roared softly.Stephen pulled out of the garage, tires quiet, then zoomed onto the main road.It was early morning,sky pink and orange, streets almost empty.Debra glanced around
Chapter 99
Debra stood up slowly from her chair, the legs scraping soft on the floor.“Romeo…?”Romeo didn’t move. His face was white as paper. Eyes still wide, staring at the broken phone on the marble.Tears started rolling down his cheeks.Debra walked to him quickly and put a gentle hand on his shoulder.He turned slow, like in a dream, and looked at her.The tears kept coming.Veronica and Stephen stopped eating. Forks down. They glanced at each other, confused, worried.Veronica’s voice was soft.“Romeo… what happened?”Debra guided him back to his seat, arm around his waist.“Come sit. Tell us.”They sat together. Romeo’s hands shook on the table.Mr Dewayne’s phone rang suddenly.He looked at the screen, sighed.“Shit… I’m needed at the company. Emergency.”He stood, patted Romeo’s back.“Whatever it is, son… if it’s something I can help with, call me. Anytime.”Romeo hesitated, then nodded slowly.Mr Dewayne walked out, door closing soft behind him.Debra turned to Romeo again, voice g
Chapter 98
Romeo stared at the tablet on the dash, the screen still glowing with the new message alert.“Veronica… who sent that?”Veronica reached over and tapped the screen.“It’s from Alpha00. Says ‘urgent update’ but the connection is spotty. We should reboot the tablet for a clean link.”Romeo nodded.“Ohh, okay.”Veronica held the power button down for ten seconds. The screen went black. She waited, then pressed it again with the volume up button. The boot logo flashed,the xAI symbol spinning slowly. The tablet hummed and lights blinked as it restarted.Thirty seconds later, it came back on.The call connected automatically.Stephen’s face popped up on the screen, looking worried.“You guys okay? We’ve been trying to reach you for hours!”Romeo leaned in.“Yeah, we’re alright. Just got Mr Dewayne out.”Debra suddenly shoved Stephen aside,gentle but firm.Her face filled the screen, her eyes red but relieved.“Dad!”Mr Dewayne smiled wide, leaning forward.“Hello, my little princess.”Debra
Chapter 97
The black SUV hummed along the empty highway, city lights fading behind them. Veronica drove steady, hands relaxed on the wheel but eyes sharp on the road. Romeo sat in the passenger seat, one arm resting on the door. Mr Dewayne sat in the back, rubbing his wrists where the ropes had been, looking tired but relieved.Romeo turned in his seat, looked back at him.“How did you know, Mr Dewayne? What do you actually know?”Romeo asked, his tone thick with curiosity.Mr Dewayne lips curved into a small and knowing smile.“There’s no need to pretend around me, Romeo. I know who you are. And I know you already figured out your father is the chairman of all the sectors. I’m his vice chairman. Have been for fifteen years.”Romeo hesitated, glanced out the window at the dark trees rushing by.“Mr Dewayne… you just lied to me.”Mr Dewayne blinked.“Huh? I don’t…”Romeo cut in gentle but firm.“Someone told you all that. Recently. It’s not old knowledge.”Mr Dewayne looked surprised, then sighed
Chapter 96
Romeo and Senior A stood three feet apart, shirtless under the flickering lights, muscles tight, breathing steady.They stared at each other with just cold, hard eyes locked like they were trying to burn holes through the other.One minute went by, then two.Three full minutes of pure silence. The kind that makes your skin crawl.Veronica stood back, her heart pounding. Mr Dewayne watched from the chair, his eyes wide. The goons didn’t dare move.Then Senior A broke first.He lunged,fast as lightning.Low sweep at Romeo’s legs.Romeo jumped, twisted in the air, came down with an elbow aimed at Senior A’s head.Senior A blocked,forearm against forearm. The hit sounded like a bat hitting wood. Both men slid back a step.They circled slow.Senior A smiled, cold and sharp.“Not bad, Junior.”He attacked again,three quick punches, straight, hook, uppercut.Romeo blocked the first, dodged the second, took the third on the shoulder. Pain shot through him, but he didn’t show it.He countered
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