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Chapter 165: The Final Countdown
Author: Wonderful65
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Gregory stared at the phone in his hand, his heart pounding in his chest. The message was clear, yet unsettling.

The trap has already been set. He could feel the blood drain from his face as the weight of those words settled over him. Someone had been working behind the scenes, manipulating events, and now the final act of their plan was unfolding. They were closing in, and it seemed there was no escape.

Lily watched him closely, sensing the change in his demeanor. “What is it?” she asked, her voice barely a whisper.

Gregory’s knuckles tightened around the phone, and he slowly looked up, his eyes darkened with uncertainty. “The trap is set, Lily. Whoever is behind all this, they’re already making their move. We’ve been played.”

Lily’s face hardened with determination. “We can’t let them win. We need to act, and fast.”

Gregory nodded, but a flicker of doubt remained in his mind. Who had set the trap, and how did they know so much about him? He had spent so long focusing on Victor, on E
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