Chapter 996
Author: Anakin Detour
last update2026-03-24 01:08:24

Selena didn’t stop there.

After ending the call with Kaelus, she quietly noted down the number and made another call, this time to the East Bay city council to verify things for herself.

She asked a few careful questions, keeping her tone polite and neutral.

The answer she got was simple.

There had indeed been a joint enforcement operation. It had nothing to do with any private individual. The South restaurant had been under investigation for some time.

That was all she needed to hear.

When she
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