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The line connected almost immediately.“Yes?” came the calm, gravelly voice on the other end.Barbara did not bother with pleasantries. “Do not forget our plan,” she said sharply. “In fact, it has become far more urgent.”There was a brief pause. “Go on.”“Logan and Charlotte have found out,” Barbara continued, her voice lowering. “They are aware that there has been a plot against them. If this situation is allowed to linger, it will boomerang and expose everyone involved.”Another pause, longer this time.“So,” the man said slowly, “you want this concluded immediately.”“Before nightfall,” Barbara replied firmly. “I want them gone before the sun sets.”The man exhaled softly, almost amused. “You should have said so from the beginning. When I take a job, Barbara Sullivan, I finish it.”Barbara’s lips curved into a faint, satisfied smile. “That is exactly why I called you.”“Consider it done,” the man said. “Logan and Charlotte will soon become history.”Barbara felt a strange sense of
Chapter 426
“Selena… what do you mean by that?” Charlotte asked carefully, her tone calm but insistent. She kept her voice steady, though her heart was racing. She wanted the truth—needed it—but she was also afraid of what that truth might expose. Years of hurt had taught her caution, especially where Selena was concerned. Selena swallowed hard, the lump in her throat tightening until it felt like her words might never come out. Her fingers trembled as they twisted together in her lap. “Charlotte… I need you to understand,” she began, her voice barely above a whisper. “I… I have treated you horribly all these years. Ever since we were born, I never showed you love. Not once. I didn’t protect you, I didn’t care for you the way a sister should. I…” Her breath hitched. “I resented you for reasons I can barely explain. Sometimes I don’t even know why I hated you so much. But I did. And I took that resentment out on you in every way I could.” Charlotte’s brows knit together as she listen
Chapter 425
Selena’s death sat heavily in the air, like a dark cloud that refused to lift. The flashing lights of police vehicles had long disappeared from the street outside, and the distant echo of sirens had faded into nothingness. The living room felt smaller than it ever had before.Charlotte sat on the edge of the couch, her shoulders hunched inward as if she were trying to fold herself into nothing. Her eyes were swollen and red, her lashes clumped together with tears that refused to stop falling. A folded handkerchief trembled in her fingers, already damp and useless, but she held onto it anyway, as though letting go might cause her to shatter completely. Every few seconds, her chest hitched, sharp breaths breaking through her lips as another wave of grief surged through her.Logan stood a few steps away, motionless. His posture was rigid, his arms hanging stiffly at his sides, with his jaw clenched so tightly it throbbed with pain. He had faced danger before and had even stared vi
Chapter 424
The night had been unnaturally quiet before the gunshots shattered it.Selena lay motionless on the cold pavement, her body twisted at an unnatural angle beneath the dull glow of the streetlight. The faint hum of electricity overhead did nothing to soften the stillness surrounding her. Her eyes were half-open, staring at nothing, unfocused and empty, her lips parted as though she had been about to speak one last word—but never got the chance. The walking stick lay a short distance from her outstretched hand, its polished surface catching the light uselessly now, and her phone rested near her fingers, its screen cracked and dark, the call she never made frozen in silence.The two men stood over her for a brief moment. Their chests rose and fell sharply as they scanned the street. One of them crouched beside her, pressing two fingers against Selena’s neck. He held them there for several seconds, his face unreadable, then slowly withdrew his hand and shook his head.“She’s gone,” he
Chapter 423
The moment Selena mentioned the street name, the silence on the other end of the call did not bring relief. It was not the ordinary pause of someone thinking or hesitating—it was heavier, deliberate, and dangerous, as though Barbara were carefully measuring every word she was about to unleash. “Ashwill Crescent,” Barbara repeated slowly at last. “So you’re not joking.”Selena tightened her grip on the phone, her knuckles paling. “I told you the truth. I went there. I told them everything,” she replied, forcing steadiness into her voice. “Barbara’s response came immediately, her voice rising with barely contained fury. “You foolish, ungrateful girl. Do you have any idea what you’ve done? You think leaking our plans makes you brave?” Her breath sounded harsh through the line. “You think you can betray me and walk away untouched?”“It makes me free,” Selena shot back, her tone sharp despite the rapid pounding of her heart. “And you can’t change that.”Barbara laughed then, but the
Chapter 422
The phone vibrated sharply in Selena’s hand, slicing through the tense quiet of the night like a blade. She had just stepped beneath a flickering streetlight, its weak glow pulsing above her and casting long, distorted shadows across the cracked pavement. The street was otherwise silent, the kind of silence that made every small sound feel amplified. When Selena glanced down at the screen, her jaw tightened instantly.It was Barbara.For a brief moment, Selena considered letting the call ring out. Her thumb hovered over the screen as her heart beat faster, not from fear, but from the weight of what she already knew this call would bring. Barbara never called without reason. And when she did, it was never to ask—it was to command. Selena exhaled slowly. Avoiding the call would solve nothing. If anything, it would only confirm Barbara’s suspicions and provoke something worse. Steeling herself, Selena answered.“Hello?” she said, keeping her voice cool and even, carefully masking
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