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Chapter 156
The air inside the hospital was thick with the metallic tang of disinfectant, the frantic shuffle of nurses, and the distant wails of pain and fear echoing from other wards. Antonio’s shoes clicked sharply against the polished floor as he strode in, his eyes darting left and right in search of the ward where Charlotte and Barbara had been taken. His chest burned with anxiety, every breath shallow as though the weight of the world pressed against his ribs.Inside the emergency unit, doctors worked with a feverish urgency. Charlotte lay pale and still on the gurney, her clothes soaked in crimson, her chest barely rising with each strained breath.Electrodes clung to her skin, machines beeped rhythmically, and two nurses pressed gauze to her wound as another doctor tried to stabilize her condition. Across the room, Barbara was laid on a parallel bed, her body shaking faintly, groans escaping her lips as sedatives began to dull her pain.One of the senior doctors, a gray-haired man wi
Chapter 155
The night had grown eerily still after the chaos. The men in black melted into the shadows, their footsteps fading into the darkness as quickly as the gunfire had erupted. They didn’t linger—they didn’t need to. From the moment the bullets struck the two women, both collapsing in helpless silence, they were certain the job was done.The leader, Victor Kane, gave a curt nod, his face emotionless as he confirmed what he saw.Charlotte’s picture had been burned into their minds, and though the scene had unfolded quickly, they were confident one of the fallen was her. Without hesitation, Victor pulled out his phone, snapping a blurred image of the bodies sprawled across the grass. The garden, moments ago peaceful, was now a battlefield of silence. He pressed send and tucked his phone away, already thinking of the fat sum Harry had promised.Miles away, Harry’s phone buzzed. His trembling fingers opened the message. There it was—a single image of two lifeless women crumpled on the gro
Chapter 154
The night settled over Elleville City with a heavy stillness, the kind that pressed down on the skin like a suffocating blanket. Hidden in the shadows of Elysian Bloom’s gates, the underground men waited in silence, their breaths shallow, their eyes glinting with purpose. Their leader, Cyrus, motioned to one of them—a wiry figure with darting eyes known as Lyle.“Go in,” Cyrus whispered. “See if the girl is there. Move quick. Don’t be seen.”Lyle nodded and melted into the shadows, slipping past the walls with the practiced stealth of a predator. Inside, the floral company’s lights burned dim, as though the day’s laughter and business had long gone home with its workers.Lyle’s steps were as silent as whispers as he moved deeper, scanning each corridor, peering into offices, and listening for even the faintest rustle of life. But every room echoed with emptiness.Finally, after searching the last hallway, he returned to the group outside. “She’s not here,” Lyle reported, his voice
Chapter 153
The moment the encrypted file containing Charlotte’s details landed on his phone, Vincent “Viper” Moretti leaned back in his leather chair, the faint glow of his cigar ember illuminating his sharp cheekbones. He scanned the picture attached to the file—a young woman, elegant yet strong in her posture, her eyes carrying a fire that many in Elleville City had already begun to talk about. Charlotte. The name rolled off his tongue like a challenge.A slow smirk stretched across his face as he tapped the screen twice, enlarging her photo. So, this is the woman Harry Sullivan is willing to sell his soul over.He rose from his seat in the dimly lit warehouse office, his footsteps echoing on the steel floor. With a snap of his fingers, the door creaked open, and within moments, five of his most trusted men filed in—brutes with scarred knuckles and sharp eyes, men who lived for the thrill of the hunt.Viper placed the phone on the battered oak table at the center of the room, turning it so
Chapter 152
Harry Sullivan sat in his study that night, the lamp on his mahogany desk burning low, its glow casting sharp shadows across his stern face. His jaw was locked tight, his fingers drumming against the polished wood. The name “Charlotte” hissed in his mind like venom. Every success she had built seemed to mock him, to spit in his face.Elysian Bloom had risen again, stronger than before, and the Sullivan family was crumbling in reputation. The partnerships Charlotte had secured, the branches she had opened, the recognition she had earned—all of it cut him like blades. His own daughter had been stripped away from leadership, and now, Charlotte’s name was whispered with reverence across Elleville City and beyond.Harry had always prided himself on being a man of control, but tonight, he was a man on the brink.He reached for the small black phone that lay beside him—a line he seldom used, one connected not to business partners, not to society elites, but to men who operated where shad
Chapter 151
The room was still buzzing with whispers when Logan slid his card across the counter. The auctioneer, a seasoned man who had seen countless boasts collapse under the weight of reality, raised his brows as the machine approved the transaction without hesitation. One by one, the slips printed. The stamps of PAID IN FULL thundered through the hall louder than the mockery that had filled it earlier.A stunned silence blanketed the room. Those who had moments ago jeered now stood still, some clutching their drinks tighter, others exchanging nervous glances. Logan pocketed his card with deliberate calmness, not sparing even a glance at the sea of wide-eyed classmates who had been waiting to laugh at his downfall.Those who had hurled the harshest words at him were the first to feel the weight of shame. Their cheeks flushed as though the entire hall could see their malice. They had mocked, whispered, and prayed for his disgrace, but now their tongues clung to the roofs of their mouths.
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