her earpiece. "I can see them from
" Wyeth
nto a black van. She was on the fifth fl
e whereabouts of each group to avoid any mishaps. Although they w
inted when she saw a familiar figure. Initially, she shouldn't have paid attent
her head and blocking her arms over her head for protection. Sh
to the men continuing their work. However,
aimed. "What a p
r movements were swift until she reached the two. Before the m
l. He winced at what she did. On the oth
ou doing here
nie asked. "Obviousl
ivered a powerful punch to his face, causing his lips to burst. After
im again, a hand stoppe
. "This man's hur
dded.
are you s
doing, so please, stop. You might do somet
an eyebrow. "This
d. She let him go without much care, and he slumped to the floor.
sition. She felt like she wasted time on something pointle
you go?"
bas.tard up. W
Froilan replied. "One in the north,
can handle them?"
be a question," Wye
d as she watched Wyeth charge at t
ack at Avaluan. They were no longer there, which rel
nt to the headquarters to talk to Froilan more for
n shared, displaying a map with a pulsa
asked, realizing the direction the man w
creen moved,
eard the man's heavy breathing. It seemed lik
e got raided. I couldn't contact an
but judging by the man's tone
were ambushed before we could-" He didn't finish his
erst
the screen. Instead of proceeding deeper into the subdivision, the man
"We've known the location for a long time, but we ne
in frustration. It clattered on the floor before she could
nie raised an eyebrow. "Their boss or whoever is g
dot. "He was about to go to the subdivision
yeth interjected. "They're too smart or too scar
his hideout. We need to smoke him out. If we can't find him, we ha
g their next move. Stephanie, after st
drink. I'l
e knew she needed to clear her mind. It had been a few
or Avaluan. To her disappointment, she didn't see her. Glancing at her w
a shot of tequila. She thanked him before surv
said from behind the bar. "Seems like sh
he say
inquiring about you. But she didn't look good.
fly stunned. "Do y
o the other end of the bar. "Peter. He's the one I us
ys and a girl. He was engrossed in a lively conversation, almost breaking in
spe
usin too. The
g guy. He was also a mafia member like her. They had worked together briefly on a missi
led to Casper.
r when Peter jokingly grinned
out, Peter." She stood up and approached Ste
Stephanie's voice. Casper knew her, even though their collaboration w
if you have Avaluan's conta
odded. "Why? Did she do something?" C
members are off-limits. I just
for a moment. "Is it because of her ste
biological father. That explai
hurts her." Stephanie took out her phone. "H
anything? It sounds like you also despise her stepfather.
ime ago. But Ava stopped us from meddling in their family affairs. She said she'd han
Avaluan's number. Despite her efforts to convince hers
was doing. She always had bruises and injuries, and surely, all their neigh
there a reason? Was she scared that if she reported him, she
tions swirling in her mind. Unconsciously, those became her
happening to me?
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