Chapter 751 Ambush

Hayley's POV

"Delivery confirmed, Mr. Byrd," I said, raising a brow at him.

Humbert looked like he couldn't believe what was happening. His mouth hung open in shock, frozen in place.

I sighed and snapped my fingers in front of his face. "Wake up, Mr. Byrd. This isn't

a dream. If you don't take it now, I might just walk off with this gemstone.”

That finally did it. A huge grin spread across his face as he reached out eagerly and took the raw stone from

1. me.

As soon as it was in his hands, I smoothly slid my business card onto the gem and lifted my hand to my ear in a call-me gesture. "The stone is yours now. As for whether we'll move forward with our deal, I'll wait for your call."

Then I turned to the crowd of gem dealers watching us and called out, “Limited stock, folks! First come, first served!"

The moment those words left my mouth, Humbert was instantly swarmed. People packed in around him so tightly, he looked like he might suffocate from joy.

he'd been treated like

million, and inside it turned out to be a rare, top-grade sapphire worth millions. He was still too

woman-Ms. Sander-had handed it over without so much

up his mind.

his time too. It gave

Hayley's POV:

already fallen. I was in a great mood and even volunteered to drive. Tapping into my old

hidden, I would've let Hera run free. The terrain here

down the road gave me that same liberating

was the one who parked the car

I twirled my keys around my finger and

I hadn't gone far when I heard footsteps behind

"AHHH!"

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Chapter 751 Ambush

scream echoed through the deserted underground

him and now had him pinned under

had caught his scent the moment he started following me, and

to the cold concrete, the other squashed under the sole

hair mid-air, I had. forced him to drop it to the ground. Luckily, he'd only managed to snip off a few strands before

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