Chapter 279

They drove to the villa district in the city center. The moment they stepped into Ashton’s villa, just like at Moonspring Estate, all signals throughout the building disappeared.

This left their secret followers baffled and furious.

No one knew how many secrets the group had uncovered from Brody after spending the entire day at the villa.

However, judging by the wide smiles on Ashton’s and Briar’s faces as they left the villa, it was clear their efforts had been fruitful.

Moreover, the most unsettling part was that the two people who had sneaked into Ashton’s villa were never heard from again, even after Ashton and the others returned home.

They vanished without a trace.

It was eerie, yet logical.

On winter nights in Shoneport, the moonlight seemed dimmer and less white.

After dinner, Frank was picked up by Connor.

Ian and Brandon remained at the villa.

As night fell, the outside world was quiet and peaceful, while the villa was warm and harmonious.

Only the courtyard lamps were on, illuminating layers of white frost.

At two in the morning, a time when people were most tired, the lights in the villa slowly went out.

From the outside, the entire villa seemed to be in a deep slumber.

dark figures flashed past, so fast they barely

the second floor, a fully dressed Briar and Ashton stood by

from the table. He handed one to Briar and put the other

the window and climbed one after the other into the adjacent bedroom, which was

hadn’t planned on sleeping. The moment they heard a noise at the window,

gave them a hand signal

silently, then quietly opened the door and stepped into the pitch–black hallway Ashton and Briar climbed out the window again, landing in the yard just a few

at Ashton. “Hubby, how dare they

beat. “You’re right. They’ve gone too far. If we don’t fight back, we’ll look like easy targets. Dear, care

Ashton spoke, Briar dismantled two more time bombs.

had dismantled so many bombs that she couldn’t hold them all. Ashton thoughtfully grabbed her small backpack, and they filled

banned in Dasmieca, and dangerous weapons like bombs

if those people wanted Briar dead, they wouldn’t dare use the world’s most

Ashton,

family’s status was unshakeable, and his

Briar, none

dismantled by Briar were naturally not

if all twenty–something bombs exploded at once, it would be enough to

they never expected that all the bombs they planted would escape

a few of them exploding would have

was, being an 18–year–old girl, what could she do against the

planned assassination plot would be

process, from planting the bombs to their complete dismantlement, took less than

restrained five burly men in black, leading them from the house into the courtyard, and kicked them to their knees before Ashton

of them. They have mediocre

knuckles. “Briar, they walked right into

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