Chapter 1026:

He swung open the rear door with a deferential gesture, revealing an elderly woman in modest attire who carefully stepped out.

From his vantage point nearby, Jack observed the tableau unfold with bated breath. Who was this unassuming elderly woman? Her advanced age and simple dress contradicted every expectation of Sadie’s typical high-powered business associates. Could this be some long-lost relative of Sadie’s? But why orchestrate such elaborate security measures to transport an old woman?

Questions multiplied in Jack’s mind like cells dividing, each spawning more uncertainties.

As Samuel ushered the woman briskly toward the elevator, Jack calculated his window of opportunity to trail them undetected. Suddenly, the whisper of approaching footsteps shattered his concentration.

Jack whirled around to find his vehicle encircled by stone-faced bodyguards, their presence materializing as if from thin air. His cover had been blown!

of striking vipers. One hulking figure wrenched open the car door

escape his throat, Jack found himself violently extracted from the driver’s seat, his body helpless against

the hospital, Sadie perched on the edge of her bed, her distant gaze fixed on the world beyond

an inexplicable sense of foreboding crept up her spine. As if summoned by her intuition, her phone trilled to life the very

to her ear with practiced composure. “Hello,”

live now

crisp and formal. “Ms. Hudson, I’ve secured our guest at Rosehill Apartments as instructed.” He paused,

was too much to hope for in this

commanded, steel underlying her

Noel’s assistant, Jack, shadowing our convoy.

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