Chapter 778 Chapter

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A muffled groan echoed as the man hit the ground, clutching his side.

I pressed the bat against him and leaned in to get a better look.

It wasn't Hayden.

It was a stranger.

"Who sent you? Who let you into my apartment?" I asked.

The man shook his head, refusing to talk. I didn't bother playing nice. Pulling out my phone, I said, "Fine. Let's see what you tell the cops."

"Don't call the police!" he blurted, panicking. I just wanted to steal a few things! I'll give them back right now, okay?"

His hand moved toward his pocket, and my instincts flared. "Don't move," tightening my grip on the bat.

"I snapped,

He froze mid-motion, then slowly pulled his hand out, revealing a handful of my jewelry. "I only took these. That's it," he said, trying to sound sincere.

Just a petty thief? Yeah, right. These were probably the first things he grabbed to make it look that way.

I wasn't buying it. My finger hovered over the call button as I stared him down.

Don't call the cops!" he begged, sounding genuinely desperate. "If

so terrified of the cops ruining his

was weighing his options, so I pressed him harder. "If you don't start talking, I'm calling them. Right now." The glowing three digits on my phone screen must've done the trick, because after a few tense seconds, he

a guy who sent

going without prompting. "I don't know his name. He gave me some cash upfront and promised the rest

was the job? What were you

pressed.

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to go in, mess the place up, and make it look

words painted a vivid-and

chaos upstairs. As a total neat freak, the idea of my place trashed made

asked as I narrowed

low. "The jewelry... I just saw it lying there and figured I'd grab something valuable

guy who sent you?

man shook his head. "We only talked over the

give me the

was a burner

Of course, it

he paid you upfront.

cash," he stammered. "He left the money at a spot and told me where to

Hah.

clearly planned it out. Cash payments and burner phones left no trail. Even if the police caught this guy, they'd be chasing

was obvious he was just a pawn-hired to do someone

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