Chapter 1497:

Shock seized Trenton. Multiple lives? She couldn’t possibly know about that. He was certain he hadn’t disclosed anything. How could she know he had been responsible for so many deaths? It had to be a trick. Surely, she was just guessing!

Frantically, Trenton replied, “No, miss, you misunderstand. I made my face look dangerous on purpose. I’ve never actually spilled blood before, and this abduction was my first offense.”

Watching him intently, Harlee’s expression remained unfeeling, her voice low and firm.

“Is that the case? Then it’s time you made amends.”

Trenton trembled at her statement. What did she mean by that? What did she want from him?

Harlee continued, “If you divulge everything about your employers in this kidnapping, I’ll take your claims to be true.”

He replied almost reflexively, “I know nothing of who employed us. A card, a note, and a photo taken secretly were left in my rented room. The instructions on the…”

The note was clear: take you, the woman in the photo, to the abandoned factory at the city’s edge, and afterward, four million more would be transferred to the card.

“I swear, miss, on everything dear to me, that I don’t know anything more about the employer. I would

twenty million found

the tension as if she could see

tuned for

be exposed, the sharp

retrieved her phone from her pocket and

voice came through,

you’re not back

hiccup,” Harlee said, her tone light

alert, Rhys asked, “What

something amiss, leaned in with unexpected curiosity, eager

her eyes fixed on Trenton as

killed three people in an alley leading to

“I’m on my way.”

into the passenger seat by the time he spoke. Brenton, on the other hand, was

though a subtle softness flickered in her

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