Comeback Of The Adored Heiress

Chapter 738:

Mano’s body jolted as the bullet struck him, and he collapsed onto Milly. A tear slid down his cheek as he looked at her pale, beautiful face. Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, and slowly, his eyes fluttered shut.

The man, momentarily taken aback, knelt down to check for any signs of life.

Finding none, he sighed, a blend of mockery and disappointment in his tone. “What a waste.”

Reloading the gun with deliberate slowness, he raised it toward Milly once more, but the men in black at the door began to fall, one by one.

The man’s eyes sharpened as a poison needle whizzed toward him from the doorway. He dodged it swiftly, raising his gun and firing a round toward the entrance.

“Who’s there?” he barked.

A silver figure stepped into view, and when he recognized Howard in a lab coat, the man’s shock was evident. “Mr. Johns? You too? Playing the heroic savior for Milly, huh? I didn’t realize she had so many admirers.”

down—only to find her imprisoned. His gaze darkened upon seeing

you over something trivial.” The man raised his hands in a gesture of mock surrender. “You like Milly, don’t you? How about this: I’ll give her to you—no strings attached. All you need to do is stay

stay out of her life?” Howard’s expression

value skilled people like you. And, honestly, we have more than enough assassins like Milly.” The man smirked

sure Howard wouldn’t refuse. And just as he anticipated, Howard extended

anticipated the move, landed smoothly on

he collapsed, dead before he could say a

rushed over to check

Mano was already gone.

his back and

were away

through the corridors, but soon encountered resistance. With a flick of his wrist, his watch shot