Chapter 879

Chloe watched as Connor's ears turned a deep shade of red, which made her giggle. Leaning in close, she whispered playfully, "How about we sneak out

tonight?"

Connor glanced at her, noting her mischievous grin. Raising an eyebrow, he teased, "Already craving my company?"

Chloe smirked back, "What are you on about? I'm just craving your homemade BBQ ribs."

Connor chuckled, "Alright, alright, I'll whip some up for you once we're back home, you little foodie."

Chloe settled onto the bed, curious, "So, how did they even find us?"

managed to hack the interference system, but all he could figure out was that we were in the remote woods near Cloud City. With no signal, Jeffery pulled every string possible and set up a full-scale search with the local police for three days and nights. It was like searching for a needle in a haystack. Then, Ms. Ruby stumbled across old files from Claire's kidnapping case and guessed she might have taken us

hope was the cheapest thing in the world, but Chloe believed it was the best. She and Connor had survived thanks to the

expression, "What about Claire?

face grew serious. "No, she and Barrett vanished. They're still at

chill. Claire being out there was like having a ticking time bomb looming

over the years-hiring hitmen, shady deals

is being led by Kash, and I trust he'll find them

discussing something far removed. She remembered when he had shouted, calling Claire 'Mom' to distract her. Though it was a tactic, Chloe knew those words were a release of deep-seated anguish he'd been holding back. He'd always had the evidence but only handed it over now. He'd given Claire countless chances, never intending to send her to prison, hoping she would quietly retire in Switzerland. This time, though, he was

at Connor's calm facade,

let go of her a long time ago. In my mind, she's already gone. Whatever happens to her

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