Chapter 404 Caught in the Act

Freya returned to her office after visiting Edward’s room, sinking into her chair with a whirlpool of thoughts in her mind.

Russell approached her, saying, “Miss Kaufmann, it’s time for a break. You should head to your room and rest. You seem tired today.”

She nodded, feeling the frustration of the day weighing on her. Most of the medical equipment relied on electricity, and the few electronic components she had acquired the day before came from the only available machine. Hence, her plan of contacting Radley today seemed impossible.

Lucius said, “Miss Kaufmann, I’m leaving as well.”

Just as Freya was about to bid him farewell, her eyes locked onto the electronic watch on his wrist. She quickly said, “I’ll walk with you. We can discuss the patient’s condition, and I need to brief you on tomorrow’s medication.”

Their rooms were on the villa’s second floor. As they climbed the spiral staircase, she noticed the absence of surveillance cameras. So, she discreetly reached out and grabbed Lucius’ hand.

He was taken aback and asked, “Miss Kaufmann, what’s wrong?”

She whispered, “Give me your watch.”

Lucius stared at Freya, his brow furrowed with confusion, but he did as she asked. He took off his electronic watch and handed it over.

“Do you like this watch. Miss Kaufmann?” he inquired.

She shook her head and whispered, “Wait. She quickly opened the back of the watch, removed three button batteries, and returned it to him, cautioning, “Keep this between us.”

Lucius put the watch back on, feeling a strange sense of urgency. He deduced that Freya must be planning something, as she had taken the electronic components discreetly and hid her actions from the kidnapper.

“What are you—”

Freya met his gaze. “You’re a medical prodigy, and I won’t allow you to die here.”

on the third floor of the villa, Jamie sat in his office. He

asking. “What’s our next move? Should

replied coldly, “No, it’s

watching a book, which had now surfaced at an auction. The previous attempt to acquire it nearly drove Falcon, their leader. to madness. Unfortunately, this golden opportunity coincided

are we giving up on it?” Monkey inquired cautiously,

his grip and gave a determined look. “Even if it’s a trap, we must take the risk this time. They can’t deceive the

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for your travel, or will you

After a brief pause, a mischievous grin crept across his face, “Tell her that

stop at nothing to secure the book,”

Freya’s delicate yet surprisingly strong and resilient. demeanor. He always felt a sense of unease around

Monkey said,

gaze fell upon the bill, and he scrutinized

o’clock at night, Freya entered the bathroom right on time. She pulled

dead. Uncertain if Radley got her message, she

“Radley-*

Jamie and Monkey stood in the doorway, their

to flush the circuit board down the

board flew into the air and crashed

flickering on the board. “Freya, I’ve clearly underestimated you. Despite

Strategist, how should we deal

turned off.

fists, knowing Jamie’s reputation for making people pay for silence. She steadied herself and said, “It’s a basic communication system. I took apart some electronics today, but you destroyed them before I could

board and handed it to Jamie, who examined it with a

A perfumer, mortician, doctor, and

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