Chapter 782

With a grunt of pain, the man collapsed onto the floor.

I held my baseball bat steady against him and took a good look at his face. He was a stranger.

"Who sent you? How did you get into my house?" I demanded directly.

The man shook his head, clearly not planning to spill the beans. I didn't waste time with threats. Instead, I pulled out my phone. "Fine, you can explain it to the police then."

"Please, don't call them," he pleaded, visibly shaken. "I was just trying to swipe a few things. I'll give them back, okay?"

He fumbled into his pocket, and I quickly warned, "Easy now." I half expected him to pull a weapon, but instead, out came my jewelry.

"This is all I took, I swear," he said earnestly, trying to convince me. Just a petty thief, huh? I wasn't buying it. He probably just grabbed these on the way out.

I didn't say another word, just started dialing the number. Seeing this, he panicked. “Ma'am, please, don't call the cops. If they get involved, I'm done for."

he shouldn't have been up to no good. I lowered the phone slightly. "Tell me the truth, and maybe I'll let

hesitated, a flicker of defiance in his eyes, but I cut him off. "You

business and finally relented. "It was some guy named Dustin who

his full name. He paid me some

exactly did he want you to do

didn't say much. Just told me to rummage around and make a mess," the man admitted. I could

home turned upside down made me wince. Ever since I was a kid, I couldn't

it?" I

he nodded, "I grabbed these because they looked valuable. Didn't

does this Dustin look like? You

his head. "We talked over the

a number for

he said, and I couldn't help but roll

must be a record

was all cash. He left it in a spot for me to pick

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