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

but I cut him

screen clearly displayed 911. He saw I meant business and finally relented. "It was some

but he continued. "I don't know his full name. He paid me some cash up front and promised more once

to do in

say much. Just told me to rummage around and make a

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

it?" I raised an

grabbed these because they looked valuable. Didn't want to leave

like? You must have seen him," I asked

shook his head. "We talked over

number for

burner numbers," he said, and I couldn't

be a record of the

He left it in a spot for me

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