Return of the Crowned Heiress

Chapter 692

Michael and the robed man simultaneously tumed their heads toward where Pete had been lying. The spot was now empty, save for a few drops of blood left on the ground.

He ran? Pete had escaped?

The robed man stared dumbfounded at the empty spot as if someone had struck him over the head with a club.

Only now did he finally realize what had happened. The reason Pete had handed him the c, explosives was not out of trust or sacrifice but to distract and draw all the attention and firepower toward himself. This allowed Pete to slip away unnoticed.

Now that he thought about it, Pete’s injuries didn’t seem all that serious. He must have faked his wealmess, pretending to collapse so convincingly that he had fooled everyone!

And the robed man had fallen for it. He believed Pete’s lies!

“That bastard!–

The robed man’s eyes blazed with fury. He didn’t know whether to blame Pete for being so cunning or himself for being so gullible.

gentlemanly facade but never hesitated to stab someone in the back. How many times had Pere pulled

glance at his team, signaling them to pursue Pete. But past as they began to move, the unmistakable hum of a helicopter rose from a nearby

as the helicopter slowly ascended into the sky and flew away, vanishing into the

it anymore. He let

backup was a hoax. Pete had planned this all along. He must have secretly arranged for the helicopter beforehand, ensuring a

as he watched the helicopter disappear. Then, he tumed back to the robed man with a mocking smirk. “Looks

closed his eyes and said

to one of his agents for safekeeping. Without wasting another word, he hauled the robed man up and shoved him into

apprehended, but Pete was still at large. Michael looked up at the empty sky once more before ordering his team, “Put out an alert. Start the manhunt. It’s time to get a warrant for his

operations, including the abduction case that Michael had been on for the longest of time. Now, with one of

Or so he thought.

vanish without a trace. It was as if the man simply disappeared

Meanwhile, in Se

Seldvale’s finest hospital, the door to a brightly lit operating room finally

and steady demeanor was intact, but if one listened carefully, there was a subtle tremor in his voice when he asked the doctor who just tookati his