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.

He knew Pete was the kind who showed a gentlemanly facade but never hesitated

Pete. But past as they began to move, the unmistakable hum

to watch as the helicopter slowly ascended into the sky and

it anymore. He let out a guttural curse,

secretly arranged for the helicopter beforehand, ensuring a smooth escape for himself while leaving the robed man behind to fend off the Special Operations Unit on his

a mocking smirk. “Looks like you’ve been sold out. Are you

man closed his eyes

man’s hand, handing it to one of his agents for safekeeping.

at the empty sky once more before ordering his team, “Put out an alert. Start the manhunt. It’s time to

numerous secret operations, including the abduction case that Michael had been on for the longest of time. Now, with one of the two suspects in custody, the

Or so he thought.

day, Pete would vanish without a trace. It was as if the

Meanwhile, in Se

the door to a brightly

who had been sitting just outside, immediately opened his eyes. His usual calm and steady demeanor was intact, but if one listened carefully, there was a subtle tremor in his