Rising from the Ashes BY Only For You

Chapter 1446

At a secluded villa on the outskirts of the city, Mosby and Rafael sat brooding, their faces dark and twisted with frustration.

Rafael muttered through gritted teeth, "We're still missing the final fragment. And the one we snatched from the Rhodes family? Completely blank. All that effort and the map's still incomplete-and I got stabbed in the damn groin for it! Screw this!"

A thick cigar dangled from his lips as he cursed loudly, wincing as a sharp pain from his crotch shot through his body again.

It was pure bad luck. Andrew had aimed that golden acupuncture needle straight at Rafael's vital point, but Mosby had yanked him aside at the last second. The needle missed his heart, only to land squarely in a far more sensitive spot.

Though Mosby had pulled it out quickly after, Rafael still felt sore and twitchy every time he moved.

"Mr. Driscoll, good things take time. We're closer than ever to uncovering the treasure vault of the Fallen Crimson Dynasty," Mosby said calmly.

He added, "Think about it-this is said to be half the national treasury of an ancient empire. They say the secrets of immortality are buried with it! No matter the setbacks, it's worth the chase, isn't it?"

trying to talk Rafael down,

the treasure than he let on. What he said just now was only a fraction of what he believed. The real vault held things even more maddening and unbelievable, but those details he kept close

century old. No one even knows if they're real. Even if we do find the treasure, what makes you think we'll walk away alive, let alone

small. You said you loved money, didn't you? How about becoming the wealthiest man on Earth? Forget all the current billionaires, what I'm offering is wealth that makes all

Rafael's scowl finally softened.

starting to talk sense. So then how do we get the last fragment? And how

was, he did not

closely to the Rhodes family. That woman, Tiana, is

our only angle of attack

his eyes-he wasn't just trying to scare me, he meant to

we take