The Billionaire's Unexpected Proposal by Samantha

Chapter

172

Sandra paced back and forth in her room and glanced at her phone every few seconds. The silence was thick, and it was heavy on her nerves.

She had been waiting for over an hour now since Derek dropped her off. All she wanted was to hear that Evelyn had been captured. Her heart burned with hatred like never before for Evelyn, and she wanted the worst possible humiliation and death for her.

She clenched her fists, impatient, as she finally gave in to her frustration and dialed the number.

The line rang twice before the hitman answered, "Yes?"

Sandra's voice was tense, barely concealing her irritation. "Do you have any news?"

There was a pause on the other end before the man responded, his voice calm but cautious. "If I had, I would have called already.

As I told you the last time, she is still at the reunion. We're still waiting for her to leave. We will get her at the right moment."

Sandra's jaw tightened, and she fought the urge to snap. "I hope you do. I want to see Michael," she demanded. "Send me a video, or better yet, let's do a video call," she said, needing to focus on at least the part of her plan that was going well.

The hitman grunted, acknowledging her order. "Give me a minute." The line went quiet for a moment, and Sandra could hear faint shuffling sounds as he moved. She paced to her window, drumming her fingers against the sill, her eyes narrowing as she watched the night sky.

Finally, the call switched to video, and the image flickered to life on her screen. The video showed a dimly lit, musty-looking storage room in a warehouse. The camera tilted down, revealing Michael slumped in a chair. His wrists were tied to the armrests with thick rope, and his head hung low, chin to his chest. A piece of duct tape was plastered across his mouth, and for a moment, he looked unconscious, his body limp.

Sandra leaned closer to her phone, her eyes gleaming with a cold, cruel satisfaction. "Did you knock him out?" she asked, her voice low and almost amused.

The hitman nodded, shifting the camera slightly to give her a better view. "I did. Just enough to keep him quiet."

focus. Make sure you get Evelyn tonight. I will be staying up, waiting for your call." She tilted her head, her voice dropping to a menacing whisper. "And make sure she is in worse shape than the fool is. Do whatever you want with her... just don't kill her until I arrive. I

gave a curt

cold, triumphant sigh. She tossed her phone onto the bed, feeling a twisted sense of anticipation, imagining

still, she changed her clothes into something less conspicuous and picked up her car key.

as the lively chatter from inside gradually faded behind her. She wrapped her arms around herself, glancing back at the warmly lit bakery. It had been a

over to her with a bag of leftover desserts. She slipped her arm through Evelyn's as they walked toward the parking

not careful around you, I'm going to become obese soon," she said as

sure that won't happen. So, you're going to tell Derek

offered a soft smile. "Yes, Ray. I'll tell him," she said, her voice reassuring, though her stomach fluttered at the

going to be fine, Evie. You know that, right? Derek loves you more than anything; he will

friend's confidence. "Yeah. I know that. Thank

nothing to thank me for," Rayna

scanning the nearby cars as

car.

brows pulled together when she spotted a car that looked sort of familiar at the other side of the parking

Ethan called earlier to tell Derek that he was going back to the sea," Evelyn said, and

good luck,, Rayna said as they got Evelyn's car, and then she leaned

Evelyn's bodyguard. "Just wanted to be sure you are the one in there," Rayna said with a small smile before

She looked at Evelyn, giving her one last smile. "Call me as soon as

a gentle wave as Rayna stepped back onto the sidewalk, watching her until

car.

pulled

until it disappeared before turning to return inside the bakery so she could lock up the place and go home. But as she turned, she didn't see the