Chapter 244

As Anthony ushered his group of students by, the leader of the sleek black sedans had already ignited the engine, and the men standing beside the vehicle were beginning to file in.

A curious student, eyeing the procession of cars, noticed something unique about their license plates and blurted out, “Check out the plates on those cars!”

The student’s voice wasn’t loud, but it was enough to make one of the men, who was about to get in his car, turn around with a piercing glare that seemed to carry the weight of death itself. The student shivered involuntarily and huddled closer to his classmates for comfort.

Mirabella, trailing at the back of the pack, lazily lifted her gaze to take in the scene before quickly, and without emotion, turned her attention away.

Standing in the Hammond family’s section, the driver bowed respectfully to the stern man, keeping his silence until the last car had driven away. He wiped the sweat from their brows and, without explaining to the students, opened the door to the minibus and ushered everyone inside.

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Once on the bus, the frightened student seemed to snap reality, his face still showing traces of shock as he murmured to a classmate, “That guy was terrifying, like one of those cold–blooded hitmen you see on TV.”

gaze was like it could

had come to Riverdale for the competition were from ordinary walks of life, sheltered from the more sinister and bloody aspects of the

her expression

glance at Mirabella. From the moment she boarded the bus, her face showed no signs of fear or panic like the other students. Her composure was as if she had merely encountered an everyday

well–known in Radiant Ridge, and though he had seen his fair share of high–stakes situations, the sight of those men had stirred a subconscious dread within him. albeit not enough to make him lose his composure like the others.

she seemed like someone who had been exposed

at all?” Vincent asked her quietly.

turned to look at him, her answer serious, “Of

Was she scared? She

vibrated in her pocket, and she pulled it out

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