Chapter 263

James rose to his feet. His face was an unreadable mask as he ascended the staircase, Wyatt watched his boss disappear, with panic setting in. He slumped against the armrest of the couch, muttering, “This is it. I’m done for. I feel like I’m about to be exiled to the frontier.”

Curtis noticed Wyatt’s look of despair and frowned, especially after hearing him earlier. emphasize that “James. Ignoring his own wounds, Insisted on escorting Ms. Mirabella back to her hotel first.

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“The surveillance footage from the night market was tampered with, but I’ve managed to restore it. From the angle, it’s clear the target wasn’t the boss. It was Ms. Mirabella,” Curtis stated icily.

Wyatt’s head snapped up in surprise. “No way, Ms. Mirabella’s just a regular student. Why would anyone target her? Besides, this is her first time in Riverdale.”

Unconvinced batt’s disbelief, Curtis opened the surveillance video on his laptop and ‘slowed it down. “Take a look.”

section showing the collision was played, Curtis added, “The assailant’s objective was crystal clear: Ms. Mirabella. And judging by his moves, he’s had some training. He tried to cover his tracks, but

still struggling to digest the revelation.

by that girl. Taking a deep breath to calm his irritation, Curtis asked patiently. “You think it’s impossible, yet the evidence suggests otherwise.

Wyatt started to

off, pressing on, “Okay, so you say she’s just a regular student. But why. would a so–called regular student be targeted by someone with dubious

murmured, “That’s because she’s with the

your judgment of

was priceless, but considering James‘ stature, was he really someone to be swayed by such a

her grandma in

where she got the incense or how she suddenly turned her poor academic record around and

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to point to her being

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