The Heiress’ Return: Six Brothers at Her Beck and Call

Chapter 1630 Cleaning up the Mess

Edward had managed to escape, but it was merely enough for him to survive-he didn't have time to destroy much of the evidence.

Nothing had gone according to his plans. Every exit was guarded, and if he hadn't killed a villager and used

witchcraft to wear their face as a disguise, he would have been captured in this intense manhunt. There had been no warning, no tip-off-nothing.

Normally, with his connections, he could've easily been informed in advance if something was going down, especially since this wasn't a high-security area like Kingbourne. But not a single message came.

He was forced to take a narrow, secluded path, and most of his organization's members were left stranded in Valen Village. Edward hoped they'd find a way to escape, but the wailing sirens outside told him that was probably nothing more than wishful thinking.

"Who are they?" he exclaimed in frustration. He was normally obsessed with cleanliness, but he now paid it no mind.

was gone for good, but as

his bodyguards stammered,

dropped, his tone cold. "Head to the Linden household in the city. If someone is impersonating Eliana, then the real one must still be at home. Contact the people watching her grandparents. I want Eliana in front of me within half

just moments ago was now dead. They glanced at each other, their fear evident as they huddled, too wary to move

We can't reach them..." one of

picked up? Edward's eyes darkened as he replayed the day's events in his mind.

suffering from a severe illness. There was no way their operatives could have lost

he knew better than to

phones," he ordered. A chill ran down

was clearly wrong. No warning came from the security room, despite their system

main surveillance feeds, as well as those surrounding Nexus Corporation, were all under their control. Yet, somehow, this attack had not triggered