The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 114

Chapter 114 The Undercity

Brenna stepped out of the restaurant, barely making it a few strides before spotting Joe Valdez leaning casually against a sleek black business car nearby. He had been waiting for her for quite some time.

Joe was in his early thirties and managed her financial consulting firm. Today, he looked effortlessly laid-back in charcoal gray pants, a crisp white T-shirt, and an open beige shirt. His black framed glasses completed the look

With a knowing smile, he pulled open the car door and said to Brenna, "I already prepared the clothes you asked for. They are in the back seat."

Brenna slid into the car without hesitation. Wasting no time, she swiftly put on the clothes. Once ready, she rapped her knuckles against the window. Taking his cue, Joe got in, fired up the engine, and steered them toward the Undercity.

Despite the name, the Undercity wasn't some hidden, underground structure. It was an insider term used in certain circles to refer to a specific location.

The Undercity was located in a decaying factory on the city's outskirts. The place was vast, its workshops abandoned and worn down. A five-story building stood in the southwest corner, its exterior paint peeling and

faded with age.

No one would have imagined that within an area covered in wild, overgrown plants, there was a team of specialists from different fields.

Brenna stepped smoothly out of the car, clearly familiar with her surroundings. Not a flicker of surprise crossed

her face.

She now wore a loose-fitting, dark gray outfit paired with a striking white phantom mask. The oversized hood of her sweatshirt drooped forward, casting deep shadows and covering most of her face. With the mask in place, her face was completely obscured.

Joe wore an identical mask, his hood pulled up to cover his face as well. Silently, he handed Brenna a voice changer before the two made their way toward the abandoned building.

the building still looked untouched and abandoned, filled with old, grimy

step," Joe said

they arrived at a door at the far end of the

black opened it. He wore a mask like theirs, making

raspy, leading

you two?"

"I'm King," Brenna replied.

look inside, but the man's tall, solid frame completely blocked the already narrow

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her carefully, noting her tall, slim figure and guessing she might be a young woman He couldn't pinpoint her age, and the man

whether the man was an

leaned toward the latter, concluding that a woman wouldn't dare come to such a

he said, "I didn't expect the infamous financial

time on small talk "Enough talk.

dozens of staff, all wearing masks. Each person was hunched over a

his face hidden behind a black

glued

a strange sense of familiarity creeping over her as she caught a faint trace of his scent, but she quickly brushed it aside. She cut straight to the point. "Where is the money?" she

moved from the corner, carrying two bags. He dropped them to the floor and unzipped them, revealing bundles of

requested, the full twenty million in untraceable cash. The remaining twenty million will

picked up two stacks of bills to examine them, and then nodded at Brenna.

can start now."