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“Maisie, do you think they’ll fall for it?” Zinnia absentmindedly kneaded the pillow in her arms. She wondered to herself, ‘Will they really take the bait?‘

Since the eavesdropping device had been tampered with, the two could talk freely without worry–whatever they said would automatically be changed to casual chat about food, drinks, or fun plans.

“Dunno. They seem smart one moment and clueless the next,” Maisie said and put the shelled pistachios into Zinnia’s palm.

“Don’t worry. I will protect you,” Maisie assured her, reaching out to pinch Zinnia’s cheek.

“Mm–hmm,” Zinnia replied, popping a pistachio into her mouth.

Night fell slowly, darkness spreading across the sky as a chill crept through the air. A faint tapping sound came from next door.

Zinnia and Maisie exchanged a knowing glance, then rested their heads–one against the couch, the other on the coffee table–and closed their eyes. They were dressed in loose bathrobes after their hot spring soak.

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Having just climbed up from the forest, the lookout hidden high among the branches peered through the gaps and spotted the two sleeping figures in the hot spring suite, then signaled to those behind him.

The men concealed in the shadows below, tense and alert, only began to climb up one by one after catching the signal.

Five figures landed with cat–like quietness on the ground. With the two already hidden inside the villa, their force now numbered seven. The figures were clad in black, moving stealthily through the dimly lit corridor.

With the mountaintop exclusively booked, only a handful of staff remained. After they were deliberately sent away, the area fell into an eerie stillness.

“Alright, no need to be so cautious. They’re all asleep.” Zamir swaggered out.

The men who had just climbed up swiftly took cover in concealed spots.

Someone stepped out from the shadows and said, “Seriously? They’re that gullible? I thought this mission would be tough as hell, but damn, it’s a piece of cake!”

“Rick! Keep it down,” Nash hissed from behind the tree.

asleep?” Nash, a step behind, was

I double–checked–just had someone verify. Every single one of them is dead to the world. You can relax.” Nash nodded

“Good, they’re asleep. Once we pull this off, we’re gone. Everyone up

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emerald–green hair and piercing golden eyes. Their black tactical suits clung tightly to their muscular

day–pampered beyond belief,” Zamir sneered contemptuously. “Damn, the rich really got it made! Once I pull this job off,

pillar, taking in the gilded interior under the dimmed lights. This whole place just stank of cold

you sure they’re really out? Zinnia is Nathan’s student—with her medical skills, wouldn’t she have noticed something?” Jerry’s eyes darted

told you to come during the shift change. You think we wasted two days

five of them here, and we got the staff out of the way. Otherwise,

climbed up through the woods–what could possibly look suspicious about that? Who the hell would think to check the

but Boss, I’ve

it slide for now, and turned to Nash. “Did you verify

checked. I used the potion for removing the flayed mask–he’s not

questioning did Jerry emerge from the shadows, his face masked, revealing just a pair of piercing emerald–green eyes and a

and deal with those two men. The rest of us will deal with the women. The sooner we finish, the sooner we can get the hell out of

top–shelf spread–why rush off? Let’s grab a bite and a drink

them out for hours. If we go too soon, the drugs might not have fully kicked in and we could end up waking them instead.”

enjoy anything. Now that

we’ll be on the run after we pull this off? Might be ages before we get

the others

we’ve been living like fugitives for years–sleeping rough,

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sneaked back, illegally with no identification or