Under the heiress facade

Chapter 255

Meanwhile, Eric drove back to the main house, the leaped out of the car and checked his phone, finding no signal connection.

“This is strange,” he muttered to himself.

“Why isn’t there any signal here? I always get reception in this spot. Is the transmitter acting up again?

He urgently needed to call Queenie to inform her that Hera had escaped. Just as he looked up, he noticed movement inside the house. Before he could react, a booming voice

echoed behind him.

“Freeze! Put your hands up! You’re surrounded!”

“Who the fuck are you?” Eric cursed.

Hebammed around to find himself surrounded by a group of special forces from the police department, each aiming a gun at him.

One wrong move and he could instantly be riddled with bullets

However, Eric was no stranger to this kind of situation. He was a regular at the police station, and his frequent visits had familiarized him with Stephen from the department, though the buzz–cut man beside him was now

with a sly grin. He then pulled out a pack of

swiftly flipped him over, and pinned him to the ground in a single fluid motion. Eric’s face was slammed into the ground

her?” Stephen demanded sharply.

pain but still played dumb

idea what you’re talking about!”

Eric’s arm

Where is she?

but was

talking about! This is

and

was concerned about Eric’s threats, Stephen reassured him, “Don’t worry about him. This guy has a long rap sheet. He’s not going to talk without some

pointed to the sky and urged,

heard it, too–the approaching helicopter. As it hovered above them, the

heart leaped, hoping it was Amelia returning. But as the ladder

a strikingly handsome man in a tailored black

hope dissipated as cold swear broke out on his forehead.

Mr. Ludden, Nathan and

found her?”