Chapter 290

Elijah cleared his dry throat and observed Sheena’s expression. Seeing no significant change, he continued speaking-

“At the gala, Bethany was just the executor. There’s someone orchestrating things in the background. This person is very cunning, calculating every move accurately. While Bethany claimed to ally with me, she secretly prepared for my refusal and attempted to silence me.”

His burning throat protested as he spoke too much, sending him into a coughing fit. Sheena casually handed him a cup, letting him pour water himself, and teased, “Aren’t you afraid I might suspect you of intentionally revealing the cooperation?”

“If you want the truth, I won’t hide it from you,” Elijah responded.

Whether she believed him or not was not something he could decide.

“Is that so?” Sheena smiled, propping her chin with one hand, and leaning on her knee. She looked at him with a mischievous grin and added, “Then I want to know what happened to Sawyer, the real story.”

After contemplating, Elijah confessed, “He offended me, so I had Lionel hurt him.”

Lionel?

Sheena furrowed her brow, sensing there might be more to the story. Nevertheless, given Elijah’s honesty, Sheena made a rough guess that it was probably related to Howard.

the executor or the mastermind, Sheena felt uneasy if she did not

her seat, she smoothed her velvet skirt. “Since it was your man who harmed my bodyguard, your people will have to handle my business. I’m going

sparkled with a

at the glimmer in her eyes, was momentarily stunned. By the time he regained his composure, Sheena had already grabbed the black coat from the rack, preparing to leave. He quickly followed suit, contacting Lionel, and gathering Logan and a few others to

took a quick glance and deemed

for their lives and are very skilled. Besides, just

she was caught in a fight against 40 men with just three on her side a couple

the hospital. Meanwhile, John and Sawyer seemed to

with a good foundation in fighting. I’m

Chapter 290

and caught onto the

formidable force of 50 people. With Elijah’s men and herself included, they added up to 58. As they walked, the ground trembled beneath their

presence.

and ready to set out when

at her with a gloomy expression, asking, “You’re not taking

cheek and chuckled. “Be good.

it that way, those words deeply pricked Elijah’s nerves, especially when she said it in front of so many

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