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Asher raced after Thalia but was blocked by a man who appeared from nowhere.

The man collided with Asher head on, spilling red wine across his bespoke suit.

Asher paid no attention to his ruined clothes, his focus entirely on reaching Thalia as panie gripped him

The man, however, deliberately remained in his path, offering exaggerated apologies, “Terribly sorry, Mr. Blackwood. Complete accident. Shall I have your suit professionally cleaned?”

“It’s fine.” Asher attempted to sidestep him.

The man mirrored his movement perfectly. “Mr. Blackwood, I do apologize. I hope you won’t hold this against me.”

Asher’s patience evaporated. “Get out of my way!” he snapped.

The man touched his nose awkwardly and finally stepped aside.

When Asher reached the lift, he watched the numbers changing rapidly on the display, his heart plummeting. The elevator had already reached the ninth floor.

Even if he took the adjacent lift immediately, he’d be too late.

Suddenly, he spun around–the stranger had completely vanished.

Asher’s expression hardened with realization. That man had delayed him deliberately.

Meanwhile, outside a side entrance to the estate, a nondescript black Audi sat parked in a secluded

corner.

The man who had blocked Asher slid into the driver’s seat. “It’s done, Miss Bennett.”

Grace reclined in the back seat with her eyes closed. “Drive.”

The driver glanced at her through the rearview mirror. “Aren’t we waiting for Miss Miller?”

Grace gave a contemptuous laugh. “If we waited for that fool, none of us would escape today.”

Thalia burst onto the rooftop immediately after exiting the lift.

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Opening the heavy metal door, she spotted Lucy at once.

The child was bound to a chair positioned perilously close to the edge of the roof.

Her mouth was sealed with tape, her hands and feet tied with rope.

still held a

Thalia with

terrified.

sister in such a

was just an innocent

hours ago, Lucy had been playfully clinging to her–how had she ended up in mortal danger so

quickly?

herself, Thalia addressed the kidnapper: “Let my sister go. I’ll do whatever you

Without the voice distorter, the masked figure spoke in their natural

voice.

a

inger.

right,” Thalia agreed

began walking toward them.

she was approximately two meters

Stop!” Asher’s voice rang out behind her.

and turned.

side and pulled her protectively into his arms, his voice uncharacteristically unsteady. “Don’t. It’s

Vanessa broke down, her heart constricting painfully.

bitterly, her eyes filled with raw anguish.

you don’t care if I live or die, yet you’d

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way to laughter, bordering on hysteria. “Brilliant!

get your love? Why her?” Vanessa’s eyes flashed with murderous intent as she suddenly lunged toward Thalia, thrusting her knife forward with deadly

apart. Thalia had her back to

shielding Thalia, faced an

time.

possibly push Thalia to safety and counter–attack in such a compressed

moment.

toward them, Asher made the

body, deliberately shielding Thalia and taking the blow

blade plunged into him, Asher let out a sharp, muffled grunt.

Vanessa’s agonized scream tore through the

dawning on her

howled, “Asher! Why her? You’d die

scent of blood filled the air as Thalia finally comprehended what

from Asher’s embrace and looked down, seeing the knife embedded in his side.

an instant, all color drained from her face.

immediately spilling from her

the rooftop door, rapidly moving to surround them.

well–trained guards quickly

held Asher,

voice breaking. “This is all my fault…

here alone…”

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