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Meanwhile, on Asher’s side.

Vanessa had her throat slit by the guard assigned to watch her at the facility. She died instantly,

The killer was quickly subdued by other personnel at the facility.

Before Asher could arrive, the murderer had already died, blood flowing from his seven orifices

When Asher reached the basement of the facility, Vanessa was already covered with a white sheet, lying in a large pool of blood.

The man with blood streaming from his eyes, ears, nose and mouth lay in the blood pool next to Vanessa.

The man was Gary, one of the operatives who worked for Asher at the facility,

Lucas, the facility manager, stood beside Asher, trembling as he explained: “Sir, Gary and Robert were on duty tonight. Gary, apparently acting on someone’s orders, suddenly attacked Vanessa, His strike was swift and precise, hitting a vital spot. Robert tried to intervene, but it was too late.”

Asher’s brow furrowed deeply as he stared at the horrific, vivid pool of blood on the floor. His voice betrayed no emotion: “Someone wanted to silence her permanently.”

Lucas wiped the cold sweat from his brow and suddenly dropped to his knees. “Sir, I await your punishment!”

Asher spoke dispassionately: “What’s done is done. Call the police.”

Lucas looked up. “But sir, if we notify the police, we could be charged with unlawful detention…”

Asher’s cold gaze flicked toward him, and before he could speak, Lucas quickly added: “I was responsible for unlawfully detaining Vanessa. I’ll turn myself in.”

Asher’s lips tightened as he contemplated the dead man with blood seeping from his orifices. “Who does Gary have in his family?”

Lucas replied: “He’s forty, unmarried with no children. His only family is his elderly mother, who’s in her sixties and in poor health.”

“Where is his mother now?”

Lucas was startled. “This happened so suddenly, I… Sir, I’ve been negligent!”

Asher’s expression darkened. “He was clearly coerced. His mother is likely already in their hands. I fear the worst has happened. Lucas, you’ve disappointed me greatly…”

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Lucas bowed his head. “Sir, I’m prepared to accept any punishments

Asher’s eyes frosted over. “Someone knew about Gary’s family situation and used his mother as leverage to threaten him. It seems this perpetrator..”

Lucas looked shocked. “Sir, are you suggesting.?*

A cold gleam flashed in Asher’s eyes. “We have a mole among us. Have someone else handle the confession. You focus on getting to the bottom of this.”

Lucas nodded gravely. “Yes, sir!”

At a private residence.

A bodyguard in black reported with his head lowered: “Mr. Jones, the target has been eliminated.”

“Very good. Well done.”

Vanessa’s father and Gary’s mother as

“Yes,”

man took out

Malfoy, everything has been handled.”

his phone,

called her back.

are you asleep?”

to stay awake. “Mmm… I’m quite

open.”

in the back seat, his tone gentle. “If you’re tired, why aren’t you

soft with drowsiness, sounding endearingly tender.

completely. “I’ve just finished dealing with things here. Would you

over?”

at the time, murmuring: “Tomorrow, perhaps. I need to

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Asher replied softly. “It’s cold tonight. Make sure you’re

me like a three–year–old who

entirely, leaving only the sound of her ventry, rhythmic breathing on the other end of the

ear, quietly listening to Thalia’s breathing, Even

way until

“Sir, Lucas called saying he had an urgent matter and couldn’t reach you.”

he ended the call with

he hung up than Lucas’s

“What

by jumping from the hospital building. I don’t believe this is a coincidence… And the

his tone icy: “Reported

mother died from carbon monoxide poisoning

gleam flashed in Asher’s eyes. “Could she

the time our people found her,

you don’t get to the bottom of this within five days,

responded nervously: “Yes, sir…”

The following morning.

was awakened by knocking on her

knock, knock” sound appeared in

continued for quite

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the knocking became clearer–someone was actually at her

so early in the morning?

been rudely awakened before getting enough sleep. Though she wasn’t usually grumpy in

mood.

of bed, haphazardly slipping on her fluffy slippers before leaving her bedroom to answer

door, Thalia yawned

her sleepy eyes to find Drake’s irritating face before her.

some breakfast. You got that low blood sugar thing going on, so

mental?” Thalia was instantly awake with

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