Chapter 186

The police and ambulance arrived swiftly.

The two assailants were taken into custody.

At the hospital, outside the emergency room.

Alana and Lucy stood anxiously in the corridor.

Lucy paced back and forth, muttering repeatedly: “She’ll be fine, she has to be fine…”

Alana remained grimly silent, leaning against the wall with her eyes downcast, lips pressed into a tight line.

Soon, Randolph and Victoria arrived, having rushed over upon receiving the news.

“How is Thalia?” Randolph asked Alana urgently.

Alana kept her eyes lowered, her face filled with remorse as she replied in a strained voice: “She took a bullet to the chest, sir. We don’t know if it hit her heart.”

Randolph staggered at these words, nearly losing his balance.

“How could this happen?” His eyes widened in disbelief, filled with anguish.

“It’s my fault…” Lucy spoke up, her eyes red–rimmed and voice breaking. “The bullet wouldn’t have hit Thalia from that angle. It should have been me. She pushed me out of the way–that’s why she was shot… I’m so sorry. It’s all my fault…”

“Mr. Winters, these weren’t ordinary attackers,” Alana said gravely. “I engaged both men. They were professionally trained mercenaries. I recognized this marking on one of their necks–it’s the tattoo worn by mercenaries working for Russia’s largest criminal organization.”

Alana showed Randolph a photo on her phone–one she had taken before the police arrived.

The image showed the man who had collapsed from the sedative, with a distinctive black gun–shaped tattoo on the

back of his neck.

the photo, murmuring: “Russia’s largest criminal organization? That’s

voice

approaching with rapid strides, his expression severe.

careless,” Asher said, his brow deeply furrowed. “Malfoy isn’t dead. The body found in the rubble was

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does my family keep getting

dark eyes were filled with profound sadness. “Because of me”

personally flew to Russia to deal with Malfoy. Our plan was perfect, but there was a traitor among my people who warned him. He left a body double

entire operation. We believed he was dead and that

no chance of rebuilding his empire. He’s desperate now, back in Britain solely for revenge against me. He wants to take me down with him. The men who attacked Thalia were part of

came after me.”

speaking did Randolph

down to

pale

noticed it

the attackers weren’t ordinary criminals–which explained how they had a gun in a

You should get medical attention,” Lucy said, alarmed by the

“I’m staying

blazed red with fury as he glared at

himself to complete the sentence-“doesn’t

a pause, Randolph continued through gritted teeth: “I will make your family pay, even if it costs

has been apprehended by the police,” Asher said, his

Randolph’s furious gaze. “If Thalia…

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