Chapter 1019

“When?”

Countless thoughts raced through Khloe’s mind. It was still there when she returned home. She had shown it to Nick. Before cooking, she hadn’t touched it. While cooking, it had been left in the living room-

Had someone come in?

Impossible. The bodyguards were outside. The doors and windows were locked.

Then when?

Suddenly, she remembered the man who had bumped into her that afternoon.

She had checked her bag. Everything had been there.

But that collision-

What if he hadn’t been stealing, only delaying her?

What if the real theft happened afterward?

What if the old woman, the crowd of onlookers, the man in gray… were all-

Her face went pale.

Nick pulled her into his arms.

“It’s fine.”

Tears slipped down Khloe’s face.

“I went to all the trouble to get it…”

Nick held her without speaking.

had targeted her. There was no way they would let her take that

in

was supposed to

head, resting his

“Khloe.”

“Mm.”

life isn’t

She didn’t answer.

you,” he

came harder. She clutched his shirt and buried her face against his

long moments passed. Outside, night pressed deep

somewhere in Swinterland, a man in gray

“The drug’s secured.”

man took it and held it up

you sure

so we didn’t act. At night, when she relaxed

The other man nodded.

you left

She still

man put

return to Goldmont

man in

“Goldmont City?”

to see

figures disappeared into

glanced at the bedside table- the empty

saw her in a daze, and sat down

“Khloe.”

She didn’t move.

out and turned

“Listen to me.”

looked at him.

drug-if it’s gone, it’s

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