Chapter 720

Avery was stumped by the question.

“All you gotta do is give me the guy’s name, address, and a photo. The rest, keep it to yourself, Hans resumed taking sips of his drink

Avery studied Hans’s face intently, a smile playing on his lips that didn’t quite reach his eyes, “You don’t need to off anyone. Just keep a guy in check so my people can do their thing; that’s all.”

“Got it. Send me the details when it’s time.”

With that, Hans downed his last shot, stood up, hands buried in his leather jacket pockets, and walked steadily towards the door.

After all that booze, the guy could still walk a straight line. Impressive.

Avery watched him go, “I’ve had a deluxe suite prepped for you. You can head up and crash.”

“Mr. Abernathy has already sorted my digs. I go by the boss’s playbook.”

The door slammed shut. Avery stood alone in the dim room, quickly pulling out his smartphone, and tapping a name into the search bar.

Old headlines popped up, but the face in the photos was crystal clear!

Just then, Elsie walked in, eyeing Avery’s trembling, controlled silhouette, and ventured cautiously, “Mr. Chambers, you alright?”

“Hahaha!”

his phone, suddenly burst into eerie laughter, sending shivers down

anyone on this planet more capable

for air, his usually pale face

his manic laughter, felt a chill creep over her. She had a hunch that Avery knew the hitman. And it seemed,

series of major incidents had sent

Jeff was hospitalized with a heart condition, with the media milking it for all it was worth the old man had “died” a few times over the

first order of business as the new head honcho was to punish Bevis. Not only did

family, five million was pocket change, Evadne wasn’t about to let a

penny of the reclaimed five million to

board meeting was scheduled for this morning

dressed, Marilla was still snuggled up with her teddy bear, her cherubic face

During their intimate moment, she clung to his shoulder, crying softly, insisting

and/as his wife, she wanted to be prepared. But Jareth, while

their passionate affair, Marilla was left worn out in his arms,

she’d surely sleep in. That was exactly what he wanted. His delicate wife didn’t need to do

was the kind of happiness he’d been

for a long while, the

her tenderly, caressing her face and whispering “I love

Jareth’s newly promoted secretary stood respectfully waiting for him.

people by his side, so she recommended her protégé, Dean, for the

greeted with

hold down the fort; take good care

repeated his daily instruction with gravity “Contact me for anything Even during a meeting, it

Mr. Fairhaven,” Lily nodded solemnly.

Dean’s eyes gleamed as he

your full support,” Lily said, with fervent

“ok” gesture and followed Mr.

the luxury car drive away, Lily sighed and smiled knowingly. All their efforts were

sleep in a while longer, Lily went to the kitchen to prepare a hearty breakfast for

started

back, Lily hurriedly took off

the video monitor,

he looked straight at her, his eyes conveyed a masculine intensity and an unsettling

abruptly; her pulse throbbed inexplicably. It was rare for anyone

“Who are you?”

as she stepped back slowly, her hand even inching towards the concealed gun

with the

he was reading from a script, “Per Mr. Fairhaven’s orders, I’m here to escort Ms. Marilla Abernathy out for a bit.”

any such instructions, and without Mr. Fairhaven’s say–so, nobody is taking her

gun in her hand,

bothered to waste words, his patience wearing thin. He pulled something out of his pocket, slapped it onto

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