"She's been in her room since she got back, seemingly behaving herself for now," Aquila reported.

Everett's gaze darkened slightly as he instructed, "Keep an eye on her." "Sir, if we manage to escape this time, are we taking her with us?" Aquila asked, somewhat perplexed.

In his view, it would have been simpler to deal with Doretta immediately, eliminating any further concerns.

"Keep her for now.

She might still serve as a bargaining chip if we can't escape smoothly," Everett responded with a snort.

Aquila was taken aback.

''They would be willing to negotiate for Doretta? Really?" He doubted the others would compromise for Doretta's sake, considering they'd likely prefer to see her brought to justice.

“They might not, but Emma would," Everett stated confidently.

He vividly remembered how Emma had earnestly tried to persuade Doretta to reconsider her path, even casting a concerned look back at Doretta when leaving, a look filled with distress.

That expression alone indicated Emma cared about Doretta.

Aquila, unaware of the full situation, expressed his doubt.

after Doretta orchestrated Emma's capture, would she still be willing to help her?" "Follow my orders,"

Aquila bowed respectfully.

He understood that Everett was no longer interested in

may leave now," Everett said, leaning back on the couch, his eyes revealing a depth of

quietly, carefully closing the door behind

gaze narrowed as he sat back, his eyes staring

have rescued him out of pure kindness; there had to be a

of power, Everett couldn't understand what he could possibly

than I do; he wouldn't care about such a small force.' Despite this, he couldn't

the hotel, Ian voiced his

the type to stay put, he wouldn't

officers to make it seem like there's a secret manhunt in the area." "Understood," Ian replied, understanding that

Nicole's side?" Lawrence asked,

have people discreetly gathering information, but there haven't been any major findings

confident in our efforts,"

sure our information is secure; they shouldn't have any idea about our operations,"

of it," Ian

in his seat

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