“I’m here,” Doretta said timidly, standing at the entrance of the factory.

“Just the two of you?” Lawrence’s expression darkened, his displeasure evident.

To him, Everett and Doretta were not the main threats; Aquila was the real concern.

“What else?” Everett shrugged nonchalantly, his demeanor exuding a sense of inevitability. He had intentionally separated from Aquila to ensure that, at this moment, he would still have a bargaining chip. If they had all been captured by Lawrence, the outcome would have been predictable.

Lawrence demanded coldly, “What happened?”

Someone approached and reported in a low voice, “They split up during the escape. We have people pursuing them, but there’s no update yet.” “Then we wait,” Lawrence said, regaining his composure, his tone steadying.

His next actions would depend on whether Aquila was caught or had indeed managed to escape.

his ground, confronting Lawrence,

palpable. Unnoticed by those inside,

saying, “Mr. Johnston, they’re inside.” “What’s the situation?” Max asked quietly,

a standoff, looks like they’re waiting for

just received a message from Zane’s men. Aquila has

signaled the operatives with

at once, the team complied, breaching the gate

initially stunned, then glared at each other, accusingly shouting,

had to be Zane’s or possibly the police’s-none of whom

leave,” Lawrence decided hastily, ready to

and his men retreated now, he’d be left utterly defenseless and with no choice but

hands meant having no chance of escape

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