“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, both

by those inside, a large

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

in a standoff, looks like they’re

received a message from Zane’s

signaled the

the team complied, breaching the gate and storming

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

was clear these weren’t their men. If not Jared’s, then they had to be Zane’s or possibly the police’s-none of whom would

Lawrence decided hastily, ready

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

their hands meant having no chance

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