Chapter 609

When Sydney woke again, the world around her lay in shadow. A stairway with a metal railing rose in the distance, and faint light spilled down from somewhere above.

It was a basement. That fact alone told her nothing about where she was.

The bespectacled man had used brutal force. Her neck still throbbed. Strangely, no one had restrained her.

She pushed herself up from a dark red leather sofa, rubbed her neck, and took a cautious step toward the stairs.

No one stopped her.

She emerged from the basement into a vast, ornate villa hall lit by low lamps. There were no guards, and the space lay in complete silence

Sydney clenched her fist and sprinted for the entryway without hesitation.

the cold metal handle, the

she lunged forward

doors opened from the outside. The first thing she saw was a pair of eyes with a

She froze.

Ms. Wilson. How long do you think it will be before Mr.

Sydney said, shock tightening

Sinclair’ from the phone call in the car

That was how he operated. She had been careless. A chill crept up

asked, "Was my presence really that forgettable? It took you this long to think

she retreated. As the door slowly closed behind

where she had seen it. 'Not at the launch event. Then

to shield her stomach as she backed away. Then

she protected her abdomen. Something flickered in his eyes before he let out a cold laugh. "Two lives. Does that

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