The Enigmatic Return (Nancy’s And Roxanne )

Early the next morning, Stella, who had a restless night, pulled Howard aside and asked, “What’s going on? Why haven’t the men who went out last night returned yet?”

Last night, after their men left, she had been eagerly awaiting them to bring her good news.

However, as she waited and waited, no one returned. Gradually, she became restless, barely getting any sleep.

Clearly unbothered by the matter, Howard yawned and responded in a nonchalant tone.

“I’m not sure, but with so many people, taking down the Gordon family would definitely be more than enough. They might still be dealing with the corpses right now. They’ll probably be back soon.”

Stella, however, was still worried. “How can they be more than enough? Although Neera is a burden, the people around her are not to be underestimated. Shane is difficult to deal with, and the Cox family has provided five people. Could something unexpected have happened?”

She was worried that the men she sent out had gotten caught and would give her away. That would put her in a difficult situation.

Howard scoffed, dismissing the idea. “How could that be possible? Even with the Cox family’s help, the Gordon family can’t perform miracles. You should just wait and see.”

Seeing his nonchalant demeanor, Stella’s brows furrowed slightly as she decided not to discuss it with him any further.

Nonetheless, she still couldn’t rest easy, so she simply sent out a scout to probe the situation.

Two hours later, after her anxious wait, the scout finally returned.

“How’s it going? What’s the situation with the Gordon family now? And our people, where are they now?”

expression grave. “The Gordon family… The Gordon family is unharmed, but all of our men… they’re

Stella was first taken aback before being consumed by

about Neera? Is she unharmed? How is

commotion, Howard came over and began taking the matter seriously. “You’re saying they’re all dead? How

expression, the scout reported in

Gordon family. I didn’t dare to get too close for fear of being discovered, so I just observed from a distance. There are indeed signs of

him, “What are you dawdling for?

their way back, and right there… they were

story, Stella’s eyes widened in surprise, while

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could this be…” Stella muttered through gritted teeth, “How could

than her. “It appears that last night’s surprise attack failed. The Medicina family joined forces with the Gordon family, and our men were no match for them. They were only killed on their way back. Who do you think did this? The Gordon family, or the Medicina family? Or could it be… another faction?”

then, Stella’s mind was in a complete mess. She couldn’t make heads or tails of

was solely focused on taking Neera’s life, but she never expected her own men to be annihilated. This

and even protected by the Medicina

this, Howard was somewhat speechless. “Aren’t you

her teeth. “How can I not be anxious? Our men have been killed, and we still don’t

the fact wasn’t lost upon

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