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Chapter 71: Unravel

Penulis: Quin Gee
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-02-05 19:23:00

Sierra

Evan's laptop chimed and he swore under his breath. "Dude, I just got an alert. Someone logged into Sebastian's offshore accounts 15 minutes ago.

They're selling everything, moving money to places we can't trace."

“Just how much?” asked Jace.

“Millions,” said Evan. “He’s running. That’s his exit plan,” he said.

My stomach dropped. "So the plant is deserted. There's nothing there."

“Perhaps,” said Evan. “Or maybe there’s exactly what he wants us to walk out with.”

The truck went silent
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