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Chapter 78 — The First Counterattack
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2026-06-25 20:11:58
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The summer morning over Vesper City looked deceptively peaceful.Sunlight spilled across the skyline, turning the glass towers downtown into sheets of gold. Traffic moved steadily beneath the elevated highways. People hurried to work carrying coffee cups and briefcases, unaware that somewhere inside the city, a war was quietly changing direction.Inside the safe house, however, no one was paying attention to the weather.The atmosphere in the room felt heavy.The kind of heavy that settled over people when they finally realized they weren't dealing with a mystery anymore.They were dealing with an enemy.Estella sat at the end of the table with a stack of documents in front of her.Lionel stood by the window.Jonathan Ritz occupied the armchair near the bookshelf, his injured shoulder still healing. He looked healthier than he had a week ago, but traces of exhaustion still lingered beneath his eyes.Across from them, Devon was sorting through files while Vivianne leaned over his shoul
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