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Chapter 26: The Fight

作者: June Stars
last update 公開日: 2026-01-27 18:40:46

The plan was simple: announce William's terminal illness, wait for Mirabel and Morrison to make their move, then capture them with the police lying in wait.

The execution, however, was anything but simple.

They set up in a private medical facility—one of the few assets William still controlled. Detective Morris had agreed to help, stationing undercover officers throughout the building. The bait: a press conference announcing William's sudden decline and imminent death.

Lucy stood in the bathroo
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