Chapter 89
Boluna froze. “What? That’s impossible. Enrica is just some cheap-
She caught Miguel’s sharp’glare and swallowed the rest of her sentence. After a brief pause, she muttered, “So that Lawyer’s sleeping with her? Why else would he protect her? Going up against the Zucker family isn’t some small–time drama, Migry
Migirl’s jaw was tight as he replied coldly, “I don’t know yet. I’m still digging into who this lawyer really is. But this came straight from Mr. Robertson of Grandrise Realty–it’s not a rumor. You had better be thanking your lucky stars:
Nothing happened to Enrica tonight. If something had gone wrong, the entire Zucker family would’ve gone down with you.
A cold sweat broke out on Mohana’s back Inside, she was cursing Enrica up and down. That woman was trash–she got lacked out of the Zucker family and immediately ran off to marry someone else. And now, she was messing around with some big–shot attorney? What a filthy little tramp.
But suddenly, achilling thought hit her. If the warning was about “people you shouldn’t mess with“, then what about Charles?
Her expression shifted. She glanced at Miguel, unsure whether she should say it or not. But Miguel knew her too well. The second he saw her expression change, he barked, “What else are you hiding from me? Spit it out!”
Nervously, she swallowed hard “Mi
“Miggy, L… I sent someone to Charles‘ place earlier…
Miguel’s face darkened. “What the hell were you thinking?”
“Mom said we had to clean up loose ends,” s
she mumbled. “I didn’t pull it off last time, so this time I told them to you know, finish it.”
Rohana spoke in a low voice, but the moment she saw Miguel’s expression darken, she shut up immediately.
You tried to go after Charles before? When?” he demanded.
p that week..”
Her voice dropped even lower. “When you were locked up
Miguel stood frozen like he’d just been struck by lightning. It all clicked
He had always assumed Lawrence had come after him because of the lawsuit with Enrica, but that made no o sense. Nothing in court had even been finalized yet. Why would Lawrence go nudear over a pending civil case?
But now it was clear. The warning Zack had passed on “Don’t touch people you shouldn’t touch–wasn’t just about Enrica. It was about Charles, too. After he’d gotten out of jail, Grandrise Realty had abruptly pulled their contracts with Zucker Group without any waming or explanation. He hadn’t even known. where the threat had come from. And now he did.
It was jilliana and Rohana who’d gone behind his back and made a move on Charles
Miguel turned on her, his face like ice, “Call them. Right now. Tell them to back off!”
She saw the panic in his eyes and scrambled to take out her phone. But before she could dial, her phone started ringing. It was one of her guys.
She picked up immediately. The voice on the other end was breathless and panicked. “Ms. Zucker, we got hit. Charles‘ gone. Some guy snatched him. Three of our guys are badly injured. One didn’t make it.
“What?” Rohana stared at Miguel, her voice trembling. “Miggy-”
The number of casualties couldn’t be real.
It was quiet, and they were standing close–Miguel heard every word. His mind v went blank for a second, and his phone started ringing before he could even react.
