Chapter 26

The surveillance system was crystal clear, and every move in VIP Room 9 was on display.

As the owner of the bar, Noella had reserved a booth in the beginning just for herself, a special spot where she could keep an eye on all the private booths!

Only she could unlock this surveillance haven! She had personally tweaked the cameras to catch every little detail, even in the darkest corners. Everything Toxic Monarch and Thorpe did was under her watchful eye.

Palmer frowned slightly, pointing at the screen where Thorpe was holding a briefcase full of greenbacks. “They seriously think they can deal here?”

“Looks like it.”

“Call the police. If they manage to trade, who knows how many families will suffer.”

Noella nodded, “Already on it. Sent the video feed straight to the international drug enforcement.”

Palmer looked surprised.

“You’re in touch with international drug enforcement?”

“Crossed paths with them about three years ago on a gig in Northstone.”

Palmer’s pupils contracted; he was also in Northstone three years back!

“Did you save someone in Northstone?”

“I’ve saved plenty of people.”

Noella’s brow furrowed ever so slightly, her gaze shining brightly in the dim light, and for a moment, Palmer recalled the time he nearly tumbled off a cliff, when a masked girl reached out

to him!

That girl had eyes just like these!

So it was her!

Noella’s attention returned to the monitors, her gaze falling on Beckett lurking in a corner downstairs.

Why on earth was his brother here?

She said to Palmer, “Let’s split up. You take the third floor; there’s another drug lord meet–up there. I’ll check downstairs.”

Palmer grabbed Noella’s wrist, his handsome face filled with concern. “Be careful. I’ll give you a ride home later.”

“Sure.”

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At the booth, Beckett and the suit across from him were toasting and having a blast.

Noella squeezed through the crowd, finding Erek lost in the dance. “There are a few bombs on the second floor. Get someone to defuse them.”

“Whoa, boss! You’re like everywhere…ugh, and now, just five minutes into my jam, I gotta go play bomb squad? This job’s killing my buzz!”

your yapping and get on it. You’ve got thirty minutes.”

Obelisk Organization, was pretty top–notch in the bomb defusal department. Ever since Noella handed his ass to

not giving

twenty–three of

Erek was dumbfounded.

go off, not just the bar, half the

me to defuse twenty–three bombs in thirty

it will cost you a year’s salary.”

A whole year!

bosses are blood–sucking

but dared

from behind Noella. “Noella? What

“Beckett.”

Noella by the arm and led her outside, protecting her from the messy crowd, carefully

my little sis Noella. Noella, this

cleaned a glass until it sparkled

you tell me you were

“Just hanging out.”

Milford face crossed Beckett’s mind, and he

a friend

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wasn’t meeting Milford. Beckett let out a sigh of

not saying you can’t have fun, but folks outside can be dangerous. Next time, give me a

wanted to tell Beckett that she was eighteen, not eight, but faced with Beckett’s concerned and tender look, and the

do, Beckett.”

Tobin, ignored all this while, was quite taken

deals worth billions, was this soft

getting late. I’ll

said he’d

and stroked Noella’s hair

several plainclothes cops and smiled sweetly at Beckett. “Beckett. my friend’s here.

to overstep and upset Noella. After a long list of cautions, he watched her blend into the crowd.

jaw nearly

the warmth on his face now gone, replaced with a steely

them bankrupt within a month.

family, just small fries in the Schnabel family’s eyes, wasn’t

the allure of the tens of thousands of

Rosenberg family, even their

assured, Mr. Schnabel.”

respect. “We’ve received the video you sent. This time we’ll definitely

to Noella’s help, their numerous drug busts had

from Erek;

nodded at a few police officers and shot a text to

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Vif room 9 on the fourth floor st clear

IGot it!)

speakers started blaring the

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