Chloe's heart sank heavily as she forced herself to remain calm. "What do you mean by that? I only came here out of kindness to save you..."
"Save me?" Lena stepped forward, her gaze sharp as a blade. "The people you hired with your money weren't here to save me."
Seeing this, the bald-headed leader stepped forward and respectfully pulled out his black-market job phone, presenting it with both hands to Lena.
"Miss S, the client placed an order to completely eliminate you, to make you disappear forever. Prepaid in full, with a promise of a huge bonus after the job is done."
"The moment we received the order and saw the target was you, we didn't dare act recklessly. We could only wait at the designated location as instructed."
The bald man knelt on the ground, his whole body tense. He l
