Chapter 270 They''re Trying


    To Kill Me!


    Witnessing this side of Kylee was scaring Cynthia.


    "Get on with it!" Kylee snapped, her voice razor-sharp with impatience as the lead bodyguard hesitated.


    Without another second''s pause, the lead bodyguard drew a knife, inching toward Jude with measured, deliberate steps.


    Panic surged through him. He shook his head frantically as he struggled to break free, but a crushing grip pinned him in


    ce-there was no escape.


    Terror coiled around his throat, choking off any words. His eyes stayed locked on the de, every glimmer of metal a


    silent promise of the danger ahead.


    Meanwhile, Linsey and Collin watched the nightmare unfold on the screen.


    Linsey''s breath hitched. Disbelief clouded her face as she instinctively grabbed Collin''s hand. "Kylee''s not actually going to


    kill him... right?"


    Collin''s brow furrowed, his surprise reflecting Linsey''s at Kylee''s icy resolve.


    "Chill, she won''t get that far," he murmured, giving Linsey''s hand a reassuring squeeze. Still, a flicker of irritation tightened his jaw-Kylee''s cruelty had rattled her, and that didn''t sit right with him.


    Linsey nced up, confusion clouding her eyes. What did he mean by that? Before she could ask, the sharp wail of police sirens tore through the video feed. "The cops are here!" someone shouted, their voice a shaky mix of relief and lingering fear.


    The lead bodyguard jolted, panic shing across his face as the knife slipped from his grasp, hitting the floor with a sharp,


    metallic tter.


    Kylee''s fury twisted into something dangerously close toughter. Her eyes narrowed into icy slits as she leveled a re at Jude. "Well, Jude, you actually had the nerve to call the police? Guess you never nned to cooperate from the start," she


    sneered, her voice dripping with contempt.


    Jude''s heart pounded in his chest. Relief surged through him at the sound of the sirens, though confusion tugged at the


    edges of his thoughts.


    How could he have called them?


    It didn''t matter now. The police were here, and that was enough.


    Seizing his chance, he broke free from the bodyguard''s grip and sprinted for the door, desperation driving every step. "Help!


    They''re trying to kill me!" he shouted, his voice raw with panic.


    Kylee''s breath hitched. Rage surged through her, and she barked out an order, desperate to have him caught before he


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    could slip away.


    Jude bolted like lightning, disappearing before anyone could react.


    Though he had slipped through her fingers, Kylee knew the real threat wasn''t him-it was whatever recordings he had.


    Those needed to be destroyed.


    Without hesitation, she lunged for the device in her hand, ready to smash it to pieces.


    But she was already toote. A wall of police officers closed in around her, cutting off any chance of escape.


    "Kylee Russell, you''ll need toe with us," one officer said firmly. "There are some important matters we need to discuss."


    Before she or Cynthia could utter a word, the s seized them both, dragging them away without room for protest.


    The device slipped from Kylee''s grasp as an officer confiscated it, and theptop screen abruptly cut to ck.


    The sudden shift left Linsey frozen, shock rippling through her like a jolt of electricity.


    She stared at the nk screen, her mind struggling to catch up. Slowly, she turned to Collin, realization flickering in her


    eyes.


    "So, it was you all along?" she asked, her voice low,ced with equal parts awe and disbelief.


    No wonder he had been so sure Kylee wouldn''t seed-he had set the whole n in motion from the very beginning.


    "Isn''t it obvious?" Collin replied smoothly, his voice calm and steady. His gaze softened as he looked at Linsey, a gentle


    smile tugging at the corners of his mouth. "I did some digging on Jude Todd beforehand. With his track record-like leaving someone in a vegetative state- trustworthy isn''t exactly the word I''d use for him."


    His words flowed unhurriedly, each one measured and deliberate. All the while, his arms stayed around Linsey''s waist, the


    gesture both protective and unmistakably possessive.


    "I yed along, making it seem like I needed his help to expose whoever was pulling the strings. I knew the second he


    realized Kylee and Cynthia nned to pin everything on him, he wouldn''t just sit back. He''d retaliate-and try to squeeze


    every ounce of profit out of the situation."


    Collin''s lips curled into a smirk, his eyes gleaming with a flicker of mockery.


    "And knowing Kylee and Cynthia, they''re not exactly the type to cave under


    ckmail," he said, his voice low and edged. with quiet amusement. "It was only a matter of time before things boiled over between them."


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