?Chapter 1104:


    After the ambnce left, a man tossed his hard hat and work clothes into the trash, then quietly slipped out of the construction site. He got into a car and said to the man inside, “Mr. Diaz, it’s done.” Nasir, holding a ss of wine, opened his eyes. “The money will be in your ount tonight. Get out of Illerith, and don’te back again.”


    “Got it.”


    After the man left, Nasir stayed in the car for a while. He spotted Amanda rushing over in a panic, so frantic that she ran a red light and nearly got hit by a car. The driver jumped out and started yelling at her, but she just kept apologizing as she ran, her face flushed and tears still streaming down.


    Vision swimming, Amanda’s world tilted as a suit-d figure collided with her just beyond the crosswalk.


    “Terribly sorry! Runningte—please, excuse me!”


    “Amanda.”


    Nasir’s voice shattered her thoughts, freezing her mid-step.


    Steel fingers gripped her shoulders as Nasir’s words tumbled out. “Rnd is dead. He’s gone.”


    Terror seized her chest. Pure instinct drove her arms forward, shoving with desperate strength.


    “Nasir! You murdered him! This is your doing—all of it!” Amanda screamed. Tears streaked her cheeks. “Let go of me!”


    “Amanda!” Nasir’s arms became a vise, forcing her world to narrow until only his face remained. “He’s gone now. We can finally be together. Doesn’t that bring you joy?”


    Horror dawned across her features. “Nasir, have you lost your mind? How could you imagine I’d be with you? Listen carefully—if Rnd dies, I swear I won’t let you go.”


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    Darkness clouded Nasir’s face like a gathering storm. “You won’t let me go?” His finger stabbed toward his chest before a harshugh tore free. “Have you forgotten whispering his workce to me?”


    “You’re spouting lies! Release me, you bastard!”


    “Lies?” Iron fingers dug into her shoulders as Nasir’s eyes zed with menace. “You fed me that information because you wanted him dead, didn’t you? Now that he’s gone, nothing stands between us anymore, does it?”


    “I don’t know what you’re talking about!” Amanda snapped. Trembling muscles strained against his grip, but exhaustion sapped her strength. Chest heaving, she sucked in air before spitting out, “You’ve always despised my rtionship with Rnd. The instant you spotted us together, revenge consumed your thoughts. And now you dare twist this onto me? Listen well, Nasir—justice ising! Your bastard soul will pay for this crime! Rnd’s aunt is Joelle, his uncle Adrian. You’re already dead!”


    Stone-still, Nasir’s knuckles whitened as disbelief warred across his features. “You yed me? Used me as your weapon?”


    Ice settled behind Amanda’s eyes as she turned away, though tear tracks still glistened on her cheeks—a jarring contrast to the cold calction that gripped her face.


    Realization struck Nasir like lightning. Madness twisted his lips into a grotesque smile. “No, you didn’t use me. You used Rnd to deal with me.”


    Silence hung heavy as Amanda wiped away the lingering tears. “Justice has finally found me—and my father.”


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