Sean had been waiting for for a long time.
Joseph had finally fallen into his hands. He was this close to taking down Joseph and wiping out his entire crew in one clean sweep
Outside, Sean had stationed an entire tactical unit–dozens of men lying <b>in </b>wait. <b>Beyond </b>the snipers, he had even flown in <b>a </b><b>squad </b>of mercenaries from overseas overnight.
When he first arrived, Sean had taken a moment to scout the area. Just as he had predicted, Joseph no longer had many men left in Jersey City. The ones gathered here were essentially all he <b>had </b>left in the country.
ording to the <b>rescue </b>n <b>Sean </b>had drafted the night before, If everything went smoothly, he could not only rescue Charlotte but also destroy Joseph’s <b>entire </b>operation in one move.
The only catch? The n required him to put his own life on the line. If it failed, neither he nor Charlotte would make it out alive.
<b>And </b><b>now</b>, they were so close to pulling it off.
Until something unexpected happened.
| Sean hadn’t ounted for Joseph sending someo
someone to <b>kidnap </b><b>Jodie</b>.
“Save her. Sean, please save Jodie…” Charlotte was still in his <b>arms</b>, clutching the front of his shirt with trembling fingers. Her eyes pleaded with him, desperate and raw
Sean’s eyes darkened,
This <b>was </b>the moment he had been waiting for. This <b>was </b>everything he had prepared <b>for</b><b>. </b>
They were in Cloud City, right at the border of Jersey City and Antis. Just across the line, and Joseph would be back in his stronghold. If Sean let him get away now, taking him down in the future would be near impossible.
But Joseph was using Jodie as a hostage. Sean couldn’t make a careless decision.
He looked down and met Charlotte’s tear–filled eyes. Something <b>in </b><b>his </b>chest twisted sharply.
Up in the helicopter, Jodie was still crying and struggling.
“Sis.. please help me! Sis, help me!” Her sobs echoed in the morning light.
Joseph, unbothered, stood nearby with a rxed smile, just watching
He knew Sean’s snipers were using red dot scopes–precision targeting. Even iba target moved suddenly or tried to dodge, they could stillnd a kill shot right between the eyes.
Under these conditions, escape <b>was </b>nearly impossible. Joseph and his men wouldn’t survive if they tried to run. The snipers were too <b>fast</b>, too well- trained
But Joseph didn’t care. He stared calmly at Sean, waiting,
He wasn’t afraid of death.
He was eager to see what Sean would choose.
In his eyes, sacrificing one little girl to wipe out a deadly enemy and his entire crow in one sweep was a trade worth making No more threats, no more
he believed any rational man would make without hesitation.
After <b>all</b>, to him, life had never been something precious or worth protecting
Finally, Spoke “Let Jodie go. I’ll let you leave. But your men stay behind.”
Dut
ver coight Joseph off guard. It was unexpected yet not entirely surprising
slow smirk tugged at Joseph’s lips as he pointed toward a man behind him. “I’m taking John with me ”
for years. He was his right hand man, second only to Joseph himself. <b>As </b>long <b>as </b>John was around, Joseph barely needed
to lift a finger He wondd take rare of the rest
turally, Joseph wain’t about to leave someone that valudde behind.
Sean’s voire mam sharp and cold “No”
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Joseph let out a low snort. “Then I guess I’ll just drop the girl”
Charlotte’s grip on S
Sean’s shirt tightened instinctively. His jaw clenched.
A few seconds passed before Sean finally gave in. “<b>Fine</b><b>.</b><b>” </b>
“To the rooftop,” Joseph said tly, tossing out the words before striding upstairs with long, confident steps.
Five more stories. Then they would reach the rooftop.
The helicopter hovered up alongside them, rising toward the top of the building.
Sean followed, still carrying Charlotte in his arms.
She hadn’t let go of his shirt once. Her fingers were trembling, her eyes filled with fear and worry