Chapter 1864
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Instead, it was the attackers who lost several men.
They might have been hired guns, but failing the objective would undoubtedly infuriate the orchestrator.
“We are treating this case with the utmost priority, Claire.”
“However, you mentioned you believe they were targeting you. Do you think it’s the same group from the kidnapping attempt?”
Vance knew the kidnapping file inside and out. If it was the same group, Claire’s situation had escalated from dangerous to critical.
This time, they wanted her dead.
The next attempt would be even more ruthless.
From what he gathered, Claire was a medical prodigy.
The company she co-founded with her cousin had already launched several highly acclaimed products.
Their lineup included the Experimental Scar Gel, beauty creams, and…
Vance recalled the intel sent back from Montara, and his good friend Silas Carl’s immense praise for the girl. She had also developed a miraculous coagulant.
Her coagulant could stop severe bleeding instantly while drastically accelerating tissue regeneration.
Someone with that capability was undeniably a top-tier national asset.
Sundara likely wanted to extract her specifically to exploit those skills.
They had deployed a massive strike force last time and still failed. Whether they
were now acting out of sheer spite was anyone’s guess.
If Claire had been alone in the car, pinpointing the motive would have been straightforward.
But Valerie Winthrop had been sitting right next to her.
Mr. Winthrop had made enemies in the political arena, and his recent anti-corruption sweeps had definitely threatened some powerful interests.
When Mr. Winthrop heard his daughter was in a crash, he was paralyzed by terror.
He was convinced his actions had endangered her and demanded the police leave no stone unturned.
This might not have been a random crash. What if someone was actively trying to slaughter his daughter to send him a message?
No, that wouldn’t be a message. That would be pure vengeance.
Mr. Winthrop was already arranging bodyguards and had strictly ordered his daughter not to leave campus.
He reasoned the campus was relatively secure; the outside world was too volatile.
There were simply too many variables on the open streets.
But campus was different. A strange face would instantly draw suspicion.
Valerie, reflecting on the escalating tension of being tailed, culminating in Claire’s split-second tactical maneuver, found the whole ordeal terrifyingly thrilling. fo FindNovel.net
“Dad, I really don’t think this hit was meant for me.”
It felt entirely focused on Claire, and Claire herself believed she was the primary target.
Mr. Winthrop paused. “You think they were after your friend?”
He hadn’t ruled out the possibility.
But what if it was?
He couldn’t afford to be careless.
Valerie was his only child, and she had always been famously accident-prone.
It was a miracle she had even survived to this age.
He absolutely refused to let anything happen to her.
While father and daughter debated who the true target was, Dane
received the news and pract net
tore through the city to reach the hospital.
“Claire, are you okay?”
On the drive over, the mere mention of Claire in a car crash had sent Dane’s heart into a chaotic tailspin.
Hurrying through the hospital corridors, he was moving at a near-sprint.
It was only when he shoved the door open and saw.Claire sitting
perfectly alive and well that
finally exhaled.
But when she didn’t answer immediately, his anxiety spiked again.
“I’m fine. I was just a little dizzy right after the impact, but I feel perfectly normal now.”
Claire was in no rush to leave the hospital, hoping the police would quickly unearth some leads.
Plus, she could rest and study just as easily here without tying up critical medical
resources.
She was paying out of pocket for a VIP room anyway.
She hadn’t expected Dane to panic to this extent.
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