Chapter 848

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Right now, she had no appetite at all-her only thought was to find Susanna as soon as possible.

Xander pulled out his phone and made a quick call, his tone brisk and decisive. No surprise, he was giving orders about Black Gate.

These past couple of days, they’d gotten to know every inch of Black Gate’s operation.

All to force Black Gate to give up Susanna. Every time Black Gate refused, they’d hit another one of their key strongholds.

And these weren’t just symbolic blows-these were Black Gate’s lifelines.

From Xander’s perspective, it was only a matter of time. Once Black Gate couldn’t take the pressure anymore, they’d have to hand Susanna over.

Even hearing Xander make arrangements over the phone, Yvonne couldn’t shake her unease.

The instant Xander hung up, she blurted out, “What on earth is Black Gate thinking?”

They’d already hit several of Black Gate’s key locations-places crucial to their survival.

How could Black Gate still refuse to hand Susanna over?

Xander just smirked. “Lacey’s missing, remember? When she left, she took half of Black Gate’s treasure map with her. Maybe what we’ve hit so far just doesn’t compare to the value of that map.”

Yvonne fell silent. He was probably right.

With something that valuable in Lacey’s hands, Black Gate could afford to ignore whatever threat they posed.

“So what do we do now?” Yvonne asked, frowning at Xander.

If what they were doing wasn’t enough, then no matter how much damage they caused, Black Gate wouldn’t budge.

Xander glanced up at her, his eyes dark and unreadable. For a second, Yvonne felt like she was staring into a bottomless pit.

She blinked. “Why are you looking at me like that?”

Xander replied, “What Lacey has is an unknown value. But what Black Gate’s losing right now…”

He paused, choosing his words.

Yvonne finished for him, “What they’re losing now is what keeps the whole Black Gate running?”

Xander nodded, giving her a look of approval.

Yvonne hesitated, then suggested, “Should we push even harder?”

Xander was silent for a moment. Hadn’t they already been ruthless enough?

His eyes narrowed, a dangerous glint barely visible. “All right. Let’s push harder.”

And with that, Yvonne and Xander were in complete agreement.

They launched another round of attacks on Black Gate, giving them no time to

recover.

Their message was clear: the attacks would stop only when Susanna was returned.

Meanwhile

On Stella’s side of things, there was the whole pregnancy test debacle. Lottie said

it was Melissa’s, but…

“Bro-” she started, catching herself.

Ronald looked up at her. Just one look and Stella quickly corrected herself, “I mean, honey.”

Even after all this time, it was hard to

break the habit of calling him

“bro” she’d done it ever since she was little. Sometimes she sti sipped up. FindNovels

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Ronald sat at the edge of the bed

reading over some files. Ever since

Stella got pregnant, he made a habit

of doing all his work by her side especially after the whole. pregnancy test incident. FindNovels

She was extra sensitive these days, and if he didn’t stay close, she’d end up in tears.

Stella frowned. “Babe, doesn’t this whole thing with Melissa seem off to you?” “Hmm?” Ronald glanced up.

“My mom insists the pregnancy test was Melissa’s, but I just… I don’t know, something doesn’t add up!”

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