Chapter 318

Chapter 318:

“Why didn’t we tell him about the surveillance feed dropping for a few seconds? It was only a few seconds, sure, but—”

“Silence! Do you want to kiss that final payment goodbye? We’re professionals. A slip like that getting back to the client would tarnish our reputation. Do you understand what that means?”

It was only a few seconds. A tiny blip. No one could have done anything in that time, let alone swap cars.

In the opulent VIP suite of the Bengal Hotel, Delilah, Nellie, and Bart sat together. They toasted with an air of triumph, smiles stretched wide across their faces.

“A toast to our partnership.” Bart lifted his glass high, the crystal catching the light before he tipped it back and emptied it in one brisk motion.

Delilah did the same, a faint smile betraying a touch of mischief as the champagne slid down her throat, leaving a fiery, intoxicating trace.

“Congratulations!” Delilah teased. “With Aiden gone, the Green family is yours for the taking. From here on, you’ll be untouchable in Efrery.”

Bart smirked, his expression revealing how much he relished Delilah’s flattery.

But his attention soon shifted to Nellie, whose glass remained untouched, her fingers absently twirling its stem.

“Nellie, what’s wrong? Aren’t you joining in the celebration?”

Nellie’s hand stilled, and her lips curled into a frosty chuckle. “Do you really think I’d be in the mood to celebrate right now?”

Bart arched a brow, clicking his tongue in feigned pity. “Don’t tell me you actually fell for Aiden? A cripple like him? His death is practically doing the world a favor.”

Suddenly, Nellie hurled her glass to the floor. The shards scattered as cold liquid splashed onto her face, dampening stray locks of hair. It gave her a wild, ferocious look.

“Bart, you swore to me you wouldn’t kill him,” she said, her icy glare cutting through him. “Yet you broke your promise. You killed him.”

The room grew stifling; the tension was palpable. Delilah instinctively shrank back, her voice silenced by the weight of the moment.

Lₐtᴇst chαptɘrs in g𝒶lnovels.𝗰𝓞𝗺

Even she hadn’t expected Aiden’s death. Originally, Nellie and Bart had plotted to ruin Aiden by luring him into a scandal with Tess—compromising photos intended to tarnish his reputation.

Once that happened, Aiden would lose his claim to the shares his grandfather had left behind.

They had meticulously crafted multiple backup plans, Janice being a pivotal piece of their scheme.

If Aiden somehow escaped the initial trap, they would reveal Janice’s assault at Andrew’s hands, ensuring his complete downfall.

But they hadn’t expected that Bart would go further, quietly adding a lethal twist to their plans—he had Aiden killed.

Bart appeared utterly unfazed, his smirk unwavering as he sipped his drink.

“Why so dramatic? Aiden never liked you. Why keep forcing something that was never there?”

“That’s none of your business,” Nellie shot back, her voice sharp and unwavering.

Bart wagged a finger, his expression cool and calculating. “Ah, but it is. With Aiden gone, I’ve eliminated the only threat to my plans. The dead don’t fight back.”

“You’re insane!” Nellie exploded, lunging at him with unrestrained fury.

But Bart had anticipated her outburst. A snap of his fingers summoned his bodyguards, who restrained her with effortless precision.

Leisurely, Bart approached, tilting her chin with unsettling calmness as he leaned close, his gaze locking onto hers.

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