Chapter 1194

Darren arched an eyebrow, "Naturally, my network's pretty wide-reaching."

With someone like Josefina on board, no matter how well the enemy is hiding, he'll flush them out!

Cindy jumped in, "Congrats, Darren! Looks like another promotion is heading your way soon."

Darren shook his head, "I can't leave just yet. Even if they offer me a promotion, I'm staying put. I won't rest until I take these guys down and uncover who's really pulling the strings!"

As they were chatting, Josefina strolled in.

"Darren," Josefina called out.

Before she could come any closer, Darren made his way over to her and came to a halt.

"Thinking of tagging along to the National Security Agency to sit in on the interrogation, are you?"

Josefina grinned, "You know me too well, Darren. That's exactly my plan."

"Even if you hadn't mentioned it, I would've asked. Catching them all in one sweep

is thanks to you. Josefina, you've been a massive help!"

"Darren, you're too kind. It was the least I could do."

With a few pleasantries exchanged, they headed back to the National Security Agency together.

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Where there's happiness, there's often someone feeling down.

Right now, that would be Makiko and Cole.

Makiko and Cole were pacing back and forth anxiously at home.

Cole muttered, "Failed again. Another flop."

This latest setback hit them both hard.

Makiko, ever the picture of calm, poured two glasses of red wine, as if they were toasting a win.

"Cole, you know the saying, 'When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.' Don't worry, things will eventually sort themselves out."

Cole looked up, squinting at her.

"You already have a plan, don't you?" Cole asked, incredulous.

He suddenly realized he might have never truly seen Makiko clearly.

On the surface, he was handling everything, calling the shots.

Yet every time something went wrong, Makiko seemed to know the plans inside out and could steer him through the chaos.

Who really was in charge between the two of them?

"Why are you looking at me like that, Cole? What's on your mind?"

"Makiko, are you hiding something from me?"

Makiko handed him the wine glass, then gracefully sat across from him, taking a sip of her wine.

"Cole, we've been married for years. You know everything about me. If I were hiding something, wouldn't you have figured it out by now?"

Cole sighed, "So, what's your plan to fix this mess?"

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Makiko smiled knowingly, "Without evidence or any communication devices on them, convicting

based solely on their words would be pretty ridiculous, don't you think?"

Cole, rattled by the repeated failures and pressure from above, finally

relaxed a little swirling his winst

glass with a newfound calmness;

"Makiko, you're my guiding star. As long as you're here, I feel at ease."

Just then, Makiko's phone rang, cutting through the moment.

It was Josefina calling, and the smile vanished from Makiko's face.

"Josefina's calling me."

Cole raised an eyebrow, puzzled.

Josefina reaching out directly to Makiko? They shouldn't have any reason to

communicate directly, right?

Cole was on edge, and Makiko's confidence wavered.

"Cole, should I answer it? What if she wants to ask about today's events? Could she

have evidence against us?" Makiko fretted nervously.