Chapter 1292

"Who was it? Who sold me out?"

"Mark, I swear, I didn't! I don't know what's going on-Mark, please, help me!"

"Mark, save me! I don't want to die!"

"Don't grab me! Get away from me!"

Chaos broke out as everyone scattered, desperate to get away from danger.

But Luke and his crew had already locked the place down. No one was getting out.

In no time, arms were twisted behind backs and they were all pinned down, completely helpless.

Mark tried to keep his cool. "Hey guys, come on, what crew are you with? We can talk this through, right? This is all a big misunderstanding, I promise!"

Luke's silver mask caught the light as he spoke, his voice cold as ice. "You think you're good enough to call me brother?"

Mark just stared at him. Seriously? Who was this guy?

Luke didn't even blink. "Answer my questions, and maybe I'll let you live. Otherwise,

I'll toss you in the kennel and let my Black General keep you company."

As soon as he said it, one of Luke's guys appeared, dragging over a huge, intimidating Tibetan mastiff. The dog's fierce eyes were enough to make Mark's knees buckle.

"Take them back. Let Black General have some fun," Luke ordered, not bothering to listen to their protests. They were all hauled away, one after another.

...

Meanwhile, Oliver was leading Harry and Asher through Mark's old place, searching for anything suspicious.

The neighbors had all wandered off to check out some event nearby, which made it a lot easier for Oliver's team to poke around without anyone noticing.

Before long, Harry came jogging over, looking excited.

"Mr. Oliver, our equipment picked up something underground."

Oliver nodded, serious. “Be careful. Safety first. Is the demolition expert here yet? Have him take a look."

Harry was caught off guard by the concern. Since when did Mr. Oliver worry about details like this?

Ever since he got together with his wife, Harry thought, the boss had started to soften up.

"Thank you for caring, Mr. Oliver! I'll be careful, I promise!" Harry said, practically beaming as he hurried off.

Oliver just shook his head. Honestly, he was more worried they'd break something— or accidentally set off an explosion.

Funny how people could misunderstand you so easily.

Once everything was under control, Oliver stepped aside and called Josefina.

"Josie, everything's set up. We found something underground, but I'm not

Sure

e what it is yet. I'Iflet you know once we investigate."

"I wish I could see it for myself," Josefina said, a little wistfully.

"You can think about it all you want, but don't even think about sneaking over," Oliver said gently.

Josefina sighed. "It's just hard not being able to do anything."

"I'll turn the camera around and show you the site," Oliver offered. "Maybe you'll notice something I missed."

"Alright, it's better than nothing," she

big, expressive eyes

agree screen. Oliver's heal. nee

glued to

just melted at how cute she looked

He moved the camera for her, showing every angle as she directed him—left, right,

back again.

Suddenly, a voice shouted in panic.

"Evacuate! Everyone out, now!"

Oliver's gut twisted. Something was wrong. He picked up his pace but

kept the video going so Josef het

could see what was happening.

Asher rushed over and blocked his way.

"Mr. Oliver, you can't go any further. Something's happened. Please, you need to

get out of here. We'll take care of it."

Oliver had never seen Asher this shaken, his face dark and serious.

"What's going on?" Oliver demanded.