?Chapter 858:


    Sleep had be a rare luxury for Rnd in recent days.<fn08c5> N?w ?ovel chapt?rs are published on Find1Novel</fn08c5>


    News of Maia’s ordeal in Otrultho had only recently reached him. Still, his mind was locked onto a different investigation.


    Awyer from Zenith Legal — the very one who had represented Maia — had been the victim of a hit-and-run. The driver had fled the scene and remained atrge.


    Rnd’s desk was overflowing with reports, witness ounts, and surveince footage.


    Everything they had managed to gather outlined the suspect’s reckless escape. While the injuredwyery in aa, the person responsible continued to walk free.


    The weight of the case pressed on Rnd’s chest like a boulder.


    He had made it his mission to bring justice to the victim.


    Several times over the past few days, he had visited the hospital, hoping for a sign of improvement, but thewyer never stirred.


    A deep crease formed between Rnd’s brows as his expression turned darker.


    The case wouldn’t shift in their favor until they got their hands on the perpetrator and uncovered who was pulling the strings behind it all.


    At longst, a breakthrough arrived the previous night.


    Authorities tracked down the hit-and-run suspect at a rundown hotel tucked away in Wront’s downtown district.


    With a packed suitcase in hand, the man had been moments away from vanishing into the night.


    The second the officers burst into the room, he dropped to his knees, trembling, and confessed without hesitation.


    When Rnd learned who had orchestrated the crash, the name stopped him cold — but only for a second. The more he thought about it, the more it added up.


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    This time, he wasn’t leaving things to chance. He would be the one to take the mastermind down himself.


    Elsewhere, Vince got in touch with a contact from the airline and finally essed Maia’s flight details.


    ording to the records, Maia’s ne was expected to touch down at Wront International Airport by 5 p.m.


    A nce at his watch made Vince’s pulse quicken — he could already picture Maia walking through those gates.


    However, it was only 8 a.m., meaning there were still nine hours until Maia’s nended. This gave Vince ample time to prepare for his bold n.


    His eyes settled on the device resting on the table, and a chilling grin crept across his face.


    “Wee home, Maia. This time, you’re not slipping through my fingers again…” The words came out in a whisper as Vince moved closer, trailing his fingertips along the cold, menacing objectsid out before him.


    To him, this wasn’t just a backup n. It was the only n left that might bring Maia back.


    Far above all that, the ne carrying Maia and Chris glided smoothly through the thinning clouds, steady on its path home.


    The shaking from earlier had finally eased, and the ne settled into a quiet rhythm.


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