Chapter 298: Ghost in the Shadows


    <i>That </i><b><i>voice</i></b>…?


    Jean’s brows lifted slightly. She instinctively turned toward the sound.


    Everyone else reacted the same way.


    But what they saw first wasn’t the speaker-


    It was a new wave of men in ck.


    Like shadows darting through the trees, they moved with uncanny speed, appearing right beside the Lawson family’s bodyguards.


    And just like that, chaos erupted.


    The two groups shed in a flurry of movement–like a full–blown action moviee to life.


    Sofia and Mindy didn’t waste the opportunity. They sprinted off to a safer spot, panting, hearts still hammering in their chests as they watched the brawl unfold.


    It was all happening so fast<b>–</b>so suddenly–it barely felt real.


    Thank God they ran when they did, or they might’ve been caught in the crossfire.


    The neers were clearly stronger. Bulkier, faster, better trained. It wasn’t long before the fight waspletely one–sided.


    The Lawson bodyguards started dropping like flies–cries of pain, thuds of bodies hitting the ground.


    Thomas’s eyes widened. He clenched his jaw, fury bubbling up.


    And then-


    From behind the car, a tall,posed figure stepped into view.


    Jean’s chest loosened with a silent breath of relief.


    <i>Of </i><i>course </i><i>it’s </i><i>him</i>.


    “Thomas,” Dominic said, his handsome face cloaked in bold authority, every word sharp as ice. You’ve got some nerve.”


    Thomas’s expression copsed.


    His entire body froze up, the rage draining from his face. He was speechless.


    Dominic’s appearance… hadn’t been part of the n.


    Thomas <i>had </i>worried that Jean’s involvement might draw the Ginger family’s attention, but he’d convinced himself that if they hadn’t stepped in during Asher’s case, they likely wouldn’t show up now either.


    Besides, on the way here, he’d gone the extra mile–blocking phone signals to prevent Jean from calling


    Te shadows


    Finished


    So how the hell was Dorinic <i>here</i>?


    He had hoped that even in the Ginger family <i>did </i>catch wind of things, he could act fast enough–end it quickly–and there’d be nothing they could do.


    But ns never quite kept up with reality.


    Dominic had arrived like a ghost–faster, sharper, deadlier than expected.


    Selena, too, went rigid the moment she saw him.”


    Her lips pressed tightly together. Her entire body was tense, and her face drained of all color.


    She knew exactly what Dominic’s arrival meant.


    This wasn’t some low–level errand boy they could bluff their way past-


    And just minutes ago, she’d physically attacked Jean.


    That thought alone made her heart sink.


    Her trembling fingers sped together as panic welled up in her chest.


    In the next moment, Dominic was already standing in front of Thomas.


    His gaze was cool andmanding, and his voice carried an unmistakable tone of superiority.


    “From the start, you tried to get close–cozying up to my subordinates. Then you sent your sister to throw herself at me. And now, you’veid hands on <i>my </i>sister…


    He listed it all so calmly, as if reading from a ledger of disgrace.


    Jean, overhearing, couldn’t help but raise her eyebrows.


    <i>Wait </i><i>a </i><i>second</i><i>… </i><i>how </i><i>the </i><i>hell </i><i>does </i><i>Dominic </i><i>know </i><i>all </i><i>of </i><i>that</i><i>?! </i><i>Wasn’t </i><i>he </i><i>supposed </i><i>to </i><i>be </i><i>the </i><i>clueless </i><i>one </i><i>getting </i>strung <i>along </i><i>by </i><i>the </i><i>Lawsons</i>?


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