As the sound of gunfire raged outside, the other three turned to look at him. If he hadn''t reacted so quickly, they would have been turned into human pincushions.


    "We''re family. Don''t mention it," Harold said, beating them to the punch.


    The four siblings looked at each other and broke into smiles. Especially Ebony Fox. She had been in countless situations like this, each one a dark, grim affair. But this time... she actually found it interesting.


    "Don''t worry, we''ll be fine," Jimmie said, pulling out his phone to contact Shanley and Juniper, only to find the screen shattered.


    The others'' phones were intact, but their signals were being jammed. Damn it! Juniper had to be on her way. What if she walked right into this chaos?


    "It seems they don''t actually want us dead,” Ebony Fox said, herposure returning. “They seem to want to capture us alive."


    They were cornered, with no way out. The enemy could have easily set the ce on fire or used explosives, but they hadn''t.


    "Capture us?" Jimmie narrowed his eyes, breathing heavily. "If that''s the case, we might be able to get out of this in one piece."


    After all, this was Shanley''s turf. He couldn''t imagine who would have the audacity to cause such amotion here.


    The next second, the door was kicked open. A group of men in ck, heavily armed, swarmed in and aimed their weapons at the four of them. Jimmie, Harold, and Melvin instinctively moved to shield Ebony Fox.


    "Ebony Fox, I presume?" the leader said, his voice cold. "Our boss wants to see you."


    "Who''s your boss?" Ebony Fox forced herself to remain calm. “You want me, it has nothing to do with them. I''ll go with you. Let them go."


    "No!" the three brothers shouted in unison.


    "Enough,” the man said, clearly tired of their bickering. "You''re all aplices, right? None of you are going anywhere."


    And with that, all four of them were blindfolded, gagged, and led away.


    Meanwhile, Juniper left campus and headed toward the factory on her scooter.


    As she got closer, she noticed something was off. Shanley''s car? What was it doing parked outside the factory? Had he already found out about her sister?


    That man''s intelwork was impressive!


    Just then, Shanley, who was about to go inside to see Ebony Fox, received a call from Flint. "Boss, Ms. Payne is here."


    “Juniper?” Shanley stopped in his tracks, his expression hardening. "Did you tell her about the assassination attempt?"


    Felton and Flint shook their heads in unison. They wouldn''t dare without the boses orders Ms Payne was so smart, she must have figured it out herself.


    "Ms. Payne is at the entrance," Felton reminded him.


    Shanley had no choice but to turn around and head for the entrance. They met halfway.


    "When did you know?" they both asked at the same time.


    "Just now Juniper answered, looking around at therge number of men Shanley had brought with


    him Even if her sister was


    dangerous, this seemed like overkill.


    "Don''t worry, they''ve all been caught,” Shanley said, stroking her hair gently. "You


    can decide how to deal with them.”


    "Deal with them?" Juniper waspletely lost. "What did my sister do that you need to ''deal with'' her?"


    "She was trying to kill..." Shanley''s words caught in his throat as he looked up his expression shifting. dramatically. "What did you say? Ebony Fox is your sister? Not the assassin trying to kill you?"


    Juniper fell silent. So, Shanley had mistaken her sister for an assassin... and captured her?