Chapter 0728
Chapter 0728
Marcus, after gearing up, left the warehouse. Maximus had grabbed two guns. He wasn’t sure about Marcus’s plan, but one thing was clear–this man was nothing like the one he thought he knew.
Marcus had always been rational, cold, and level–headed. But now, he was acting impulsively, and that terrified Maximus. His biggest concern was Lucius. As for Lucius’s mother? She could go to hell for all he cared. But her son, being with her, would be dragged into the same fate.
Without Marcus noticing, Maximus quickly sent a text message. [Get out of there immediately.]
When Lucius received the message, he didn’t understand what it meant. But as he stepped out of the hospital room, he noticed something strange. The floor where he and his mother were staying felt eerily empty. Sure, it wasn’t the busiest place, but this wasn’t normal.
The message clicked. Lucius tried to move his mother. Alexa was asleep, and the plan was to carry her out. But as he reached for the door, a group of men dressed in black caught him off guard.
“Where do you think you’re going, Mr. Palmer, with your mother?” said the one who appeared to be the leader.
“Who are you? I’m calling security!” Lucius said, stepping back
“I suggest you put the lady back in bed. We don’t intend to harm her, but if you don’t cooperate, we’ll have to use force.”
A chill ran down Lucius’s spine as he realized there were six men in black inside the room. At least two of them were pointing guns at him.
“What do you want?” he asked.
“We have orders to take Alexia Levett, no matter what‘
“Why? She hasn’t done anything! Who sent you? Talk to my father!”
Alexia, hearing the commotion, began to stir. She couldn’t move much, but she managed to speak.
“Lucius, who are these men? What’s going on?”
“Mrs. Levett,” said the leader, “I’m afraid you’ll have to come with us.”
“Who’s looking for me?” Alexia asked.
“I can’t say. But I have orders to take you, alive or dead. Don’t make me do the latter,” the man replied coldly.
“Calm down, son,” Alexia said. “Let’s just do what these gentlemen say. My boy, can he stay, or are you taking him too?”
“My orders are to take only you.
“Lucius, my son, I have to go with them-”
“No, Mom! You don’t have to go with them!”
“Please, son… Don’t make this harder than it already is.”
“Mom!”
One of the men stepped forward and struck Lucius on the head, knocking him unconscious. Alexia’s heart sank for a moment, but trying to stay calm, she said:
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Chapter 0728
“Peter sent for me, didn’t he?”
That’s correct, ma’am. Your safety is compromised. There are two groups after you, and we still don’t know why, but they’re coming.”
“Fine! Let’s go. He promised that as long as he needed me alive for what’s coming, nothing bad would happen to me. Will my son be okay?”
“Yes, ma’am. It was just a knock to keep him out for a couple of hours. I’ll carry you. We’ll head to the helipad, the transport is waiting there.”
Alexia understood the gravity of staying alive. She had realized it not long ago when a nurse handed her a phone with a recording. In it, Peter explained everything in detail how it all tied to Leonardo Palmer and Frank Bartz Sr.
“I’m sorry, Lucius,” she whispered. “But I have to do this alone. Sometimes, your mother has to face things on her own. Thank you, son
By the time Lucius woke up, the nurses were tending to him. He had a mild concussion, but nothing too serious. As soon as he regained consciousness, they asked him about his mother. He could only share what little he remembered.
The police were notified immediately, but despite their best efforts, Alexia had vanished without a trace. Unfortunately, someone else wouldn’t be as lucky.
[Valeria, Valentia]
In a small, remote village in Valeria, a modest house stood on the outskirts. It was home to a nurse and an elderly man, with guards stationed around it, trusted men of Frank all under government oversight.
