Nudee spotted Charlotte emerging from Engfa’s office, her heart sinking at the sight. She was about to call out, but the moment her gaze landed on Charlotte, she froze.
The usually composed journalist looked disheveled, tears streaming down her cheeks, and her eyes were wide with panic.
Charlotte hurried toward the escalator, her finger jabbing at the buttons as if she could escape her feelings with a simple press.
Nudee hesitated, concern etching itself across her face.
Just then, the escalator doors slid open to reveal Apo, Lingling, Meena, Yoko, Faye, Aoom, Orm, Mew, Snack, and Patcha, all in the middle of an animated conversation that suddenly quieted as they took in the distress radiating from Charlotte.
Yoko, always the empathetic one, was the first to break the silence, her voice laced with genuine concern as she called out to Charlotte.
"P'Char—" Her voice was filled with concern.
But Aoom, noticing Charlotte’s expression and condition, quickly stopped her. She signaled to the others to step out of the escalator.
Charlotte stepped in without acknowledging them, pressing the button as the doors closed.
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A woman in a topcoat burst out of the Warasorn Diamonds building, urgency etched across her face, her eyes betraying recent tears. She stood in the lobby’s shadow, trembling slightly as she waited. Moments later, a sleek black Mercedes rolled up, and a sharply dressed man in a tailored black suit leaped from the front seat to open the door for her.
Without hesitation, she slipped inside, and the car sped away, disappearing from view.
“We’ve got our chance now, Damon! It’s time to act!” Jeff exclaimed, his voice buzzing with excitement.
Damon, however, remained cool, taking a long drag from his cigarette, the smoke curling around him like a cloak of calm. “Let’s scrap the plan,” he replied, his tone chilling.
Jeff and the other guards exchanged bewildered looks. “What? But Damon, Voss clearly has the diamond right now! That police is in Manila too! This is the opportunity we’ve been waiting for!”
Damon flicked his cigarette out the window, watching it vanish.
"No. Let her unravel on her own. Just look at that sweet girl; she’ll make voss crumbling from within. We’ll deal with the aftermath later.” He paused, his gaze darkening. “This isn’t just about the diamond anymore, Jeff. It’s about Voss. I’m going to break her.”
A heavy silence fell in the car, and Jeff nodded slowly, realization dawning. “So, the diamond isn’t our main target anymore?”
Damon’s lips curled into a sinister smile. “No. Let her think that’s what we’re after. I have a new game in mind—one that will be far more entertaining for her.”
With that, he signaled for the driver to move, the car gliding away from the Warasorn Diamonds office, leaving chaos and intrigue in its wake.
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The Devious Hearts | Englot | girlxgirl
أدب الهواةEngfa Waraha, a wealthy and respected businesswoman, secretly leads a double life as Voss, a master of diamond heists. Her world is turned upside down when she encounters Charlotte Austin, a journalist for the Australian media outlet InQuest Magazin...
