With his final words, he exerted pressure with his fingers, forcing the sizable sapphire into Jimenas throat.
The sapphire proved too massive for Jimenas slender esophagus, impeding the free movement of his fingers.
Davey refrained from pushing it deeper, opting instead to swiftly seize a silver stick from the table, employing it to forcefully shove the necklace downward.
Eventually, even the stick had been fully inserted.
With ruthless determination, Davey declared, This necklace has been tainted by your actions, so now it belongs to you alone!
With that proclamation, he roughly hurled Jimena to the ground.
Jimena could no longer make any sound, her only expression one of wide-eyed torment, unable to find solace even in death.
As Davey exited Jimenas apartment, his assistant handed him a pack of disinfectant wipes, a silent acknowledgment of the grimy surroundings.
Despite having already washed his hands, Davey cringed at the thought of touching anything inside Jimenas apartment directly. With a few swift wipes, he signaled to the assistant, who promptly ushered two men inside to sanitize the scene.
Then, Davey sank into the plush car seat and lit a cigar, the smoke curling lazily around him.
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Before he could finish, the assistant reappeared, lugging a hefty bag, evidence of a thorough cleanup.
Any evidence of Jimena being murdered by Davey was cleaned away.
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Outwardly, they declared Jimena was another soul having slipped away from Aurora.
Yet, in this stratified society, families like Jimenas slipped through the cracks. Their disappearances were barely registered.
Even if Jimenas family dared to report it, the authorities would brush it off as illegal emigration, a common plight for Auroras underprivileged.
Aurora authorities enacted strict regulations on departing residents, demanding a hefty emigration fee as a prerequisite for leaving.
Failure to comply rendered their departure unlawful.
For many, this fee was prohibitively steep, reaching astronomical heights.
The measure served as a bulwark against the exodus of commoners and the underprivileged from Aurora, whose governance deficiencies could otherwise precipitate a mass departure if resources allowed, leaving the elite without a workforce.
Yet, for those unable to amass such wealth even over multiple generations, escape remained an elusive dream, condemning them to a life sentence on the island, from cradle to grave.
After consulting Davey, the assistant drove off the truck, carrying Jimenas body in its confines.
As the cigar dwindled between his fingers, Davey gestured for the driver to drive.
Through the tinted window, Davey caught sight of a sleek black car gliding to a halt outside Jimenas apartment.
A man in a sharp suit emerged, his polished black leather shoes clicking on the pavement. The passenger door opened, revealing a figure with chiseled features and a calculating gaze Erick.
A wry smile played on Daveys lips. Caseys supposed son had inherited more than just genes. He possessed a knack for tracking down leads, having successfully tracked down Jimenas apartment.