“I’ve contacted someone to deal with it. The guy over there is dead too. Let’s get in the car.”
She drove swiftly out of the parking lot, and only as they emerged into the sunlight did Lydia exhale deeply, relieved to be alive.
Lydia clutched Hannah’s arm tightly from the back seat. “Hannah, what just happened? I was terrified!”
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Hannah glanced down, her voice somber as she replied, “It’s probably what I mentioned on the phone. Though, I’m not entirely sure.”
She then turned to meet Lydia’s eyes. “Staying close to me isn’t safe right now, Lydia. Better if you don’t visit me again before the banquet, okay?”
“But…” Lydia’s face creased with worry. “Will you be okay on your own?”
A faint smile crossed Hannah’s lips. “This isn’t new to me. I’m safer here than out there, so no need to fret over me. We will take you home now. Let’s just keep in touch over the phone.”
Nodding with understanding, Lydia responded, “Got it! And remember, call me if you need anything at all!”
“I will, don’t worry.”
After dropping Lydia off at her home, Dotson and Hannah drove off.
As they drove, Dotson broke the silence. “Boss, those thugs were definitely after you. I’ve alerted Dilan through the Dark Web; he’s on it now.”
“Understood,” Hannah murmured, rubbing her temple.
Had Malvina not lied, she could have been the actual target.
Letting Malvina chase after such a perilous title seemed just fine to Hannah.
Hannah’s face turned grim. She wasn’t obligated to stop someone who’d willingly throw themselves under the bus for her.
Hannah checked the time, then instructed Dotson, “Let’s head to the school. I need to pick up Grace.”
“Right away, Boss!”
They soon pulled up at the school gate, just as classes were ending.
Hannah dialed another number on her phone.
Elsewhere, in a villa, Trent was interrupted at dinner by his buzzing phone. Glancing at the display, he muttered, “A call from Hannah?”
Keith couldn’t contain himself. “Answer it! And put it on speaker!”
Without hesitation, Trent responded to the call, “Hannah? How are things with you?”
“Not bad,” Hannah replied flatly.
Then, she asked, “Amelie should have been released from the police station and back with the Compton family by now, right?”