Chapter 1759
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"Let me ask you one more time-where's the girl who came with me?" Nick's voice was calm, but there was an unmistakable edge to it, like a storm about to break.
Anyone could tell his patience was running on fumes.
The Countess clenched her fingers, her face finally registering a hint of understanding. "You mean that girl? Didn't you see the maid take her upstairs to change? I'll have someone bring her down right now."
With that, she motioned for the butler.
He dashed upstairs, only to return in under two minutes, looking as if he'd seen a ghost. "Madam, there's a problem. Fiona's dead."
The Countess's face turned ashen. "What did you just say? And where's the girl?"
"There's no one up there. Every room on the second floor is empty. She's just...gone."
"How is this even possible?" the Countess murmured, more to herself than anyone else.
Realizing the seriousness of the situation, she couldn't hide it any longer and blurted out to everyone, "The Earl was ambushed and injured. That girl might be tied to whoever's behind this..."
The room erupted like a shaken bottle of soda.
No wonder the mansion's alarms suddenly blared—something serious was going down.
Nick shot a piercing glare at the Countess, fed up with her theatrics. "Enough. You've got three minutes to bring my sister back, or I won't hesitate to level this place."
With that, Nick pulled a silenced
pistol from his belt and fired a shot into the air. The grand crystal chandelier in the center of the hall came crashing down with a thunderous smash, luckily sparing artyone directly below. But shards flew everywhere, grazing those nearby. s
Screams erupted, echoing off the walls.
The Countess instinctively shielded her head with her arms, her face drained of all color, any pretense of composure gone. "You're being unreasonable Our Earl's life is at ?s s find{n}ovel.net
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She paused, feeling the weight of Nick's challenge to the estate's honor. Gritting her teeth, she barked, "This is the Earl's estate, not the Davis family manor. Flaunting such arrogance here is a blatant insult. Guards, arrest them and take them to the police!" s
But her orders fell flat; not a single guard moved. Reid's men had already taken control.
After several futile attempts, the Countess had no choice but to back down.
"Two minutes," Nick said, casually spinning the gun, his face a picture of icy resolve.
The Countess took a step back, about to argue when she was cut off.
"What the Countess said was spot on; the Earl might have been fine, but now that's up in the air."
Wyatt strode in, dragging a doctor in each hand, and dumped them at the Countess's feet.
Seeing the two doctors, panic flickered in the Countess's eyes.
These were the doctors she kept on standby, ready for emergencies. Her husband had been shot and needed immediate surgery to remove the bullet. Delaying could lead to unthinkable consequences.
Realizing this, the Countess dropped all pretenses, her eyes wild as she tried to pull the doctors to their feet. "Quick, go save the Earl!"