Begging for a Second Chance (Sienna Sloan and Jarred Sterling) novel Chapter 402

Seeing her relaxed and genuinely happy expression, a gentle smile curved Maloney's lips as he softly added,

"It's just a shame about Dr. Hans Bauer. He vanished into thin air.

My people searched everywhere but couldn't find a single trace of him."

Sienna understood and wasn't surprised.

If that lead was easy to track down, Luna Lennox would have found something by now instead of it dragging on.

Celeste Carlyle was always meticulous about covering her tracks.

Hans had such an obvious piece of leverage against her; there was no way she would let him live.

"It's fine, Maloney," Sienna smiled. "Even if we found him, he was just following orders.

Whether we could force him to give up the mastermind is uncertain. Compared to that, this is solid evidence."

Sienna waved her phone at him.

Maloney gave a warm smile, picked up his water glass, and raised it slightly toward her.

"True. Here's to us both getting what we want soon."

Sienna picked up her glass and clinked it against his.

The atmosphere in the room was harmonious.

The restaurant was by the river, and their third-floor table had a floor-to-ceiling window overlooking the water.

Sienna and Maloney sat facing each other.

The food was exquisite, the drinks sweet, and nothing seemed out of the ordinary.

That was until halfway through the meal, when Maloney picked up his glass and drank the warm water.

Sienna noticed that his hand trembled slightly as he set the glass down.

It normally wouldn't be a big deal.

But Sienna could visibly see an unnatural flush creeping across Maloney's handsome features.

Even his usually clear eyes were slowly clouding over.

Maloney rested his head against his hand, his eyes half-closed as if he were trying to suppress something.

"Maloney, are you okay?" Sienna asked with concern.

"I'm fine," Maloney massaged his brow, his voice a bit raspy. "Probably still jet-lagged."

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