Chaos Girl Rewrites the Script novel Chapter 488

Vivienne nodded. Not obsessing over revenge—she was a smart girl.

Aurelia reached into her pocket and pulled out a shell casing. "The sniper was hiding about thirty feet away on the roof of the Twin Towers. This was left at the scene. They probably didn't expect The Shadow Chamber's helicopters to drop in out of nowhere. They left this behind in their rush to escape."

Vivienne took the fragment. "Have they traced where it came from?"

Aurelia nodded, leaning in close to whisper. "The Shadow Chamber looked into it. It's not a generic arms dealer product. It looks like military ordnance."

"Military ordnance?"

If it was military gear, then the situation was infinitely more complicated.

The global political climate was tense, with smaller nations constantly at war. Arms dealers built factories worldwide to maximize profits, exclusively supplying local regimes and mercenaries.

But if this was official military equipment, it meant someone had mobilized national resources, which could imply a massive conspiracy...

Vivienne asked, "Does Grandpa have any leads?"

Aurelia shook her head. "I'm not sure. Grandpa hasn't handled this publicly. The only reason I know is because I snooped through my dad's intelligence logs, but even that didn't have much detail. I'm guessing... Grandpa knows something we don't."

She paused, then added, "Didn't Jasper say Grandpa broke Frederick's nose? Grandpa rarely gets his hands dirty unless he has a damn good reason. I think that was a deliberate signal. Also, the mastermind behind Lara's rumors has been identified. It was Julianne Whitmore."

"But I don't believe Julianne has the power to escalate things this far. The Arlington family and Uncle Leander both tried to suppress the media, but it didn't work at all. That means whoever was pulling the strings has resources equal to the Arlingtons and the Ravenshires. But looking at all of Athelvia, no single family can rival us. So my guess is an alliance. Our enemies have teamed up, trying to chip away at the Ravenshire family like termites on a giant oak."

Vivienne's eyes gleamed, both pleasantly surprised that Aurelia had access to The Shadow Chamber's secrets and genuinely impressed by her sharp mind.

Aurelia dropped her smile and suddenly looked incredibly serious. "No, I came to thank you. Thank you for saving me. If it wasn't for you, I'd be dead."

Vivienne would never understand that the sight of her risking her life without hesitation had become Aurelia's eternal salvation. She had never dared to imagine that anyone would value her more than their own life, let alone be willing to die for her.

"Vivi, I came today to tell you that starting now, I'm going to work hard to become a sword-wielding knight. When the day comes that you need me, I will fight for your glory."

Vivienne cringed. "What the hell? That is so cheesy."

Aurelia laughed. "In normal terms, we're ride-or-die now."

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