Ditch Fake Bond She’s Tycoon Wolf Heiress (Natalie) novel Chapter 10

Chapter 10

Carlos was mixed in with them, and his slimy, conniving grin was plain as day on the monitor.

A chill ran through me. I hadn’t expected him to still be alive.

His presence made one thing obvious. The threat we faced was far bigger than I’d wanted to believe.

Carlos showing up meant new problems. He understood our supply situation, and he might even know parts of the factory’s internal layout.

We couldn’t just refuse them at the door and hope they left. We had to handle this carefully.

“Dad, Mom, we can’t let them walk in,” I said quickly. “But we also can’t shut them out in a way that forces them to go public or get violent immediately.”

I thought through it as fast as I could. “We need a way to protect ourselves. If they get inside, they

won’t spare our lives.”

“Then what do we do?” my mom asked, panicked.

“Dad, check the blueprints again. Look for any weak points. Is there any way they could get in from outside, or through any of the underground access tunnels?”

My dad’s expression hardened. “Jade, I know this design like the back of my hand-it was built to be impenetrable. Except…except for the biogas system. If they’re dead set on forcing their way in, the only possible entry point is through the drainage channel connected to it.”

“Dad, it’s urgent,” I said. “I’ll keep talking to them and stall. You go shut down that access route

completely,”

“Okay,” he said, already moving. “But it’ll take some time. Drag it out as long as you can.”

“I understand.”

Once we finished that quick exchange, I turned on the intercom and opened communication through the security system.

I spoke casually, buying time. At first the foreman still played along. Then Carlos cut in and

shattered it.

“Stop wasting time with her,” he snapped to his people. “She’s stalling. Check this place for weak points. If we rush it together, we’ll get in.”

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Carlos’s interruption blew my cover. They stopped falling for my stalling tactics, and that meant time was running out.

I had to act immediately while keeping them talking, anything to give my dad enough minutes to close the only real gap.

“Listen carefully,” I said, forcing my voice steady. “We do have supplies. But we also have rules. If you want help from us, you follow our terms.”

Carlos let out a cold laugh. “Don’t pretend we don’t see your tricks. You think we’re stupid? We’re not falling for it.”

I kept thinking fast. I couldn’t let them notice what we were actually doing.

I needed to distract them, at least until my dad could seal that system and cut off the last way in.