My Second Marriage with the Mafia Kingpin novel Chapter 410

Chapter 410: Not The Intended Target

What Lucian heard confirmed the suspicion that had been lingering at the back of his mind.

Everything finally clicked into place.

The events hadn’t felt strange for no reason.

They didn’t add up because the first attack on Ashley and the second attack during the evacuation had been carried out by two entirely different groups.

"We’ve confirmed that the man who attacked Madam acted alone," Gustav explained. "He infiltrated the hotel days earlier by posing as one of the newly hired cleaners."

He paused before continuing.

"But the attack on you..." His expression darkened. "We believe it was carried out by a completely different group."

Gustav let out a slow breath.

"Their plan was far more elaborate than the reckless shooting during the event. We also got the records of the first shooter, and he’s just a regular hitman who would do anything for his drug addiction. If anything, the bomb was likely the second group’s contingency plan in case the first attempt failed."

He narrowed his eyes. "In other words... that first shooter ruined their original operation."

Lucian immediately understood what Gustav meant.

The moment Ashley was attacked, Dominion had raised its security to the highest level.

Even before the event, security had already been tight.

The unexpected shooting only made it even harder for another group to make their move.

Which explained the bomb.

If they couldn’t break through Dominion’s security, they would force Dominion to move instead.

A bomb would naturally throw the venue into chaos.

During an evacuation, security formations would inevitably become more vulnerable.

The level of planning behind it spoke volumes.

Whoever orchestrated it wasn’t reckless.

They were organized, patient, and dangerous.

But who?

Who could be behind this?

Neither Lucian nor Gustav had an answer.

If they had to list Lucian’s enemies, the list of suspects was far longer than the list of those who could be ruled out.

Dominion—Lucian in particular—had accumulated enough enemies to fill an entire stadium.

Looking at those specific people was like searching for a needle in a haystack.

"Lukas is reviewing the hotel’s security footage," Gustav continued. "He’ll contact us as soon as he finds—"

He halted as his phone suddenly rang.

Gustav took it out of his blazer and glanced at the screen before answering.

"Lukas," he said immediately. "Did you find something?"

He listened in silence.

Within seconds, his brows furrowed.

Slowly, his eyes lifted to Lucian.

*****

Minutes earlier...

After the attack, Dominion immediately secured the hotel while Lucian and the others were escorted away.

Lukas had remained behind to oversee the investigation, taking over while Gustav moved to another area before following Lucian to the hospital.

No one wasted a second.

This had been a direct assassination attempt against Lucian.

Whoever dared do something like that was asking for war.

And Lukas?

He still hadn’t fully accepted Ashley as Dominion’s madam.

What more would he feel toward someone who had openly tried to kill his master?

Although the initial search for the sniper had yielded nothing, Lukas shifted his attention to the hotel’s surveillance room.

By retracing the footage, they could determine the bullet’s trajectory.

"Pause it."

Lukas rested one hand on the desk as the security officer froze the recording.

The parking area had been captured by a surveillance camera mounted on one of the upper floors.

The angle wasn’t perfect, but it covered enough of the scene.

BANG!

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