Queen of Wild Cards novel Chapter 235

Stella's expression turned icy. "I broke into his place last night hoping to find documentation on the extraction process, or any concrete evidence left behind.

The term 'Siren's Scent' refers to a natural, intoxicating aroma emitted by certain exceptionally beautiful women. My master told me about a sick, twisted syndicate that specifically hunts these women down and holds them captive.

They feed them a very specific diet of rare herbs for a period of time. Then, they brutally murder them to extract their body oil, which is then blended into high-end fragrances. A perfume infused with the macabre oil of murdered beauties is known as Siren's Scent."

Julius's eyes darkened as he processed the information. "Based on the intel I gathered previously, Gideon had already partnered with some underground figures abroad to produce a similar fragrance.

Everything was kept strictly off the grid. And just as you described, there was a string of missing persons cases in the area—all of them beautiful women. But the authorities could never find a shred of hard evidence tying him to the disappearances.

I don't know who is backing him, but the fact that he's dared to bring this operation back to the capital is brazen. That's exactly why I went to the Dragon Peak event yesterday."

Thank god he had brought her along. Without her expertise, it would have taken much longer to expose the cracks in Gideon's facade.

"By the way," Julius asked, his curiosity piqued again, "how did you know where Gideon lived?"

She didn't strike him as a hacker. Whenever he observed her downtime, she was usually just playing video games or chatting online.

If she ever needed to look something up, she seemed to just use standard search engines.

Yet, her personal records post-age fifteen were so heavily encrypted that even his top tech team couldn't crack them. And Gideon's safe house wasn't something an ordinary person could just stumble upon. How had she pinpointed the exact location?

Stella smiled effortlessly. "I had a friend look into it."

"You seem to have quite a vast network."

Initially, he had assumed she was somewhat of a loner. Then he found out she was tied to underground street racing mechanics—highly skilled ones, at that.

Jason had even mentioned that the high-end off-road motorcycle she used to humiliate Weber Harper had been personally arranged by her.

And now, she casually had elite hacker friends.

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