The Billionaire's True Heiress From Fake Jewel to Real Crown novel Chapter 1578

The second boat bobbed silently in the dark water, nearly invisible if Graves hadn't provided the exact coordinates to find it.

"Get your asses moving! What the hell are you waiting for?"

"If you don't move now, do you want to wait for those bastard cops to put a bullet in your head?" Graves's voice crackled over the comms, dripping with lethal urgency.

Reese vaulted over the barrier with terrifying agility. For a woman her size, she hauled Zeke forward at a blistering pace.

Zachary trailed behind, weighed down by Claire. The thought of just dumping the girl and making a run for the tree line was overwhelmingly tempting.

But reality crashed down on him the second he saw the heavily armed men on the idling boat aiming suppressed rifles right at his chest.

If he twitched the wrong way, they would blow his head clean off.

Zachary cursed violently under his breath, realizing with sickening clarity that the Syndicate had never intended to let him walk away freely.

He had no idea if Graves was even on that boat, but he knew he was officially a hostage on a floating death trap.

Zachary awkwardly lowered Claire onto the deck.

He desperately wanted to toss her into the deep water, but Reese's cold glare promised instant death if he tried.

"Her life is worth more than yours. Don't do anything stupid!"

"What exactly makes this girl so valuable to Sundara?"

Zachary had zero moral boundaries, but his curiosity was burning.

The girl looked young, stunningly gorgeous, and entirely unremarkable.

Had some high-ranking political elite in Sundara demanded her for his personal collection?

"She's brilliant," Reese said, casting a sharp glance his way. "She's an absolute medical prodigy."

"Our country deeply values top-tier talent, so we are extending a formal invitation for this genius to visit Sundara."

"We aren't going to kill her, so stop panicking."

Zachary stared blankly.

He wasn't panicking for her safety. But looking at the girl, all he saw was a sheltered, pampered socialite.

And what did a medical genius have to do with him anyway?

He was a wanted fugitive, not a terminal patient. Claire's medical skills couldn't erase his criminal record.

So, her status as a prodigy meant absolutely nothing to his survival.

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