The Billionaire's True Heiress From Fake Jewel to Real Crown novel Chapter 1674

Just as he thought he was about to be assaulted, she pulled his handgun free.

“With hardware like this, I doubt you were just looking to score a few extra bucks.”

Despite his smooth talking, the man was hauled off to the station.

Getting out wasn't going to be easy.

The assassin turned out to be a wanted fugitive with a string of aliases.

His body count was extensive.

It was a mystery why someone of his caliber was taking orders from anyone else.

Weren't mercenaries like him just in it for the paycheck?

During the interrogation, his answer confirmed exactly that: his employer paid phenomenally well.

Claire couldn't get the cops to disclose who had hired the hitman.

But she suspected Ulysses and his team knew the truth.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have dispatched two elite operatives on the exact same night the assassin struck.

The two new agents were a study in contrasts: one was a towering wall of muscle, and the other looked like a refined scholar.

“Hello, I'm Finnian White.”

The scholarly-looking man introduced himself.

“And I'm Steele Sterling,” the massive man rumbled with a gruff voice.

Claire raised an eyebrow. “Those don't sound like real names.”

They had to be using aliases for their missions, she thought.

“They're our actual names.”

Finnian and Steele exchanged a look.

Both saw the exasperation in the other's eyes, proving this wasn't the first time they had been questioned about it.

“Are you guys partners? You seem to have a good dynamic.”

Claire asked curiously as she welcomed them inside.

The two were indeed a team, having successfully executed numerous high-stakes operations together.

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