Chapter 99

People were hiding in both the bedroom and by the door, indicating a premeditated attack.

Nyla scrambled to her feet and ran toward the kitchen. Unfortunately, she only managed a few steps before someone grabbed her arm and slammed her against the wall.

"Who are you? Why are you— Mmph!"

Before she could finish, one of her attackers pinned her down and pressed a cloth against her nose. A pungent smell filled her nostrils, and her vision began to blur.

Soon, two masked men dragged a large suitcase out of Nyla's apartment.

Since it was just past 8:00 p.m. and most people were home from work, there weren't many people around, so the men didn't attract much attention.

They quickly reached the back gate of the building, where a nondescript van without a license plate was parked in the shadows.

They loaded the suitcase into the trunk and drove off toward the outskirts of the city.

…

Spencer hurried into the CEO's office at Prospectus Technology with a document in hand.

"Mr. Sumner,