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Traitor

Author: Midnight_rain
last update Last Updated: 2024-11-20 06:20:35

Knock! Knock! Knock!

Tales grimaced as he heard loud knocks coming from his door and opened his eyes. He had dozed off to sleep in the middle of planning his escape from this hellish situation. He immediately got out of bed and opened the door, not minding his bed hair and unkempt appearance.

One of Raja's stern-looking men greeted him, holding a black box.

"What?" he asked.

"Get changed," the man said, handing him the box. "Boss is waiting outside. He ordered that you should be there by 7:30!" Then he left.

'What?'

Tales didn't ask further questions and closed the door. He immediately looked at the wall clock and saw that it was already 7:25. He only had 5 minutes to prepare? Raja must think he has superpowers or something. Nonetheless, he shouldn't complain unless he has a perfect plan to kill that bastard. For now, he just needed to get on his good side.

He was asked to get changed, so it must be clothes. He opened the box and saw a black suit, a gun, and a knife beside it.
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