Chapter 385
Chapter 385 The Skull Enemy Returns
After the interrogators left, Wendy calmed down and grew uneasy.
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She was scared those people would hurt Zora, so she begged the prison guards to call Zora and warn her.
There was no denying it—she’d wanted to see Zora.
But Zora had no desire to meet her.
With no other choice, she’d asked Holden to help her arrange a meeting.
“A skull logo p>
Leighton’s expression turned sharp the second he heard it.
If he remembered correctly, the underground organization Asher had taken down overseas used a skull as their symbol.
They were still targeting Zora?
Heavy worry settled in Leighton’s heart.
He needed to contact Jensen right away.
There was no reason for those overseas forces to go after Wayne out of nowhere.
Leighton had suspected someone was hiding Wayne, but he’d never linked it to the foreign underground group.
They had only just found out about Zora’s connection to Asher recently.
How had those people learned about it so fast?
No wonder they could never find Wayne. They’d been searching in the wrong places all along.
The fact that they’d questioned Wendy meant their people had infiltrated the prison.
No wonder Noreen had mentioned feeling like someone was secretly tailing them before.
It had all been those underground people.
Those people were extremely skilled. They’d even escaped Asher’s full purge.
That explained why Wayne had been so well hidden.
“Zora, we won’t go out casually for now.
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“Stick close to Hallie at school, and never leave Noreen’s side after class. I’ll send more people to watch over you secretly p>
Getting tangled up with these overseas underground forces was never a small matter.
After being wiped out by Asher, they were definitely out for revenge.
If they knew how much Asher cared about Zora, hiding Wayne was most likely just a way to get to her.
Zora had stayed at the Knox Villa for two months. They must have figured out her little habits by now.
The situation was far worse than they’d expected. The two headed straight back to Aria Estates.
Shortly after they left, a hidden figure touched the earpiece on their ear.
“The girl is always heavily guarded. It’s hard to make a move.
“I tailed her before. Two highly skilled guards stay with her at all times, and they’re alert. I almost got caught last time p>
A cold, mechanical voice came through the device.
“You have to make a move no matter how hard it is.
“Asher destroyed everything we had. He treasures this girl more than his own life.
“We’re going to make him feel the pain of losing everything, just like we did.
“We lost countless guys. We can’t touch Asher right now, but we can definitely take down this little girl.
“If he values her above everything else, we’ll take her away from him p>
They’d lost everything because of Asher. Now they wanted to break him completely.
They’d never expected Asher had left someone he cared for back in their home country.
He’d hidden and protected her so well. They never would have known if it weren’t for that
woman.
“But she’s always with Leighton.
“If we provoke the Pierce family, it’ll be a deadly endless feud.
“The head of the Pierce family once wiped out entire drug rings single-handedly. His influence
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is famous both at home and abroad.
“This is Shenara. It’s the Pierce family’s territory, not ours p>
The male voice sounded hesitant.
“Leighton can’t stay by her side forever. They will be separated sometimes p>
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The two arrived back at Aria Estates.
“Zora, go to your room and finish your homework. I have some company work to handle p>
Leighton walked toward the study.
Zora went back to her bedroom.
As soon as Leighton entered the study, he called Jensen.
“Hey, Leighton p>
Jensen was standing in Asher’s office. He frowned hard, staring at Asher’s deathly pale face.
He couldn’t understand what kind of old illness could weaken him this badly.
Leighton got straight to the point.
“The overseas underground group has targeted Zora. They’re the ones hiding Wayne p>
Right after he spoke, harsh coughing sounds came from the other end of the line.
The coughs were violent, like they were tearing up his lungs.
Asher’s pale fingers gripped a black handkerchief, covering his mouth.
“Leighton… take good care of Zora. I’ll come back as soon as I can. I still have things to handle here. I’ll hang up now p>
Jensen watched Asher’s face turn paler by the second and quickly ended the call.
“This isn’t some stupid old illness. It looks like a deadly illness p>
Jensen’s brows were tightly furrowed. His tone was sharp and worried as he turned to pour him a glass of water.
The office heater was turned all the way up. Jensen only wore a shirt and felt hot, yet Asher still had on a suit plus a thick windbreaker over his shoulders.
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