Chapter 697 Either it was her imagination or the person following her was hiding exceptionally well, Twas tight, and Felicia's phone buzzed again. The notification caled a note of urgency. She glanced at the screen but didn't answer, just as she was about to hail a cab, a black SUV pulled up in front of her.
It was Maurice's men Felicia sighed, slightly exasperated. "Trold you I'd get there on my own. You didn't have to pickup." One of Maurice's men replied respectfully, "It's hard to get a cab around here. Ms. Fuller, please get in. Mr. Glovers' condition isn't great. Everyone's waiting for You' Hearing this, Felicia couldn't argue further. She climbed into the car, which drove off steadily. It soon merged into the busy traffic of Seldvale's bustling streets, Back at the hospital, a man stood before Stephan and gave his report, "Sir, after Mrs. Russell left, she got into a black SUV. I looked into it-it belongs to Maurice's men.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtOf course, it was Maurice again. It always was about Maurice.
And Felicia's "important matter" was rushing to Maurice's side.
She had left him again for Maurice.
Stephan let out a low chuckle, but it was devoid of humor. His laughter carried an undertone of mockery, bitter self-deprecation laced with a chilling edge of menace The row of bodyguards standing in the corridor all lowered their heads in unison, staying perfectly quiet. They tried their best to reduce their presence. Anyone could tell Stephan was in a foul mood, and he was teetering dangerously close to a breaking point.
No one dared risk stepping into the crossfire, no one except Stanley, Breaking the oppressive silence, Stanley cautiously stepped forward, holding out the latest information. "Sir, I just received an update from Andy. There's progress regarding the map. This is the decrypted coordinates. Would you like to have a loold?" The map that was once stolen, the secrets recorded on it, and the mythical destination that was steeped in mystery Previously, Dexter and Myra had stirred up trouble by leaking information about the map. It eventually fell into Pete's hands. Back then, the Carrell family's public sharing of the map's contents attracted a mix of opportunists and schemers who all hoped to find the tabled location Ultimately, everyone who followed Pete's lead was trapped and slaughtered in the canyon's fissure.
The incident was a massive scandal, scaring off anyone else who had been tempted to pursue the map. For a long time, the cryptic messages on the map remained unresolved, and no one knew where the legendary location could be found, But Stephan had never given up.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHe had a reason he couldn't ignore that drove him to continue the search. And now, at this critical moment, there was finally news.
Stephan lifted his gaze to Stanley, his expression unreadable. "What's the so source of this information? What does it say?"
Stanley explained, "The information comes from the Special Operations Unit. During their interrogation of the captured robed man- the one who worked with Pete-they got him to spill sdetails about a location." middle of the open seas. From the satellite view, there He tapped on the tablet he was holding, bringing up the coordinates. The screen displayed a location in the midd was nothing but an expanse of dark blue ocean with no visible sign of an island.
"The robed man confessed that Pete's target destination is here. He om also mentioned that unlocking the map's secrets and reaching the location requires fulfilling specific conditions at a particular time." "What conditions? Stephan asked.
Stanley shook his head. "That, he wouldn't say. All he revealed is that this year's celestial phenomenon presents the only opportunity in a decade to meet the conditions for finding that island. It we miss this chance, no one will ever be able to locate it again"