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Chapter 134 Hidden Pieces on the Board
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Baron was already sulking from being abandoned at the dining table when a call cin from Ocean City. His
eyes narrowed as he answered.
“Mr. Gunn, Jensen’s men have already set their sights on our black market branch. Our people can’t hold out
much longer.”
Baron's voice was calm, almost indifferent. “Then close it. The entire black market is ours. Losing one branch is
nothing. Pull everyone back to safer ground.”
“Yes, sir.”
“And about the poison Sharon requested-water it down. Don’t let Mrs. Summers die too soon. Sthings she
needs to see for herself.”
He rolled his phone idly in his palm, a cold smile tugging at his lips.
“It's arranged, Mr. Gunn.”
“Good. Stay low. Everything moves on my word.”
Natalie would soon recover fully. When she reappeared before the world, Jensen and Sharon would be stunned-
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtand then crushed by her own hands. Baron almost looked forward to it.
He ended the call and turned back to his work. Finn's latest intelligence was weighty, and Baron needed to deal
with it all before taking Natalie back home.
Natalie, unaware of his machinations, had tucked the children in for a nap. She herself had no sleep in her, only
a restless surge of inspiration. Quietly, she slipped from the bed, opened her laptop, and began sketching
furiously.
Perhaps only pain could unlock such hidden reserves of creativity. After talking with Ruby, Natalie's earlier
designs had shifted, new ideas blooming from their conversation. She was soon lost in her work.
When Susie and Sean woke, they peeked into the room. Seeing their mother absorbed in creation, they tiptoed
back out.
“Sean, Mommy's amazing. All the jewelry she designs looks so beautiful.”
Sean frowned slightly. “How do you know?”
Susie hesitated, biting her lip. Sean gave her a pointed look. “Did you hack something?”
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Her guilty smile gave her away. “You knew?”
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Sean gave a small laugh. “Of course | knew. I've covered for you plenty of times-otherwise you'd have been
caught already. But tell me, whose system did you break into?”
Susie confessed. She had hacked into Natalie's old laptop and discovered that all her designs had fallen into
Jensen’s hands.
Sean's brows drew together. “You mean all of Mommy’s work ended up with that scumbag?”
“Yeah,” Susie muttered angrily. The fire that had nearly killed Natalie had left no trace online; it must have been
buried deliberately. Jensen was surely involved. And now that man held her mother’s designs, her notebook. The
thought burned her up inside.
Sean's expression darkened. “Check whether Mommy ever signed a contract with Luke Corp.”
They hurried to their room. Susie's small fingers flew across the keyboard. Soon results appeared: a few records
about the mysterious designer “Sunny” working with Luke Corp, designing certain collections. But nowhere did it
explicitly state that she was a contracted designer.
The siblings exchanged uncertain looks.
“What are you planning, Sean?” Susie asked.
Her brother's mind was sharper, darker than hers, and it made her uneasy.
After a moment, Sean replied, “We'll ask Dad.”
“What?” Susie balked. “If Daddy finds out what | can do, won't he be angry?”
“Probably not,” Sean said after a pause. “He dotes on us too much.”
Still unsure, Susie nodded. Together they sought out Baron.
They found him in the middle of dealing with a traitor. Baron lounged in his chair, expression unreadable, while a
man knelt on the floor, trembling and bound.
“Mr. Gunn, | was wrong. Please, letgo. I'll never dare again. | was forced into this!”
The man sobbed and banged his head against the floor.
Baron didn’t even glance at him. His tone was lazy, but sharp as a blade. “From the day you followed me, didn’t |
tell you? If you ever wanted out, you could leave. I'd even give you enough money to vanish comfortably. And |
promised I'd never cafter you. Didn't 1?”
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The man’s body jolted, then he nodded frantically. “Yes, Mr. Gunn. You've always been good to us. You never
shorted us, not even on money.”
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