Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 820

“My Lord, are you all right?” a subordinate asked, rushing to catch up.

“I’m just fine.” Warren put his hands on his hips, facing a nearby lake and taking deep breaths of fresh air to keep himself from having a heart attack. “No food for him tonight.”

Let him go hungry for a night. See how arrogant he was then.

“Yes, My Lord,” the subordinate replied respectfully, struggling to keep from laughing. Their boss was the one who needed the favor, after all. In the past, if the leader of Subterra Vanguard had shown up on their doorstep, he would have been dead by now. It was no wonder Specter treated his cell like a home away from home.

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That evening, Shanley returned home after finishing up his work at the office. He scanned the room, but there was no sign of Juniper. Usually, at this time, she’d be lounging on the sofa, playing games on her phone.

“Mr. Schwartz.” Dana came out from the kitchen, wiping her hands, a worried look on her face. “Ms. Payne isn’t back yet.”

“Still not back?” Shanley paused in the middle of taking off his jacket, his eyes narrowing dangerously.

Security on Liberty Island was extremely tight. To avoid unnecessary trouble, Juniper hadn’t brought any communication devices with her on her last two trips. The last time, she had left in the morning and returned in the afternoon. But this time…

“I see.” Shanley put his jacket back on and started for the door, issuing orders to Felton and Flint. “Get some men together. We’re going to pay Warren a visit on Liberty Island.”

“Boss, should we bring the ‘fireworks’?” Flint asked instinctively.

From the boss’s grim tone, it was highly likely that Ms. Payne was being held on Liberty Island. They would definitely need the fireworks for that.

“Bring them.” Shanley gave Flint a long look, then thought for a moment before adding coolly, “As for whether we set them off… let Juniper decide.”

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On Liberty Island.

Celine hadn’t spoken a word to Warren all evening, furious that he had driven away her brilliant doctor.

It was true love, wasn’t it? Specter had barely been locked up, and the leader of the Sigma Network was already at his door.

“I’m not seeing him,” Warren refused without a second thought.

He didn’t have the emotional capacity to deal with his two arch-rivals at once. The priority right now was Celine’s condition.

“The leader of the Sigma Network says he wants to make a deal with you,” the subordinate continued. “He also said… he has information about the Madam’s family.”

“What?” At those words, Warren’s head snapped to the side, his expression instantly turning serious.

Information about Celine’s family? If he remembered correctly, Celine’s intellectual development had been halted at the age of six due to a severe trauma, likely related to her family. Over the years, he had tried to find them, but the clues were too sparse, and he had made no progress.

The two largest hacker organizations in the world belonged to Subterra Vanguard and the Sigma Network. If they wanted to find someone, they probably could.