Chapter 273

Serena arrived at the private dining room in the restaurant as fast as she could. Hugh hadn't ordered anything. Instead, he pushed a tablet across the table toward her—on the screen was surveillance footage from another angle. In the video, a man wearing a baseball cap was seen crawling under Ruth's car. Serena's pupils shrank instantly. "Cutting the brakes? That's attempted murder!" Hugh, seeing her fury, also furrowed his brow. "I've already handed the footage over to the police. They're tracking him down. I had Chandler investigate him beforehand—this guy used to operate in the gray areas overseas. "When he came back, he couldn't get a normal job because of his dirty record, so he started working as a problem-solver for shady people. "He's a repeat offender, most likely a hired hand. These mercenaries are easy to find, but getting them to give up their employer? That's another story." A heavy silence followed. Serena gripped the edges of the tablet tightly. "The scapegoat