CHAPTER SIX HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN – AN ELABORATE SCHEME

As midnight approached, Jasmine found herself stationed in a nearby building, watching the pier through high-powered binoculars. She saw Anthony and his team arrive, moving with practiced efficiency as they took up positions around the area. For a moment, doubt crept into her mind. What if Anthony had seen through their ruse? What if this was all an elaborate trap of his own making? But as the scene unfolded exactly as they had planned – Anthony's team storming an empty warehouse, confusion and frustration evident in their movements – Jasmine allowed herself to relax slightly. They had done it. They had outmaneuvered the man who had been hunting them for months. As she watched Anthony's operation fall apart, Jasmine felt a strange mix of emotions. Relief, certainly, at having avoided exposure and arrest. But also a twinge of regret for the web of lies she had woven, for the relationships she had manipulated. Her contemplation was interrupted by Marco's voice crackling through her e