I Slept with My Boss and Ran Away

"No evidence." Terrence spoke with confidence. If he truly had evidence, he wouldn't have brought John Wilkinson here.

John Wilkinson remained silent.

"Terrence, why do you claim that Reginald is the founder of the Celestial Alliance?"

"Ethan Channing was part of the Celestial Alliance. The first time someone tried to silence Ethan Channing, it was Damien, who was close to Reginald," Terrence explained seriously. "I saw the silver chain on the sniper's wrist; it was the same one Damien wears. Captain Wilkinson, you are eager to dismantle the Celestial Alliance, and our goals align."

John Wilkinson pondered for a moment and asked, "Why would you betray your own family?"

"To protect my family," Terrence said, his expression somber. "Captain Wilkinson, I've provided all the clues I can. The rest is up to you."

Terrence had no intention of revealing the feud between Reginald and the Sterling family. As long as Reginald was suspected, John Wilkinson wouldn't let him off easily. With the police watching, Reginald would be forced to restrain himself. "Your eyes-was it Reginald who had them blinded? He's your uncle; why would he do that?" John Wilkinson questioned. "I can't just take your word for it. Whether Reginald is the founder of the Celestial Alliance or not, I will verify it." "Only Reginald can answer that question," Terrence deflected. "Why does he want to harm the Sterling family?"

John Wilkinson remained silent.

"Selene is the key, Captain Wilkinson. You must protect her. Once she regains her memory, all your doubts will be answered," Terrence advised. "The Celestial Alliance will stop at nothing to silence Selene, and you might also become a target." Terrence chose to inform John Wilkinson to prepare him mentally and ensure that Reginald couldn't escape. Everything now depended on Selene regaining her memory and providing clues.

John Wilkinson finished his tea and slammed the cup on the table. "If they dare come, I'll make sure they don't leave."

Thinking about his sister undergoing inhumane training at the Celestial Alliance and becoming a cold-blooded killer made him wish he could obliterate the organization with a cannon. For years, he had been searching for their headquarters. In Ravenwood, Meredith returned from a trip to the company and saw that Terrence was back. She asked, "How did your talk with John Wilkinson go? What about Selene...?"

"She's definitely alive, but we don't know her exact situation. John Wilkinson didn't say," Terrence replied, gesturing for Meredith to come closer.

Meredith sat down beside him.

Terrence held her hand and said, "Selene still has value; John Wilkinson will keep her safe."

"But what if she loses her value?" Meredith worried about Selene's safety. "Selene may be an assassin for the Celestial Alliance, but she has also helped us."

"I know; we owe her a debt," Terrence gently squeezed Meredith's hand. "But for now, we have to take it one step at a time."

"We have no other choice. By the way, should I continue pretending to be ill now that Reginald has moved out and Selene is missing?" Meredith asked.

"Reginald is currently preoccupied and restless without knowing Selene's whereabouts. He won't have time to trouble the Sterling family," Terrence analyzed. "You can stop pretending for now."

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Terrence was right; Reginald had been on edge these past few days. He had sent out numerous people to track Selene but received no information other than that she had been taken into an anti-terrorism unit by John Wilkinson.

As Reginald was fretting over this, Damien rushed in. "Master, we've found out that John Wilkinson took Selene out of the anti-terrorism unit; she's not there anymore."

"Where is she?" Reginald demanded harshly.

"In Balestier Prison, one of the top ten most secure prisons in the world," Damien replied with concern. "Master, no prisoner has ever failed to confess in that prison. It's impregnable; our people can't get in to silence her." This news made Reginald's expression even graver.

"Notify everyone immediately: evacuate from headquarters in case the anti-terrorism unit finds us," Reginald ordered. He couldn't risk it; there was no guarantee that Selene wouldn't regain her memory despite having it erased. Reginald was deeply regretful now; he shouldn't have shown any mercy towards Selene-it was his grave oversight.