“If you refuse to eat, I''ll treat you like livestock and force-feed you using a funnel. If you refuse to sleep,


    I''ll give you sleeping pills. Regardless, I''l keep a close eye on you and prevent any suicide attempts.


    You''re my cash cow for life," Sienna dered.


    Her words angered everyone in the car.


    "Wanda, fire her!" Daniel yelled with frustration.


    This marked the first instance he had addressed M by her name since his injury. M spun around


    eagerly, tears already welling in her eyes. Even though she disagreed with Sienna''s approaches, they


    appeared to be effective.


    "Dan, I can''t fire her. If you''re unhappy with her, figure out a way to handle it yourself,” M said with a


    hint of happiness.


    Daniel took a deep breath and stopped struggling. He slumped down and fell silent. Sienna slowly got


    off him and returned to her seat. She nced at him before calming herself and quietly catching her


    breath. The fierceness she had disyed was all an act. Her hands trembled incessantly.


    As their car pulled up to Hoffis Manor, the iron gate swung open, granting them entry. M couldn''t


    shake the feeling of unease when she noticed the unfamiliar guard at the gate. Slowly, the vehicle


    made its way along the garden path until it stopped before the vi.


    "M, we''re here. Something feels off about home," Phoebe remarked, voicing what M had already


    sensed.


    M swiftly stepped out of the car and nced toward the gate. The security guard stood with hands on


    hips while ring at them with an air of arrogance and menace.


    Shifting her gaze toward the vi, M found two imposing, burly men guarding the entrance. Their


    hands rested on their waists, suggesting there might be handguns beneath their clothes.


    "Who are they?" Simon asked nervously after getting out of the car. M remained on high alert. She


    shook her head in response.


    Right then, a familiar silhouette emerged from the entrance. Phoebe quickly moved to protect M by


    standing in front of her.


    "Oliver?" M said in astonishment.


    Oliver seemedposed, but darkness was lurking in his eyes, and his smile carried an ominous


    undertone that sent a chill down M''s spine. "Wanda, it''s been a while," Oliver greeted.


    M felt her heart tighten, and she demanded angrily, "Where are my grandparents?"


    "They''re at home. Come inside," Oliver replied.


    Sienna felt a sense of danger. She quietly pulled out her phone, intending to call the police.


    However, Oliver''s serious tone stopped her. "Thedy at the back. I suggest you don''t call the cops. I''ll


    activate the remote if they arrive.” He held up the remote confidently and added, "I''ve nted enough


    explosives in this house to destroy everything."


    Sienna nervously swallowed and quickly put her phone away.


    M tightened her fists and asked, "Oliver, what do you want?"


    Oliver gestured toward the backyard and said, "Look over there." Everyone turned to see a helicopter


    in the distance.


    “I''ll be leaving when the cops arrive. In the meantime, all of you will be blown to bits," Oliver stated


    calmly.


    “Unbelievable,” Phoebe muttered in anger.


    “Let''s get indoors," Oliver said as he led the way into the house.


    “I''m sorry, Sienna. It''s my fault to put you and Dan in danger,” M said guiltily.


    "Why are you ming yourself? It''s not your fault. That guy''s the one to me. He''s our enemy now,"


    Sienna replied.


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    M was still overwhelmed with guilt even though Sienna tried to reassure her.


    They helped Daniel out of the car and into the wheelchair before wheeling him into the vi together.


    Roughly a dozen menacing, burly men stood in the expansive living room of the vi. Each of them


    gripped a gun that added to their intimidating presence.