CHapter 110


    Noe’s brow furrowed slightly. “After you took the director away from Heartfelt Orphanage, you


    weren’t together?”


    Thorpe nodded. “We split up pretty quickly. I’m not sure what you want to pry from him, but his


    identity has always been a secret. If you want to uncover it, wait until my brother wakes up.”


    His gaze fixed on Noe, who stood at the foot of the bed. A menacing re shone in his eyes, and


    every muscle in his body trembled with barely contained rage.


    “If anything happens to my brother, I swear, I’ll make you pay with your life!”


    Noe shrugged nonchntly, casting a fleeting nce at him. Beneath her mask, her red lips


    curled into a smirk, her eyes tinged with disdain. “You think you can take me on?”


    Her voice was soft, yet it made Thorpe feel a suffocating pressure!


    Phantom Surgeon Lunaris, a name that had always been synonymous with bloodless killings on the


    deep web. She could save lives, but she could take them just as easily!


    Noe’s gaze was serene, exuding an intense aura of authority, akin to a queen of the night. She


    regarded Thorpe with a chilling indifference. “Mr. Thorpe, let’s not forget, I’m both a doctor and an


    assassin. If you’re after my life, you’re simply not up to the task.”


    She withdrew her gaze and chuckled dismissively. “Your brother’s life is in your hands. Cross me,


    and he might never see the light of day again. Do you understand?”


    Thorpe’s breath hitched at her threat!


    Was this woman seriously daring to threaten him? After years of battling through international


    warzones, he had never met a woman so audacious!


    Yet, her eyes bore into him with an invisible force, as if a hand was sping his throat, suffocating


    him!


    “I won’t leave until he wakes, but if you think to threaten me, he might stay asleep for the rest of his


    life.” Her tone was even, as if discussing something utterly trivial.


    Noe cast onest indifferent nce at Thorpe and stepped out of the hospital room.


    Ivan leaned in, whispering, “Boss, Yvonne met up with a man with a scar face. They’ve definitely


    been trading a substantial amount of Nourishment Pills in secret.”


    “Do we know who this guy is?”


    Ivan followed Noe into the office, shutting the door behind them.


    The office appeared ordinary but was meticulously modified by the Pris Star Organization. During


    Old Mrs. Lambert’s hospital stay, Noe had made this very office her home, tirelessly researching


    medical files and pharmaceuticals. She had taken the liberty to reinforce the office. Not even a


    sniper bullet could prate the doors or windows!


    10-16


    “That guy’s probably just a stooge. I checked him out; he’s a drug peddler who used to run with


    Toxic Monarch years ago.”


    Noe nodded. “So, you’re saying there’s someone behind him?”


    “Absolutely. At the very least, it’s an organization capable of producing Nourishment Pills, with a


    production scale no smaller than ourb.”


    To have a medicalbparable to Lunar Lab was notable even within the entire confines of


    Harmonia Country, which means there was only one possibility!


    “Ab from abroad?”


    “Sharp as always, Boss. We’re not far from the border, and it’s likely ab from thewless zones,


    especially since smuggling Nourishment Pills isn’t easy.”


    Linefort City was only a few hundred miles from the border, which was how Noe had been able to


    navigate between Pris Star and the Lambert ancestral home undetected,


    The Lamberts were indifferent to her, and even if Old Mrs. Lambert cared, she never pried.


    “Can we pinpoint whichb it is?”


    “Still looking. Ulrich Schnabel is tailing Finn, seems like they’re heading to the border. Should we


    arrange some backup?”


    Ivan’s offer stemmed from the Schnabel family’s decent treatment of Noe.


    “Don’t expose us. Make sure he doesn’t find out which organization is involved.”


    “Don’t worry, we’ve got it under control. Even if he’s curious, he won’t find out from me.”


    The Schnabel family had cherished her, and she didn’t want her own undertakings to be their


    concern, to cause them unnecessary worry. She was resolved to shoulder the darkness of her past


    alone.


    “How did Yvonne get in touch with that guy? Look into it.”


    Ivan, munching on an apple, raised an eyebrow. “You think Yvonne had an angle in approaching the


    guy?”


    Noe replied coolly, “Yvonne’s intellect makes me question whether her brain is just for show.” In


    simple terms, Yvonnecked the brains and the savvy to get involved with something as high–


    stakes as Nourishment Pills!


    This content ? N?v/elDr(a)m/a.Org.


    Ivan agreed, nodding in affirmation.


    Yvonne was indeed a fool; it was a wonder how she had survived this long.


    Nn, engrossed in theputer screen’s dense data, was startled by the green text against the


    ck backdrop, signifying iing information.


    “Whoa. Boss, there’s a hit. Someone on the deep web is offering ten million for the life of Imperial


    City’s Ms. Schnabel–Noe Schnabel,”


    Noe was left speechless.


    Ivan burst intoughter, finishing his apple in a couple of bites and peering at theputer screen.


    “Boss, your bounty is even lower than mine. Someone once offered fifty million for me.” Noe was


    irked. “Who posted it?”


    Was Ms. Schnabel’s life really valued so cheaply?


    Nn’s fingers danced over the keyboard, a flurry of activityter, and he had traced the IP address


    behind the post.


    “Boss, it was Yvonne who posted it.” Nn couldn’t believe how clueless Yvonne seemned to be.


    “Should we tip off the Schnabels about this?”


    Given how much the Schnabels adored Noe, they’d definitely take action against Yvonne once


    they got wind of this news!


    Noe shook her head slightly. “There’s no need. The Schnabels will find out about this on their


    own.”


    The Schnabels had their informants all over the deep web.


    Ivan, always the curious one, asked, “If the Schnabels catch wind of this, whose side will they take?


    Boss might be their flesh and blood, but Yvonne’s been with them for years.”


    Ivan meant no harm by his question; they had all grown up with Noe and she was as much family


    to them as any blood rtion could be. He just didn’t want to gamble on the Schnabels choosing


    Yvonne over their own kin.


    What if their decision hurt Noe?


    Human nature is the most fickle of all!


    Noe lowered her gaze, hiding her emotions. “That’s their business, not mine.”


    Regardless of the Schnabels‘ decision, she was determined to protect herself at all costs!


    “If they turn on you, Boss, we’ll just leave!”


    “Boss, someone actually took the hit!”


    Nn was glued to the screen, eyes widening as he read the hit confirmation. He stood up abruptly,


    hoisting the sniper rifle he had propped up behind him.


    “Is this Thorpe guy out of his mind? Our boss just saved his brother, and now he’s taken a contract


    to kill her? I’m going to take him out with one shot right now!”


    In the adjacent hospital room, Thorpe casually epted a few contracts. Just as he put away his


    phone, the door burst open, and the chilling barrel of a gun was abruptly aimed at his head.