Chapter 223
The warehouse fell into a strange, electric silence after Stone's call ended. Everyone was looking at me, Dafa, Sarah, Jian, even the few operatives I didn't recognize. The weight of their gazes pressed against my exhausted shoulders.
"Albright is in custody," Stone announced, his voice carrying through the space. "They picked him up twenty minutes ago at a private airfield on the edge of the city. He was trying to flee the country."
A collective breath released. Sarah grabbed my arm, her grip fierce.
"He had a suitcase full of cash and a passport under a fake name," Stone continued. "But more importantly, he had copies of the same files you found. He was planning to sell them to the highest bidder."
Dafa's hand tightened around mine. "The other children?"
