The first light of dawn slipped through a gap and fell softly across the room. Ye Hua's nerves had finally relaxed when a sudden vibration from her Communicator woke her. She reached out to open the message, her eyes still heavy with sleep.
But the moment she saw the message on the screen, her drowsiness vanished, replaced by a powerful sense of unease.
"Yue Chen has escaped."
The brief message struck her like a sledgehammer.
Yue Chen escaped from a place like that?
How did she do it?
What the hell was Jonas doing?
Ye Hua quickly sat up in bed, her brows tightly knitted, her mind filled with confusion and anger. Only after calming down a little did she begin to think it through.
Unless Jonas belonged to that organization too, he would not have let her escape. Yue Chen could never have managed it alone. There had to be some hidden scheme behind this.
She hurriedly dressed and loosely tied her long hair behind her head. Just as she finished getting ready and prepared to leave the room, a news report caught her attention.
The screen was broadcasting a report about an attack on Alt Tower the previous night. The footage showed that part of the tower had been destroyed, with police lights flashing and rescue workers bustling through the wreckage.
Surprise flickered across Ye Hua's face. She realized that this might be connected to Yue Chen's escape.
Alt Tower was attacked, and that was how Yue Chen escaped?
She quickly picked up her Communicator and called Jonas. The moment he answered, she spoke with grave urgency. "Jonas, what happened? I just saw the news. Alt Tower was attacked. Is this connected to Yue Chen's escape?"
Jonas sounded somewhat tired on the other end, but his voice remained