Before Debra could respond, Erica''s voice came through the phone.

    "Debra, I''m notining, but this is getting unbearable. Please hurry back. Drake can''t get out of bed. Jordanes and goes like the wind. Theda is caught up in her own things. Oscar and Chace are gone. It''s just the two of us, and we can''t hold it together much longer."

    Debra was swayed. "I..."

    "Three more days," Marion interrupted, "and we''ll be right back."

    Marion took the phone and ended the call.

    Debra frowned. "The workload is too much. Ben can''t handle it alone. Randy and

    Erica have their ownpanies to worry about. Three days might be too long."

    "I''ve sent someone to help them. We can''t leave in the next three days."

    "Why not?"

    "Fermin escaped."

    Debra was shocked by the news. Thest time she saw Fermin was over a month ago. He had stabbed her and then disappeared.

    "What happened?" she asked. "Why didn''t you tell me about this before?"

    Marion hesitated. "Mr. Eaton Sr. called. They didn''t want this to get out, so they locked Fermin up, trying to erase his personality. The n failed. He escaped and took Liza with him."

    Debra shook her head. "I''m not worried about Liza. Fermin won''t harm her."

    She just couldn''t forget how Fermin had shot her and stabbed a knife into her shoulder. The pain still lingered.

    A personality like that was too dangerous.

    "Can you beat him one-on-one?" she asked.

    Marion thought for a moment. "I''ve seen his skills. I can''t say for sure."

    "How much of a chance do you have?"

    "50%."

    "What about Robert?"

    "Less than 50%."

    "So, if you can''t win, Robert stands no chance?"

    "Probably. Robert might be strong, but he doesn''t have the same cunning as Fermin. In the underground cave, Fermin used you to holdme back. He was quick precise, and ruthless. Even Drake and Kale couldn''t stop him. It''s clear he still had something up his sleeve."

    "That makes him unpredictable. I just hope he''s not our enemy."

    But she knew that was her wishful thinking.

    "Are you scared?"

    "A little."

    She had thought the storm had passed, but it seemed it had pulled them deeper into a

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    "There is no need to be afraid. Their target probably isn''t us. Otherwise, they

    ouldn''t have waited a whole

    month without making a move."

    "That''s true."

    Those people had shifted their focus to Drake, but danger was still around them.

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