Emery: [Danielle, there’s a contract on the Black Web targeting you-100 million dollars.]

Danielle: [Say it.]

Emery: [It’s an assassination order on Elliot.]

Danielle felt speechless. She typed quickly: [Can you trace who placed the order?]

Emery: [No, the account is encrypted. They’ve been extremely cautious.] noveldrama

Danielle frowned. A bounty of 100 million dollars was bound to attract many assassins. Has anyone from Black Web taken the job?

Emery: [Practically all of the top ten assassins have taken it, along with others. It would be wise to keep Elliot on high alert. Given his special status, we can’t exactly assign protection directly.]

Black Web’s orders were unique: assassins could either be handpicked or compete to fulfill the contract. Whoever completed the task first claimed the reward. For Danielle, 100 million dollars wasn’t much, but for most assassins, it was a fortune.

Danielle: [It’s obvious they want to incite competition. The assassins will act fast to claim the reward.]

Whoever had placed the bounty on Elliot clearly spared no expense, enlisting an army of killers to get the job done.

Danielle: [Got it.]

She picked up her phone and sent Elliot a quick message to warn him: Danielle: [Elliot, Black Web has posted a 100-million-dollar contract for your assassination. Multiple assassins have taken it. Stay cautious and stick to your base.]

A reply came almost immediately. Elliot:

[Understood. Don’t worry about me. Just take care of yourself at school.]

Just as Danielle finished reading, David’s call came in.

David said, "Sweetheart, what are you up to? Miss me yet?"

Danielle chuckled softly. "Didn’t we just text this afternoon?"

David said, "You heartless little thing. I text you in the afternoon, and I still miss you. Or have you already fallen for someone at school?"

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