Devoted Love:The Billionaire's Precious Wife
Chapter 679

Chapter 679: Chapter 679

Panic rippled through the grand mansion as a breathless servant burst into the dimly lit drawing room.

"Everyone outside has passed out and they won’t wake up no matter how much we shout!"

"What do you mean, every single bodyguard is out cold?" Calvin’s voice was laced with disbelief.

"Yes."

Calvin stood frozen, his mind racing, until a thought struck him. "Arlen, don’t you have guys posted in the security room watching the monitors? How could something like this happen?"

"Mr. Clarence, get to the security room now! See if the guy in there fell asleep on the job!" Arlen barked, his temper flaring. "If he did, I want him gone! Incompetent fools! They’ve messed up everything!"

Mr. Clarence hurried off, returning a while later, trembling. "Jacob’s awake, but the cameras are not working."

Fury washed over Arlen. "The cameras are down and Jacob’s blind? He didn’t notice until now?"

"It’s not Jacob’s fault. The cameras at the back door and the east side of the villa stopped working. They seemed to be recording, ticking away second by second, until I asked Jacob to pull up the footage of Bard’s appearance. That’s when we found out—nothing was recording at all. The mouse clicks did nothing."

Arlen, for the first time, was hearing of such a mess. A name suddenly flashed in his mind.

"It has to be that girl!" Arlen seethed with rage. "When did she get into the security room? Did Jacob step out? Or was he knocked out and didn’t know?"

"Jacob swears he never left the room. He’d stake his family’s lives on it. No one came in or out."

"What the hell happened then?" Arlen was on the brink of madness. Ever since Eunice and Rosemary showed up, he felt like a monkey being played in circles.

Bess spoke up, fear tinging her voice. "Didn’t our men surround the villa? How could Darren be with Bard? And how did Bard come back alive? Our men were all around the villa—how did Darren leave? And how did they manage to knock out all the guards outside? There are too many questions."

"I’ll make some calls." Calvin, equally agitated, dialed his men, but no one answered. In a fit of rage, he hurled his phone to the ground!

They thought Bard was dead, Darren comatose, and Eunice would sign over the Griffith estate to them. But their plans had crumbled.

"Even if Darren didn’t hear what we said, once he wakes up, Eunice will spill everything about tonight," Arlen fretted. "Darren’s still out, but Bard is wide awake! If Eunice tells him that we’re linked to his plane’s explosion..."

Even if Darren couldn’t step in to deal with them right away, with Bard’s principles, he’d turn against his own kin. None of them here would be spared!

"Better to strike first than wait for doom!"

A cold glint appeared in Arlen’s eye as he plotted. "Darren’s down, and Bard and Eunice are at the hospital with him. They won’t have many guards, and the hospital won’t allow a crowd in the ward. Tonight’s our best chance to make a move!"

Calvin felt the same, though the risk weighed on him. "But if we fail, it’s the end of us."

"If we don’t take action, we’re done for!" Arlen’s voice trembled with fervor. "Calvin, we’re out of options. It’s either Darren, Bard, Eunice, and that little girl who go down, or it’s curtains for us. We’ve got to take the plunge."

"No, I’m not ready to die." Teresa dreamed of a lavish life, throwing money around like it was nothing, living the high life.

Bess wasn’t keen on dying either. She had her whole future planned out.

"We’ve reached the point of no return," Arlen said, looking to Calvin for confirmation.

Calvin and Arlen nodded in agreement.

"He’s right, now’s our best shot. Calvin, we’re one step away from victory!"

Calvin mulled over another strategy in his mind. "There’s one more way, a safer bet, that could preserve everything we’ve got."

"What way?" The siblings and their spouses were all ears, eager for a plan that promised such ease and security.

"The key lies with Eunice. With Darren suddenly taken ill, and Eunice and Bard rushing him to the hospital, they won’t have a moment to gossip about our doings tonight. As long as Eunice keeps mum, Bard and Darren will be none the wiser."

That would give them the time they needed to devise an even more foolproof plan.

"But Eunice’s no pushover. How could she not spill the beans? She won’t miss a chance to rat us out!" Bess suddenly felt her husband’s idea was half-baked, as good as useless.

Yet Arlen couldn’t help but ask, "Calvin, you sure about this? Eunice’s a tough nut to crack. We just tried to corner her and take out her husband. Would she really play ball?"

"We’ll have to cut a deal with her." Calvin pondered before suggesting, "She’s always had a soft spot for you. Pretend to ask her for the hospital’s address—if she’s alone, try to negotiate."

Arlen doubted Eunice would agree, but Calvin made a valid point—if she kept silent, Darren and Bard would remain oblivious to their scheme, allowing them to plot more meticulously and ensure a fail-safe outcome next time.

"I’ll give it a shot," was all Arlen could say.

Meanwhile, in the car

Rosemary spoke calmly, "No one’s following us. Grandpa, you can wake up now."

Darren hadn’t expected his granddaughter to be so astute and opened his eyes, looking back to make sure, then asked, "How did you know I was faking?"

"Rose is a renowned doctor. She was the lead surgeon on your operation. How could she not see through such a simple ruse?" Eunice chuckled, turning to Rosemary. "Did you figure it out while checking his pulse?"

"Even before that," Rosemary said with a slight smile. "Grandpa, your acting is terrible."

"Was I that unconvincing? Then Calvin must have caught on," Darren suddenly regretted not having put on a more realistic performance.

"Don’t worry, they were too scared seeing you to notice whether you were acting," Eunice reassured him with a laugh. "But yes, your acting skills could definitely be improved."

Laughter filled the car.

Bard looked at Eunice. "I did as we agreed. I boarded the plane, and when it flew over the mountains, I parachuted out. My men picked me up, and we returned to the lodge, rounding up all of Calvin’s guys."

Eunice’s smile widened. "I also stuck to the plan. When I saw the video of the plane exploding, I acted shocked and furious. Then, when they let their guard down, I recorded everything."

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