Chapter - 334
The world didn't end with a bang. It ended with the sound of a piece of paper fluttering to the floor.
Nadia stared at the note. The words burned themselves into her retinas.
Rick.
The name echoed in her skull like a curse. The realization hit her, not like a slap, but like a landslide.
The vault. The darkness. The confusion of pushing the door. Rick had bumped into her. He had handed her the waterproof duffel bag for the cash. He had been "adjusting" the straps on the balloon packs.
He hadn't been adjusting them. He had been swapping them.
He knew.
He had known the entire time. He hadn't trusted her for a second. While she was plotting her betrayal, planning her escape, looking at him with what she thought was a hidden dagger in her smile, he had been looking right back at her and loading a case full of rocks.
He hadn't just outsmarted her. He had let her play her hand, let her think she won, let her fly all the way here to deliver a punchline to his enemy.
