The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 2192

They even deployed Smoke Grenades.

Joshua's dark eyes grew dangerously cold.

This ambush had been meticulously planned. It was a zero-margin-for-error kill squad. If Leonard survived this and raised his defenses, taking him out next time would be virtually impossible.

Since the first shot was fired, neither Leonard's nor Stella's security details had arrived. Their bodyguards had clearly been neutralized from the start. And whoever was running this operation would definitely have intercept teams blocking any incoming reinforcements.

The squad hunting Stella seemed to be holding back, perhaps ordered to capture her alive rather than kill her. But the team assigned to Leonard was operating with extreme prejudice. If they couldn't subdue him, they were going to make sure he died in this building.

Cut off from backup and trapped in a blinding smokescreen, Leonard was as good as dead.

After a brief calculation, Joshua stepped right into the dense white fog.

The smoke was thick enough to blind a man, turning the room into an opaque void. Yet Joshua moved with terrifying purpose, unaffected by the lack of vision, walking a direct path through the haze.

He didn't need to see. His hearing was hyper-tuned, picking up the chaotic, heavy footsteps converging on a specific location.

The assassins hunting Leonard were equipped with tactical thermal goggles, giving them clear vision through the smoke. They instantly spotted a new figure entering the zone. Assuming he was part of Leonard's backup, they didn't hesitate. Kill on sight.

But before they could even level their rifles, rapid gunfire echoed through the smoke.

Three assassins dropped dead, bullets buried perfectly in their skulls.

The rest of the squad froze in sheer horror.

They could see clearly through their thermals. This guy didn't have any optical gear. How the hell was he tracking them?

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