A Caged Songbird's Escape: Into the Arms of a Predator novel Chapter 242

These guys were clearly desperate—dangerous men with nothing to lose.

All they cared about was the money.

It wasn’t just a million; even if it were two million, Elissa wouldn’t have hesitated for a second.

The tattooed man stared, almost in disbelief, and shot a look at the man with the scar. “Boss, is she... is she really that rich?”

“I can go higher,” Elissa offered, catching the glimmer of interest in their eyes. She pressed the advantage, her voice smooth and persuasive. “Tell me who hired you, and I’ll add another half a million. That’s one and a half million in total.”

One and a half million.

Now it wasn’t just the tattooed guy—every man in the room had their eyes fixed on her, hungry and wide with greed.

With five hundred thousand, each of them would barely scrape together fifty grand apiece, which was already a fortune to men like this.

But now? One and a half million.

Even after the boss took his cut, each of them would walk away with at least a hundred grand—money that would take the average person a lifetime to earn.

They’d landed this job purely by chance. Who knew when they’d get another opportunity like this?

The scarred man looked Elissa up and down, suspicion flickering in his eyes. “You really have that kind of cash?”

“I do,” Elissa replied, not the least bit rattled. Despite being tied up, she met his gaze coolly. “Your client just wants me dead, right? You’ve already got gasoline ready—planning on burning me alive?”

Their surprise was obvious, but Elissa pressed on. “And you’ve got explosives prepared, too, I bet. When everything goes up in flames, who’s going to know if you let me go or killed me?”

“One and a half million. I can wire it to you as soon as I walk out of here. And you’ll still get your client’s payment—two million in total. That’s more than enough to get out of this life for good, isn’t it?”

Her words set off a ripple of excitement. The tattooed man and his crew couldn’t hide their grins now.

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