Chapter 953: Come back, alright?
Dragon’s plans for independence weren’t a whim he thought about just recently. Just like when he betrayed the reapers and stabbed Hera in the back, he got it all planned for a long time. Before he attacked Dane and showed his fangs to his partner, Dragon secretly colluded with other powerful forces in the underground. He traded with them, eventually leading to partnerships and alliances to back each other up.
Hearing Joker’s answer to her question, Heaven didn’t need further details about who suddenly came to Dragon’s rescue.
It was truly bad news.
"Shit!" Joker cursed through his gritted teeth, looking back from his seat in panic. "I think someone is here! I’m going to pack up!"
Joker didn’t wait for Heaven’s response to start packing his things. He only grabbed any valuables, closing his laptop and other things as quickly as possible. Heaven, on the other hand, went quiet as she focused on maneuvering the escort car.
"You should get back to the other car!" Joker remarked. "I can still control it, but I’m in a hurry!"
Heaven snapped her eyes at the rearview mirror and then at the side mirror, where she could see Fig’s vehicle beside the other car behind.
"How did they find you?" she wondered but didn’t dwell on it.
Dragon already gave out an order to find Joker’s whereabouts before this. Considering the type of people Dragon could’ve asked for help, it shouldn’t be surprising they would find the elusive Joker. Some of Dragon’s alliances were capable people, after all. It was the very reason Dragon was confident in cutting off Dane and sacrificing whatever benefits he was getting from his old partner.
"He improved all these years." Heaven propped her elbow against the window while resting her temple on her knuckles, not worried about Joker’s well-being. Running and hiding was Joker’s forte. Therefore, she knew he would be fine. "He used to be smart and calculating, and he still is — even better."
It wasn’t like Heaven didn’t expect any reinforcements from Dragon’s alliances. What surprised her was they were all here to help Dragon out. Not to mention the number of people in the mansion was far too small to consider those were all the people under Dragon’s wing.