Aspen's heart pounded in her chest as she led Bruce and Jackie, two of the family's top enforcers, toward the location on the GPS. Her pulse was racing, her anxiety reaching its peak with every step.

When they finally arrived at the indicated spot, Aspen's eyes scanned the area. However, there was nothing—no sign of Gordon.

"Damn it!" she cursed, her frustration boiling over. "Did the GPS malfunction?"

Her mind raced with anxious thoughts as she silently prayed, 'Please, Mr. Woods… please be fine.'

If Gordon was gone, her position in Jayrodale would collapse. All the advantages she had painstakingly built would vanish overnight.

However, that was not the worst of it. If Gordon—their so-called "secret weapon"—was really dead, the Bridgefields' Stevens family would be dealt a disastrous blow.

Without him, the family's strength would be cut in half, leaving the Stevens family wide open to its enemies.

"Miss, there's no sign of Mr. Woods anywhere," Bruce reported.

Aspen's