Chapter 1198: Approaching Irene

Most of Jaquan’s men had been sent to monitor the sea, leaving the defense on this side notably lax. Furthermore, it was shift change time, and the only guard present at the far end was dozing off. Callie moved cautiously, her nerves on edge. As she neared, the guard seemed to sense something and began to turn around, but before he could react, Callie struck him with a stun baton. He fell to the ground, his face frozen in disbelief. “Apologies,” Callie muttered softly before dragging him into the restroom with all her strength. She stripped him of his jacket and put it on herself. The walkie-talkie crackled to life: “Team E, contact Team B for me. I can’t reach them. Miss Paul wants an apple. Have them bring some over.” Callie paused mid-motion, then picked up the walkie-talkie. A thought struck her. Lowering her voice, she replied, “On it.” The apples were stored in the cold storage, and they weren’t hard to find. Keeping her face obscured, Callie carefully made her