Chapter 708 Let's See How I Deal with You
All the bodyguards called out in sync, "Mr. Runyon."
Butler Gino Runyon gave a nod. "Go guard somewhere else."
"Got it." The bodyguards all backed off together, and Abella copied them, bowing and stepping back a few steps.
Gino pushed open a door, and the inside looked just like what she saw downstairs earlier.
A bodyguard caught her looking. As soon as he glanced her way, Abella dropped her head and followed the others out.
After a bit, Abella came back alone. She pulled out her phone, opened up the system she was working on, and pressed it against the door. Soon, she could hear the convo inside.
"Bonnie only brought Abella. She didn't bring any of the bodyguards Caleb set up for her. Plus, the folks she got from Alexis are all in the manor; none of them came out. Our guys checked outside the villa a bunch of times and didn't find anything weird."
"This is so off; it's not like her." That was Gino's thoughtful voice.
"Maybe she thinks tonight's just a regular birthday party. Besides, she hardly ever takes bodyguards when she goes out."
"No, you don't get her. She used to go out 'cause Caleb was there, and he could protect her," Gino said seriously. "I think she might've figured something out, so she didn't bring her crew to bait us."
The servant didn't buy it. "If she's that smart, why'd she bring someone like Abella, who could be a hassle? She looks young and is from the Medici family. If something goes down, how could she handle it?"
"Don't judge a book by its cover," Gino thought of Abella and said seriously, "Didn't you see that Abella could even recover deleted surveillance footage? Plus, with that demeanor, she is definitely not an ordinary person. Moreover, Abella's identity is her best protection."
"So, you think we should put tonight's plan on hold?" The servant felt it was a shame, given how long they had been planning.
"Let's wait for news from the other side. If that person is taken out, even if Bonnie's ready, we got nothing to worry about."
Abella listened and wondered who "that person" was. Her grandpa? Or Caleb?
Abella suddenly thought about whether the Harris family's manpower was enough to keep her grandpa safe.
And Caleb, who was on a business trip, would he run into any trouble?
Just then, footsteps came fast. Abella turned around and quickly countered the move.
"Who are you? You've been acting shady." Before the bodyguard could finish, Abella knocked him out easy.
The folks in the study heard the noise, exchanged looks, and opened the door to find no one outside.
"Go check what's up," Gino ordered coldly.
The servant jumped to it, searched around, and came back to report, "Mr. Runyon, nothing weird was found."
By now, Abella had already dragged the knocked-out bodyguard into the next master bedroom, which looked fancy and grand, probably Derek's room.
No servant dared to search his room.
Gino glanced at Derek's door, not brave enough to go in. He finally ordered coldly, "Check who left the first floor just now and report back to me quick!"
"Yes."
Abella heard this and scoped out Derek's room, spotting a computer.
She fired it up, hacked in, and found zilch.
So, she just disabled some of the first-floor surveillance before heading back to the garden all chill.
The bodyguards got the message and searched the main hall, finding all the guests there, except for Bonnie and Abella.
They then hit the garden and saw Abella soaking in the night view.
Their looks were kinda surprised 'cause more than one of them thought she and Bonnie had gone upstairs.
But there was Abella, cool as a cucumber, enjoying the scenery, while Bonnie was getting bugged by some female guests.
The head bodyguard quietly reported through his earpiece, "Everyone's on the first floor; no one's left."
Gino gritted his teeth and asked, "Have you checked the surveillance?"
"Someone's on it."
"Tonight's operation has to be perfect. Check everything; don't miss a thing!"
"Got it."
From a distance, Abella saw Bonnie winning another verbal smackdown, making the female guests storm off, faces all twisted with anger.
"Aunt Bonnie." Abella smiled as she walked over.
Bonnie smiled back. "You're here?"
"I sent the info I heard to your phone, but about Grandpa and Uncle Caleb."
"Don't worry, I've got it all covered." Bonnie smiled brightly. "I also sent you what I found."
Abella checked her phone and saw that Bonnie had noticed a servant signaling the chef through the kitchen window, worried they might mess with the food.
With so many goodies around, it was hard to tell which ones were safe and which weren't.
Just then, a maid walked by with a tray, and Abella grabbed two glasses of mint lemonade.
When no one was looking, she dropped two pills into the water.
Bonnie, remembering Caleb's praise of Abella's medical skills, figured the pills were an antidote.
"Drinking this will keep us sharp," Abella clinked glasses with Bonnie and said casually, "Whatever they put in the food won't mess with us."
Bonnie smiled, realizing bringing Abella was a smart move.
The scene of the two clinking glasses and drinking the mint lemonade caught someone's eye, who then signaled to their partner.
"I'm gonna find a spot to listen to what you sent me." Bonnie knew too many eyes were on her and couldn't pull out her phone to listen.
"Okay."
Abella cooked up a plan to get more dirt on Gino.
So far, all the clues pointed to Gino and the servant plotting against Bonnie, but the real puppet master and the bigger picture were still fuzzy.
Gino was already on edge and had sent someone to check the surveillance, leaving her little time.
Even though she deleted some footage, Gino's paranoid nature would make him think someone did it on purpose, and he might suspect her.
If he sent someone to tail her, it would cramp her style.
So she put down her glass and was about to head to the main hall.
But a few girls blocked her path.
Abella looked up and saw Erica leading the pack.
She sneered. "We meet again. Grandpa Derek has something to say, and all the guests have gone inside. Abella, you dared to hit me yesterday and embarrass me in front of everyone today. Let's see how I deal with you!"
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