You Hit My Heart
Chapter 1775: No Room For Failure

Chapter 1775: No Room for Failure

Khebury, South City Abandoned School, was the target location fortonight's operation.

The first step of the plan required Athena to be distracted.

Felix took care of this matter and instructed Mr. Ball to lead a largegroup of people in a sudden firefight. After Vicki's investigations invarious territories, it was confirmed that the recent armed robbery in thecity center was indeed orchestrated by OGW, and OGW's goal was tocreate panic and turmoil in Khebury. Using this point, Vicki delveddeeper and found a base closely related to OGW.

Vicki and Mr. Ball pretended to engage in a fierce battle with OGW. Thepurpose was simple: to distract Cloud's forces and divert Athena'sattention.

As expected, when the conflict escalated.

Athena, staying in the seaside villa, couldn't sit still any longer. Herconcern was that Cloud used to be from Pascaylia and grew up inKhebury. And from what she knew, Cloud had a longtime crush,although she didn't know who it was, she had a faint feeling that it wasrelated to Khebury and also to Cloud's insistence on coming toKhebury.

So, she worried that Cloud would act impulsively and ruin her overallgrand plan.

At a critical moment, she had to personally intervene.

When she learned that Cloud was engaged in a firefight with the largestorganization in Khebury, she hesitated but ultimately decided to takecharge. She couldn't afford any mistakes in Khebury.

Athena brought her trusted subordinates and left the seaside villa in themiddle of the night.

She left behind a few people to guard the villa.

Meanwhile, Luther finally got the chance he had been waiting for. Hestood up abruptly and began to take action.

First, he used the electromagnetic pulse metal rod that Joyce had givenhim.

The true power of this metal rod lay in its ability to emit electromagneticpulses, causing circuit malfunctions, interruptions in shortwavecommunication, burning out fuses, breaking down insulation layers,shutting down wireless control devices, and disabling alarm controlsystems within a radius of a hundred meters.

Originally, Joyce had given it to him for self-defense.

But clearly, now was the time for this metal rod to be put to its greatestuse.

As all the electrical appliances around him malfunctioned and even thelights went out, the entire seaside villa fell into silent darkness.

Luther swiftly dealt with the remaining guards.

Next, he picked up the sleeping Alisha from the bed and carried her tothe passenger seat of the car, fastening her seatbelt.

He drove straight to the South City Abandoned School.

After driving for less than ten kilometers, he abandoned the car on theroadside and switched to another vehicle that Aaron had prepared inadvance. This way, he could effectively avoid satellite tracking.

While changing the car, Luther carried Alisha to the other vehicle,making some noise in the process.

This caused Alisha to wake up from her sleep.

She opened her eyes and found herself lying in a strange car. Sherubbed her eyes and sat up, feeling a bit scared.

Luther started the car and glanced at Alisha, noticing that she hadawakened.

He reached out and gently comforted her. "Awake? Go back to sleep.”Alisha looked around and, when she saw Luther, she felt a bit relieved.She still felt a hint of fear. "Daddy, where are you taking me in themiddle of the night? What about Mommy? Why isn't she with us?"This fear stemmed from instinct because Athena often instilled in herthe idea of being wary of Daddy secretly taking her away, and then shewould never see Mommy again.

And the current situation made Alisha cautious.

Luther patted Alisha's shoulder gently. "Alisha, Daddy is taking you tosee a doctor. You might need a small surgery, but after this treatment,you will fully recover. Don't be afraid of the pain, there will beanesthesia, and you won't feel a thing. Daddy will be by your side thewhole time."

Alisha looked around, feeling slightly relieved when she saw Luther.However, she still felt a hint of fear. "Daddy, why is the surgery beingdone at night? Why can't Mommy be with me? I want Mommy."

Luther took a deep breath.

This operation was indeed too rushed. The preparations were notsufficient, and the main obstacle was that he couldn't sever Alisha'sdependence on Athena. It took time, but he didn't have time.

The opportunity to use Alisha's injury caused by Athena's whip was agood opportunity to exploit, but he missed it due to the urgentdeployment. He failed to magnify the impact of this event in Alisha’smind, leading to fear, anxiety, and even a desire to escape fromAthena.

Instead, becauseof his haste, he could clearly feel that it had backfiredon Alisha.

At least, now he could sense a hint of wariness from Alisha's gaze.This was not a good start.

However, his physical condition didn't allow him to delay.

Missing this deployment already alerted the enemy.

To gain another opportunity in the future would be as difficult asclimbing to the heavens.

Regardless of whether Alisha resisted or accepted, tonight he mustremove the detonator from her body.

Luther attempted to explain, "Alisha, she's busy. She knows you'regoing for surgery. After your surgery, she will come and see you."“That's impossible! Daddy, you're lying to me!" Alisha suddenly becameagitated. She tried to undo her seatbelt but couldn't figure out how torelease the latch. She became restless in the car.

"You're taking me away, so I'll never see Mommy again. I know! Youwant to be with another woman and don't want Mommy anymore!Waaah!" Alisha cried and kicked her legs, causing a ruckus in the car.Luther helplessly pressed his temples. If this continued, and Alisharefused to cooperate, the success of the surgery would be uncertain.He hadn't expected Alisha to be so sensitive and perceptive. She wasindeed intelligent and had quickly guessed his intentions.

Given the short time he had spent with Alisha, he hadn't been able togain her complete trust and dependence. He knew it wasn't Alisha'sfault, but he couldn't help but feel disappointed.

More than that, he felt frustrated.

"Alisha, be good, it's not what you think.” Luther patiently continued tocoax her.

“I don't believe you. Then call Mommy now. If I hear Mommy's voice,then I'll believe you." Alisha wiped her tears and continued to cry.Luther's eyes darkened. Alisha’s request couldn't be fulfilled.Continuing like this was not a solution.

Watching Alisha cry incessantly, Luther suddenly made up his mind. Hestruck his palm forcefully against the back of Alisha's neck.

Instantly, Alisha's small body went limp and she fell onto the car seat,no longer crying, quietly unconscious.

Luther couldn't bear it. He had actually used such force on his fragiledaughter. He had never done such a thing in his life. But he had noother choice.

Tonight, success was the only option. Failure was not an option.