ARMAND ARMSTRONG; BILLIONAIRE ON A MISSION

Chapter Twenty

The thieves' eyes widened in terror, their faces pale and sweaty. Their mouths hung open as if frozen in shock. They glanced at each other, then back at Armand and the guards, their eyes darting wildly as they realized they were trapped.

Armand's expression was calm and confident. "Gentlemen, you have two options. We can do this the easy way or the hard way. If you choose the hard way, you'll be spending a lot of time in jail. But if you choose the easy way, you'll drop the bag of money, never set foot on any property belonging to the Armstrong empire again, and disappear from our sight forever."

He paused, his eyes locked on the thieves. "The choice is yours. But know this: if you choose the hard way, we will make sure you regret it."

Vanessa's eyes widened in disbelief. "What? Are you willing to just let them go? After everything we went through to catch them?"

She shook her head, her expression a mix of confusion and frustration. "I don't understand. Why give them the option to jus