Billionaire, Let's Divorce! by BELLA

Chapter 0071

"Richie."

"Ma'am Sydney." He called back and I couldn't stop the brief bitter chuckle that bubbled up my throat. Wasn't he plainly calling me Sydney the other day? Now what was the fuss with the whole ma'am? "Tell me, Richie, what would you gain by hiring an assassin disguised as a supplier to kill me?"

It all made sense now, when we discussed the new addition to Luxe vogue and obviously, as a department head, Bran had to be present and he had been. He had been among the department heads that even dropped their opinions.

"What assassin?" His lips tembled slightly. "What do you mean? I don't understand what you're talking about," he continued, attempting to feign ignorance, but I could see through it all. His fidgety fingers, his trembling lips, his unnecessarily creased brows and squinted eyes, it was all there - the telltale signs of guilt.

I raised my brows, "Is that how you want to escape this? By pretending to know nothing about it."

His brows furrowed deeper, "What...why..." he stuttered pathetically so I shut him up.

to pretend. The dumb man you hired has confessed." His eyes widened and his face turned pale instantly, he knew he had been exposed and there

tried to speak up. "If I were you, I would have taken the money you paid then I would run away, far from here. Unfortunately, you're still here, filled

I could barely tell but I still held his gaze, there was a limit to whatever he could

I may not be in the field but I am sure that the punishment for ordering a murder and committing one personally are not the same. Besides, I've had all the exits blocked, you can't escape even if you're able to kill me and get me out of

that were parking, his lightbars dimmed as he tried to stop her. Then I pointed down to the window with, "Even if you're able to, the police have also surrounded

he looked down the window.

his face wobbled. He dropped to his knees, "I've been with you since the company was founded, don't

looked at him coldly, "I already gave you a chance, Richie. I gave you a choice but you chose not to cherish it. Instead,

the police walked in. They handcuffed Richie, ignoring his protests and pleas and took him away. Despite everything,

took him out of the room and down the elevator. I stormed to the

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Chapter 0071