Blimey, My Kid's the Heir to the Billionaire Boss! by Nora Hoover

Chapter 227 Can't Shake Her Off

After some undetermined amount of time, Sadie groggily awoke.

She found herself back in the Clemens family mansion, lying in the massive bed she once slept in, her body aching all over. She turned over, intending to sleep on.

But then, questions bombarded her mind-interrogation, truth, secrets...

She jolted awake and searched frantically for her phone...

"Looking for this?"

A familiar voice reached her, followed by a familiar silhouette emerging from the darkness, his presence unsettling. "M-my phone," she stuttered.

Cowed and regretful, Sadie wondered, how could she have allowed herself to fall into such a deep sleep?

Had he already interrogated Kathleen in these past few hours and uncovered her secret about her children? "There." Micah pointed toward her pillow.

Rushing to grab it, Sadie found her cell phone beneath, but it was turned off.

on, but it

had just got a new phone and it had plenty of charge left in the car. Had someone been using it to make calls? "There was a call. I took care of it for you," Micah said indifferently. "Leah won't bother you

he started to

him, her voice fraught with anxiety,

look at her, his gaze deep and complicated. "Is there a secret you don't want me to

her; given his nature, he wouldn't be fooled easily. He would get to the bottom of things. Seeing her visibly distressed and preoccupied, Micah dropped his gaze and said, "Such despicable characters aren't worth my time." "You mean...

Micah's voice turned husky, "How could I when you

"I...I..."

with embarrassment as memories of her fervent attempt to distract him so he wouldn't interrogate Kathleen flooded her mind. Mortified, she

finding

much more daring than now," he teased

about to speak when something crucial dawned on her, "Have you

instances she'd been with

times, it had

he wasn't an

cursing inwardly for

saw you once

Night Club when Finley had drugged