Bride to Be, Not Me

Chapter 22 Chapter 22

The voice of the staff at the Office of the Public Prosecutor pulled Janice back to the present. The officer in charge of processing the report observed the elegant yet cold woman before him as she gave a slight nod to confirm, "Yes. I have reason to suspect him of illegal business practices."

Janice hadn't forgotten what she was owed. The money for half the villa, seven years of blood and sweat-she was determined to make Simon cough up every bit of it.

She didn't have direct evidence that some of the money

Simon's bank account was her earnings, and Simon had always relied on

that fact, assuming she couldn't take action against him. But he seemed to have forgotten where nearly every million-dollar investment she secured had come from.

Back when Simon was reveling in his newfound status as a big boss, he never questioned her explanations, simply believing the funds were investments or sponsorships she had procured.

What he didn't know was that those amounts, credited to both his personal and company accounts, were her competition winnings. What if a financial investigation revealed these transactions, and Simon couldn't provide a proper explanation?

her report slip up to the overcast sky.

the rain.

lips curved into a

Oh, and yes she had filed the report

from

Fall Tournament, Janice, unable to settle her nerves, unframed her work and meticulously inspected every inch of it.

double-sided crochet was being held in Greenfield City

order to promote this intricate crochet technique, the country organized quarterly competitions for double— sided crochet, while other crochet categories only held competitions once a year, typically by the

including Prosper Stitch Group, Refined Threads Co., and Melody & Loops Creations, were in

dominated the top spots, while Prosper Stitch Group had been striving to break their hold. However,

double-sided crochet seamstresses. As a child, she had visited them with her mother.

caused quite a stir: first, due to her striking beauty-paired with an aura that matched Edward's formidable presence-was hard to ignore.

then turned their