Bride to Be, Not Me

Chapter 166

There wasn't much the cops could do about Simon's attempted theft. At most,

they could detain him for a few days; at worst, he'd get off with a verbal warning. After all, he hadn't stolen anything.

Janice had always known this.

She never expected Simon to face real consequences; she just wanted to establish that he had tried to steal her crochet piece and let the news spread. Simon valued his reputation more than anything.

Getting caught sneaking in to steal his ex-girlfriend's crochet piece and being caught in the act? That was a complete disaster.

"Ms. Smith."

Edward had spoken to the officers in advance, so Janice was granted permission to see Simon.

The door opened, and she stepped inside. Simon wasn't in handcuffs and was just sitting there freely. An officer was standing nearby.

Once she took a seat, only three remained in the room.

Simon glared at her coldly as if he could kill her with his eyes.

the theft. Then why have you been yelling to see

steal anything. You gave me the passcode! You told me to go

The lawyer's advice was simple-cling to one thing. It wouldn't

Heidi, despite running off, hadn't thrown Simon under the bus. She had made sure the security

tricky. He insisted that he and Janice were still a couple and that

a look. It wasn't like the National Crochet Union had a rule against viewing competition

night of strategizing with his lawyer, Simon had braced himself for a battle over

out of it. Her goal had always been the same-to ruin him

will figure that out," Janice said, leaning back in

because I'm pulling out my shares. Once you're out, I expect you to

eyes narrowed in disbelief. "You never invested a dime! Why the hell should I give you

put in money or not. I've signed a contract proving

Threads Co. By

course, I know you're short on funds right now. If you can't pay me, I'll accept an equivalent transfer

f your

shares."

"You want my shares? Janice, do you think you can take over

It has