Chapter 348

I held my breath.

Then, a familiar voice reached my ears. "Mrs. Johnston, I don't want to cause any trouble. I just want to see Jace. If you let me talk to him, I'll leave and won't make a scene." Tanya.

She actually showed up here!

And from what she said, she was looking for Jace. I'd assumed he might've already reached out to her after I called him, but clearly, I was wrong.

This woman had some nerve for asking the Johns

about Jace's whereabouts

"Is that a threat?" Lindey was clearly not one to back down.

"It's not a threat. I just want to see Jace," Tanya replied, using that same innocent, helpless tone she always pulled.

judge a book by its cover, and Tanya was

first time I met her, I thought she was sweet, pure-the kind of person who made the

that illusion shattered

isn't here," Lindey shot back, frustration creeping into her

know he's not here," Tanya said, her tone unnervingly

calm. She wasn't one to lose her temper often, but she had no patience for nonsense. "So, what? Are you accusing me of hiding him from you?" Tanya stayed silent. But that silence said

out a short, bitter laugh. "You've got some nerve, I'll give you that. No wonder Keira couldn't beat you. Now I see why my son would choose a pregnant widow like you over a girl like Keira-who's better than you in every

words were cutting, dripping with sarcasm aimed squarely at Tanya. And, of course, I

either.

beat a pregnant widow. That was the label now stuck

Johnston, if you want to insult me, or even hit me, I won't fight back. Just... please, let me see Jace," Tanya shifted her approach, voice softening, now

few times, I knew better. The innocent act was just that-an act. Beneath the surface, she was calculating, always

of me are all over the internet I can't even work properly anymore. If I don't see Jace, I really have

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that," Lindey

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