Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

Chapter 816

Chapter 816

Illegal dealings?

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I'd been at the funeral the entire time, and so had Wayne. No one left, no one acted shady. But stuff like this doesn't play out in the open it's always behind closed doors. Only the people involved would know.

I glanced at Wayne. For just a moment, panic flashed across his face before he masked it. That reaction told me everything-something was definitely up.

As the officers approached, everyone froze, holding their breath.

The lead officer scanned the crowd briefly, then made a beeline for Jace.

Technically, Wayne's the head of RiverwaveCorp now, but to most people, Jace is still the face of the Johnston family.

The officer handed Jace a search warrant. "Mr. Johnston, we need to conduct a search."

A search? Here? At a cemetery? Unless they planned to search everyone, what could they possibly want?

"Alright," Jace said, unflinching.

to inspect the coffin

shocked-everyone except Jace. His face stayed calm, almost unnervingly

He'd been acting way too composed this

don't agree,"

up the search warrant. "We're just doing

line. It's blatant disrespect to my parents. And if you find nothing, what then? How do you make that right?" His tone was firm; he was clearly trying to

report is fake? A setup

it's fake or not will be part of the investigation," the officer said sharply. "Right

no choice

arrest me," Wayne shot back, unyielding

Chapter 816

coffin!"

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grave, to the coffin resting in the

him," the

flushed with fury as he shouted at Jace, "Why aren't you saying anything? Do you really think I'd stoop so low as to exploit Mom and Dad's deaths for something like this?" Jace's expression hardened. "They're doing their

rage exploded again. "I may be a lot of things, but I'd never disrespect my parents-or hide