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.

the coffin being buried," the officer

His face stayed calm,

something? He'd been acting way too composed this

agree,"

holding up the search warrant. "We're just

my parents. And if you find nothing, what then? How do you make that right?" His tone was firm;

fake? A setup

sharply. "Right now, we're following protocol. If you keep

have no choice but to

back, unyielding "But I'm not letting you inspect

Chapter 816

coffin!"

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tension was unbearable. My eyes flicked to the grave, to the coffin resting in the burial pit. Could

him," the officer

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

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