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.

need to inspect the coffin being buried," the officer

except Jace. His face stayed

acting way

don't agree," Wayne

holding up the search warrant.

do you make that right?" His tone was firm; he was clearly trying to block the search. "This is a lawful investigation," the officer replied, unfazed. "We're here

this report is fake? A setup to humiliate

will be part of the investigation," the officer said sharply. "Right now, we're following protocol. If you keep obstructing us, it'll

have no choice but to

me," Wayne shot back, unyielding "But I'm

Chapter 816

coffin!"

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eyes flicked to the grave, to the coffin resting in the burial

him," the officer

grabbing Wayne by the arms. His veins bulged, his face 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 job. If you didn't do anything, why has it come

froze for a moment, stunned, before his rage exploded again. "I may be a lot of