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

Chapter 821

"Mr. Johnston, we need to seal the area for further investigation," the officer told Jace.

He exhaled slowly. "Today's their burial. Please, finish quickly so my parents can rest." "Understood, Mr. Johnston!"

The officers conibed through every inch of the coffin, dismantling it piece by piece. Their verdict? Evidence-enough to destroy the entire Johnston family-was stashed in its bas Jace, as expected, was brought in for questioning. His one request? To bury his parents first.

We stood side by side, tossing the first handfuls of dirt over Matthew and Lindey's graves

When it was over, Aaron was gone.

Where had he disappeared to? Was he saving Lena? The thought of her being kidnapped

made my chest tighten again.

Aaron would do anything to rescue her-I knew that much. But waiting around wasn't my style. I had to act.

And Hayden... I didn't even know who he was anymore. But I did remember one thing: he said the urn contained a data sync device. Maybe it was finally time to use it.

I booked a flight to Pencetown and went straight to the spot where I'd buried those "ashes

П years ago.

overrun with weeds now, the place lifeless and forgotten. It wasn't a real

thought wouldn't leave my head. Soon enough, the

my own. But being pregnant, I was wiped

full of surprises. Grave robbing? Didn't peg you for that,"

grass between his teeth, stood there with four

Cole. Of course.

nor Thorsten showed up for Matthew and Lindey's burial, which hadn't felt odd at the time. After

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It all

fallen apart-they'd been running their own side hustle while the

what were they after? The

thing had

me at the thought of Cole getting his hands on

every

them would

If the Dragos planted fake evidence to throw off the investigation, Jace could end up