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.

and forgotten. It wasn't a real grave, but still, it

wouldn't leave my head. Soon enough, the earth wouldn't remember any of

own. But

Grave robbing? Didn't peg you for that," a voice drawled behind

turned. Cole, smirking with a blade of foxtail grass between his teeth, stood there with

Cole. Of course.

burial, which hadn't felt odd at the time. After all, Thorsten had decked Wayne at the memorial. Drama like

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now? It

Fake. The feud? A scam. The Dragos hadn't fallen apart-they'd been running their own side

were they after? The

had been a perfect

at the thought of Cole

every

evidence against them

even worse. If the Dragos planted fake