Chapter 972

"What's the game plan this time, buddy?" Maddie asked, her eyes seemingly fixated on her freshly polished nails.

"Tomorrow's headlines will read: 'Sartori Corporation CEO's Wife Plunges into Postpartum Depression, Leaps Off Maternity Center Rooftop."

Chloe got the picture right away. Her partner was pulling the same old trick- staging another fake death with a double.

"So, you're not the double this time?" Chloe asked.

Maddie let out a sly chuckle. "Nope, not me. He's got a whole army of pawns like me. There's someone who already looked a bit like you, then went under the knife to look almost identical. Falling from a skyscraper, she'd be unrecognizable, so they don't need my disguise magic. I'm worth more than just a placeholder."

Chloe's eyes went wide with disbelief. "All this just to stage an illusion and fool everyone? You're really going to sacrifice an innocent life?"

Maddie offered a faint, almost resigned smile. "If the act isn't convincing, who's going to buy it?"

Chloe couldn't wrap her head around it. These folks seemed utterly insane. Yet, she tried to keep her cool.

my husband and I can match it -ten times over if you help

groomed by Claud, and he's got his own ways of ensuring we stay

stepped forward, grabbing Maddie by the throat. "Then don't blame me for

This time, Chloe was prepared. If talking wouldn't work, she'd have to get physical. Chloe was skilled, and after some

out cold. She quickly found Maddie's phone, but there was o signal.

get out of there, no

Shat. Cradling her child

a blanket,

for the exit.

Grant. Seeing

was a mask

grip on

reflexively. Sheet

he was

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