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

smile turned into a grim one. "You're oversimplifying it. Money's not an issue. I was groomed by Claud, and

forward, grabbing Maddie by the throat. "Then

caught her off guard with hypnosis. This time, Chloe was prepared. If talking wouldn't work, she'd have to get physical. Chloe was skilled, and after some time, she'd fully

cold. She quickly found Maddie's phone, but there was o signal. Classic move by her partner. The whole area was a dead

get out of there, no

Shat. Cradling her child

a

for the exit.

at the doorway, she ran into Grant. Seeing him again made her instinctively

face was

grip on

reflexively. Sheet

he was the

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