Facade of Love

Chatper 249

Chapter 249 I Find You Very Charming

Idris’s lips thinned, his eyes narrowing. “Would he really be that stupid?”

Ensio confirmed the twist. “It wasn’t him. The brains of the operation was Jack’s daughter, Christina. The cops have her now.”

With that, Idris just nodded with a grunt of acknowledgment and waved Ensio out of the room.

I bit my lip, completely taken aback that Christina, a girl who had just turned eighteen, could actually hire a hitman. It was pretty wild to even think about.

Taking a deep breath, I tried to soothe the pounding headache that was starting to build.

Idris gave me a calm look and said, “Don’t stress about it. Just focus on getting better here in the hospital for the next couple of days. I’ve got everything under control with the police station. They should be wrapping up the investigation into Noah’s case pretty soon.”

I nodded, feeling this tightness in my chest that I could not shake off, and told him, “With Jack gone, if we cannot prove I did not do it, Officer Jackson is going to be in a tight spot.” I paused before adding, “With this mess Christina’s caused, Emily’s probably going to have a rough time too.”

cousin,

on the hospital room door. Idris called out in a deep. voice, “Come in!” and the door

Liam. Talk

look. It was easy

we heard what happened. Christina has

on and on, gripping my hand. I forced a smile and reassured her, “I’m okay. Idris got to me in time. How

and Idris had not come with

“Don’t worry, Grandma’s in good hands.” She added, “But you really gave us

smile, never quite comfortable

impulse, but she is my aunt’s only child. She is barely an adult and facing prison time–that could

one slide without an appeal? I’ll make sure she apologizes to you. Any punishment you choose, just… please don’t let her end up behind bars, okay?”

Very Charming

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