Fake heiress Real heroine

Chapter 172

When Calvin woke up, his nose and stomach were full of water. The shadow of death still loomed over him. Instinctively, he grabbed the hand of the person beside him. “Q–Quinlyn tried to kill me.”

The person at his bedside immediately yanked their hand away.

Calvin froze and looked up, realizing the room was full of familiar faces, Jolie and the trainees who had once saved him, along with Bennett.

“Throwing you into the river was intentional. The moment Quinlyn left Hope Biotech Group, she activated her earpiece. We knew her every move,” Bennett explained.

Calvin was confused. “But she didn’t tell me. Besides, we had no idea we’d end up at a hotel by the river.” He was curious how Quinlyn had planned everything in advance.

From the doorway, Larry let out a sharp laugh, his eyes flashing with obvious disdain as he shot Calvin a sideways glance. “Does she have to explain everything to you and wait for you to catch up?

“What is she, your babysitter or your tutor? Your acting sucks, and now she’s supposed to make allowances for you too? She set everything up the moment we passed that river.”

Just then, Donny walked in to discuss something with Bennett. He squeezed through the doorway and grinned, trying to reassure Calvin. “Don’t take it personally. The last time I went undercover with Quinlyn, I almost blew my cover too.

“She slapped me so hard I thought she knocked my teeth out. You got off easy. Looks like she went easy on you.”

Calvin’s face turned red as he realized how lacking he was.

From the start, he had been desperate to uncover the truth and had even interacted with Lionel. He had assumed that, with his maturity and intelligence, he could handle it.

But in reality, deceiving criminals, pretending to be one of them, and lying with a straight face was much harder than he had imagined.

“All right, since he’s awake, I’m going to tell Quinlyn. We’re leaving.” Larry, seeing that Calvin was fine, didn’t spare him another glance and turned to leave with the trainees.

Calvin didn’t even get a chance to say thanks.

Bennett was in a hurry to check on the investigation’s progress and didn’t stay long.

Seeing everyone busy dealing with Quinlyn’s situation, Calvin followed them to the surveillance room. As soon as he stepped in, he saw Joseph’s face on the big screen.

In just over half a month, the company had gone into a steep decline. Joseph, who had once been full of confidence and ambition, had lost a noticeable amount of weight, and stubble covered his jaw. Sitting in a large chair, he looked utterly exhausted.

The camera on Quinlyn’s chest shifted slightly, capturing Lionel lounging on a couch, casually smoking a cigar.

Mr. Wilson is sick and in the hospital. I was worried about you, so I came to check in. Quinlyn came with me. She behaves quite well when she’s with me,” Lionel said with a smug, taunting

it clear he was only here to

cold as ice. “Kicking a man when he’s down, huh? I took her in out of kindness.

林念80%會

Chapter 172

is going to

hand.

grabbed Joseph’s arms, and twisted them behind his

the table echoed loudly,

at Westwood

hand to the table and pulled

“Stop.” Quinlyn suddenly spoke.

heart pounded furiously against his ribs. He remembered the way Joseph had been so

on an act, Quinlyn had been unwilling

for him?” Lionel’s sharp

he could barely

the screen, Quinlyn’s voice remained steady. “I want to

a moment before narrowing his eyes. The next second, Quinlyn extended her hand toward him. “Do you have any

nodded, and then his eyes widened.

the bag,

she said in an affectionate tone. “You used to keep me from making drugs and threatened to kick me out if I did. But now, I have a place where I am welcome. You must be

and precisely

trying to force himself to vomit, but it was

his back, his body twisting slightly like

his face.

at Joseph and smiled. “Hey, I know you are

Lionel’s expression was priceless. ‘Damn. She might

carried not just friendliness but a hint of reverence. He even promised

share. “If you like, I can

“I just

I have plenty of projects. You can take

“Okay, Quinlyn replied.

2/3