Falling for a Lie: My Stepbrother's Hidden Revenge

Chapter 78

“In Patric’s villa?”

Sarah’s sleepiness instantly evaporated as she sat bolt upright in bed.

“Spill it, how on earth is Hedda connected to him?”

“Don’t tell me you’ve forgotten? Since Sylvia divorced Edgar, she’s been as thick as thieves with Patric. Despite Edgar transferring the bay villa to her, she didn’t move in, and we’ve never been able to pin

down her actual address.”

“What are you implying?” Sarah scowled.

“Isn’t what I mean obvious enough?” Nancy rolled her eyes, “It means she’s likely shacked up with Patric! We’ve turned Frant City upside down looking for Hedda but to no avail, which makes me think that

Sylvia could’ve tucked him away in Patric’s villa!”

After mulling it over, Sarah conceded that Nancy’s theory held water and promptly dispatched someone to investigate.

After ending the call, Nancy tossed her phone aside in frustration, reclining against the headboard as she

awaited Sarah’s intel.

Hedda’s miraculous survival as a vegetative patient remained a thorn in her side.

No matter how much she strutted like a peacock in public, Hedda’s existence was a constant reminder of

her illegitimate birth.

Having become the Mellis Group’s heir apparent, she sought every chance to eliminate Hedda, but given her mother’s eagle–eyed vigilance, almost never leaving Hedda’s bedside, she struggled to find an opening.

But as long as Hedda clung to life, her claim to the Mellis Group throne would remain shaky.

It was inevitable that she’d be compared to her in the public eye.

Hedda’s disappearance presented a golden opportunity he had to seize the moment and knock off the two most troublesome obstacles!

The dawn gradually illuminated the sky, the morning sunlight softly kissed every nook and cranny, gently rousing the city from its slumber.

Nancy watched as the skies brightened outside her window, her anxiety escalating with each passing

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quickly

the villa’s security has nearly

family wield, we can’t afford to get on Patric’s bad side, especially not

Nancy deflated.

totally

own plans. You don’t have

hurling her phone aside in a

but suddenly, he started treating Sylvia with kid

thought about Sylvia and Hedda potentially being in his villa, she

Sarah stewed about it, the angrier she got. She made up her mind

shine, get

a phone call, yanked

have to swing by Patric’s villa this morning, get everything arranged pronto. If anything

argue that he was just a bodyguard, that these chores should be handled by an assistant, but eventually he gave

“Yes.”

hopped on the red–eye flight back to

he decided to swing by his own apartment, freshen up with a shower, and

office to

could button up the door, he caught sight of a silhouette puffing away

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saw it was Edgar.

the swirling smoke, his face was as dark as

eyes and a wave of panic washed over Tim, but he tried

poker face.

his assistant, the residence was arranged by Edgar, so he had the

did you need

his cool, Tim put down his bag and said, “You could’ve just given me a bell if you needed anything, there was no need to come down here. It’s still early, you haven’t had your morning joe yet, have

you

brushed off the volley of questions thrown his way. He snuffed out his cigarette in the ashtray with his slender

I should be cooped up in the office all the time. I’ve been itching to stretch my legs a bit more, but never seem to find the time. Didn’t want it to mess with my work, so I squeezed in

“Is that so?”

shot him a sharp look. He stretched out his long legs, crossing one over the other, his fingers tapping on the

enough to make Tim feel the strong pressure.

I’m just hitting the pavement for a bit of morning exercise. Don’t read too much

you’ve really let me down,” Edgar sighed, a hint of fatigue crossing his face.

his head. “I don’t know

You used my name for it. And last night, you left Frant City. What were you up to?”

his eagle–eyed gaze focused unyieldingly on Tim.