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

second.

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it up, she quickly

our guys have reported that the villa’s security has nearly doubled. The place is locked

we do now? No matter how much clout the Mellis Group or the Grammer family wield, we can’t afford to get on Patric’s bad side, especially not

Nancy deflated.

at her wits end, totally stumped

plans. You don’t

up before Nancy could respond, hurling her phone

given her the cold shoulder, but suddenly, he started treating Sylvia with

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

more Sarah stewed about it, the angrier she got. She made up her mind to do some snooping around at his villa while Patric was out and

shine, get

yanked Elon out

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

was just a bodyguard, that these chores should

“Yes.”

task assigned to him by Nancy, Tim hopped on the red–eye flight back to Frant City from

scent, he decided to swing by his own apartment, freshen up with

hit the office to

he could button up the door, he caught sight of a

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and saw it

his face was as dark as thunder.

washed over

poker face.

Edgar, so he had the

need to see

if you needed anything, there was

have you

thrown his way. He snuffed out his cigarette in the ashtray with his slender fingers, and his icy gaze pierced through Tim like a sharp sword.

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

“Is that so?”

his fingers tapping on the glossy

alone was enough to make Tim feel the strong pressure.

a bit of morning

a hint of fatigue

Tim shook his head. “I don’t know what

name for it.

eagle–eyed gaze focused unyieldingly on