Chapter 179 Extortion

At that moment, it all clicked for Alistair.

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The woman had produced a stack of documents—evidence tying Alistair to the

Whitfield case.

And not just any evidence. The kind that, if made public, could utterly destroy him.

She had somehow gotten hold of Caroline's contact information and arranged to

meet her in person.

And Caroline had come.

A storm of emotion stirred inside Alistair.

So her odd behavior today… was because of him.

Of course, Alistair knew the so-called “evidence” was fabricated. None of it could

actually incriminate him.

But Caroline showed up anyway. Was it because she didn’t fully believe he was

innocent?

He studied her face through the mental projection, searching for even a flicker of

hesitation. She gave him nothing.

The woman was still smiling, her expression a mix of flattery and threat.

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And really, what else could Caroline do? No matter how powerful she seemed,

she was still just in her twenties. Driven by love, maybe she’d made a rash

decision.

But as the woman kept grinning, Caroline’s gaze stayed steady and unreadable.

Gradually, that smug smile began to falter.

Caroline tilted her head slightly, amusement lacing her tone. “What’s wrong?”

The woman sneered, “Guess you don’t love your husband that much after all.

Can’t even cough up five million dollars.”

“Are you done?” Caroline asked calmly.

The woman pouted, annoyed.

Just then, footsteps echoed from the hallway—several pairs, hurried and heavy.

Still hidden in the shadows, Alistair saw a group of uniformed officers heading

straight for the door.

Caroline opened it and pointed at the now-panicked woman. “Officer, this is the

one. She tried to extort five million dollars from me.”

The woman panicked and immediately denied it. “She’s lying! I

never—”

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was weak. Caroline

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the officers out of the

the office within two

story already spinning out of

every excuse

didn’t.

she shown up, but she had barely

her to

for one reason only—to personally

knew better.

the woman and found

statement,

about to take chances

come, she might’ve missed the opportunity to trace

behind it all.

she also risked something. No

woman, her

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leverage. After all, if she had nothing to hide,

show

the script. She came, and then she

Loud and clear, she sent a message that she would stand

publicly, unequivocally.

as Caroline exited the station alone,

and composed.

had to fight the urge to jump

phone lit

babe,” she said, “I’m heading

on time, within the two-hour

“Okay.”

“You still out?”

“Yeah.”

me. I miss

landed with… the

entire soul.

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trending topics had exploded

Alistair—so much for that gold digger dream”

could not

course, were

America’s most talked-about

drowned out the usual buzz

hungry influencers.

posts weren’t

couple of hot

why were they still

be clearer. Ashbourne Group was

Alistair.

who’d been convinced of Alistair’s guilt

the company shielding him, they felt like justice was finally on

they believed, was about to

messy the headlines got, production

continued smoothly.

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the drama brought attention.

significant public exposure.

it hit the

skeptical

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a sun-drenched sitting room that

last grape into Alistair’s mouth. “Gordon

said softly.

woman she had sent to jail,

know.

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