Girl Get Rid Of That Jerk by Melissa Johns

Chapter 303

Shawn's expression shifted dramatically. Lillian had already reached out to him, insisting over and over again that Allison and Joshua must never know about their connection.

Since Wesley had already been caught, it didn't seem to matter much if Allison found out about his ties with Zack.

Shawn shook his head, saying, "It's not like that."

Allison glared at him, her voice sharp as a knife, "Then how do you know? How did you know Chris took me to Maplewood, and how did you know about Joshua's plan? Did you call the cops on purpose, hoping we'd both be stuck there forever?"

"No, it's not like that!" Shawn's eyes flickered with urgency as he hurried to explain, "It's not like that, Allie. I had no clue about Joshua's plan. I only knew Chris had kidnapped you, and I called the police to save you. How could I just stand by and do nothing while you were in danger?"

Allison's patience was wearing thin. "I'll ask you one last time, how did you know Chris took me to Maplewood?"

who told me..." Shawn

eyes were locked onto Shawn as she asked, "Why would someone from Chris's crew spill

but because I had ticked off the Sullivan family, the Hartley family, and your Owens family, nobody dared to step in and help us out. Then a guy named Wesley approached me. He said he'd invest in Reynolds Group to bring it back

Wesley who made the offer; it was Lillian. But he couldn't

Allison frowned, the name ringing a bell. If she remembered right, Wesley was a big shot at London's old workplace and had quite the reputation in Oak Lake, mixing both above-board

a bunch of companies, and financially, Wesley was no joke. Investing in Reynolds Group was just a drop in the bucket for

was actually Chris's man. All those companies he had a hand in

a near-bankrupt company like Reynolds Group didn't

a suspicious glance at

he gain? looked into Wesley before, and he's all about the money, ruthless to