Love's Bitter Edge (Eva and Leonard)

Chapter 76

Chapter 76 Someone's Dead

When we got home, Leonard straight the guest room without giving me a chance to tak

I knew this meant hedhitwant to discuss it anymore

The had been the this since school Whenever there was a tople he didn't want to address, he would take time plebefore coming back with a solution

I had neved this kind of silent ment, but he would only distant for one night at most

1both with him since we wer home, packed some of my clothes as I planned to stay at a hotel for a few days, at least until I wrapped up Brightwave Group's case

But I didn't expect that the next day, just as Leonard dropped me off at work, the police would show up

"Eva, we need you to come with to assist in the investigation of Vera Bates disappearance" The officer looked at me with a blank expression while I stared back in shock. "Vera is masing

nearing me yesterday, and now she was missing!

thad just sem posts from what seemed to be hat account smearing me

The officernodded. "Her family has already tiled a report. She has been missing for hours and complete out of contact."

"And what does that have to do with meile she has an abbi for the past 48 hours "Leonard stepped in front of me protectively, not letting the officers get los

The

is a prime suspect in this case. We ask that you

when our workers started gathering around 1 quickly parted tum, "The police said it's just to assist y them Get everyone back to work; it's

""Tlcome with you.

finish, milanushed over. "Mr. Hat's thing urgent that needs your

looked a bit panicked, and when she saw the police taking me away, there was a hint of fear

take

as soon as I

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all with Tmilia, while I fellowed the polior to

the officers told me the timeline of Vera's disappearance, I was

Investigation

I've been busy with work lately. And besides, there's nothing

for money She couldn't be so rich that someone would kidnap

a photo for me to identity. "Do you know

the photo, shook my head,

think I'ven him before, but can I member

seen him because this is the man who kidnapped Vera! You hired him to

louder, but I was even

man before, but couldn't remember where, and what did he

want to start by looking into him, see if he has any grudges against

to intimidate me further, but I started analysing the

might and toned as her biggest enemies, but the stories she reported about us weren't true, and would be able to clear my name

times, and could essly sue her and put her in jail.

considered this too, but