Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 816

Chapter 816

Illegal dealings?

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I'd been at the funeral the entire time, and so had Wayne. No one left, no one acted shady. But stuff like this doesn't play out in the open it's always behind closed doors. Only the people involved would know.

I glanced at Wayne. For just a moment, panic flashed across his face before he masked it. That reaction told me everything-something was definitely up.

As the officers approached, everyone froze, holding their breath.

The lead officer scanned the crowd briefly, then made a beeline for Jace.

Technically, Wayne's the head of RiverwaveCorp now, but to most people, Jace is still the face of the Johnston family.

The officer handed Jace a search warrant. "Mr. Johnston, we need to conduct a search."

A search? Here? At a cemetery? Unless they planned to search everyone, what could they possibly want?

"Alright," Jace said, unflinching.

need to inspect the coffin being buried," the officer

His face stayed calm,

acting way

agree,"

officer turned to him, holding up the search warrant. "We're

coffin crosses a line. It's blatant disrespect to my parents. And if you find nothing, what then? How do you make that right?" His tone was firm; he was clearly trying to block the search. "This is a lawful investigation," the officer replied,

"And if this report is fake? A setup to humiliate my

investigation," the officer said sharply. "Right now, we're following protocol. If you keep obstructing

no choice

unyielding "But I'm not

Chapter 816

coffin!"

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to the coffin resting in the burial pit. Could Wayne really

him," the officer

think I'd stoop so low as to exploit Mom and Dad's deaths for something like this?"

again. "I may be a lot of things, but I'd never disrespect my

track record, who could tell if it was real or just

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