Loved You Once But He's My Forever

Chapter 299

Billionaire Is 310

Chapter 310 The Shop's Secret

Behind Carter, police officers were setting up a perimeter, indicating something serious had occurred ar the shop:

I couldn't help but feel uneasy as I glanced at him. "Is it okay for me to be here?"

"Don't worry. All the cameras have been turned off."

That reassured me. He wouldn't put me at risk.

"You should've been inside. It's freezing out here."

I just wanted to see you sooner. He offered a soft smile.

For a brief moment, almost forgot how he used to be Why had I once thought of him as so frightening?

I gently pushed him toward the door. "What happened today?"

"I had some people stir up trouble at the shop. As soon as they heard we might call the police, they tried to pay to make it go away. But when money didn't work, one of them shut the place down."

I stopped in my tracks. "They were planning to force their way in?"

"Yes. A bunch of thugs, really. They didn't expect us to be prepared. We had backup waiting outside, and when the scuffle started, they ran into the underground tunnel."

I'd figured out where the tunnel was, but now I worried. With so many people around, I feared the decoy might have gotten into trouble.

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"Did anyone get hurt?" I asked, anxiety rising. I had only wanted to cause a bit of a stir, not out of hand.

Carter's face grew dark. My stomach twisted. "What happened?"

things get

"They're badly injured. They meant to scare them, but the situation escalated. They broke into a secret underground base. If that secret leaks, the whole shop is done for. That's why they never planned to let anyone leave today. "Do you remember the guy who used to fix our cars? He stepped in to protect them. He got hurt, but at least he's alive."

I remembered him well. I'd added him on WhatsApp, chatted with him a few times.

He hadn't been at the shop long, so he likely didn't know anything too important.

I'd gone through his posts. He was a cheerful guy, came from a small town in the mountains to support his family. He had a younger sister who was excelling in school.

When he couldn't afford to buy food for

time I met him, his bright personality reminded me of a

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he was caught up in something he didn't ask

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could imagine how dangerous it must have been. Once inside the dege, I to the

and the floor was stained

agreement, giving

made me

werely injured,

"Where's Captain Turker? tasked.

in the basement,

down there? What's

in just a few words. You'll get

passage. Just as I expected, the

The walls had only been roughly coated with cement, and the air was thick with a musty, rotten scent, mixed with the

expression full of concern. "Are you

though

place you've been

nodded and pointed down one of the paths. "Yes, the room I went

as I walked down

my heart beat. My palms were slick

Carter said gently, patting

room was already open. As I stepped inside, I was hit by the sight of the stone bed

my own body lying here," I said. "This is the

I saw a man with dark skin

a nearby cabinet. It was filled

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The Shop's

them made my

in this room.

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narrowed as he studied the assortment of tools. His anger was evident, and

beside him, his

my voice, "it

and this was only one. I wiped away my tears quickly.

soon

into the next room, and the sight

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