Loved You Once But He's My Forever

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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?"

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"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.

he couldn't afford to buy

first time I met him,

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up in something he didn't

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imagine how dangerous it must have been. Once inside the

barricades everywhere, and the floor was stained with

an agreement, giving us permission

blood stains on the floor made me nauseous. Carter's bodyguards were young, strong,

were werely injured, the fight

"Where's Captain Turker? tasked.

the basement,

there?

to explain in just a few words. You'll get

Just as I expected, the entrance was right

cement, and the air was thick with a musty, rotten scent, mixed with the overpowering smell

at me, his expression full of

I replied, though my voice was

this the place you've

the paths. "Yes, the room I went to

as I walked down

harder my heart beat. My palms were

gently, patting the back

I was hit by the

my own body lying here," I

overwhelmed me. I saw a man with

spoke, Damian, wearing gloves, opened a nearby cabinet. It was filled with sharp

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sight of them made my

in this room. Skinning

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eyes narrowed as he studied the assortment of tools. His anger was evident, and his hands clenched

stood motionless beside him, his

voice, "it might hold some answers about

this was only one. I wiped

out soon enough," Carter

into the next room, and the sight