Loved You Once But He's My Forever

Chapter 299

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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.

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liked him. The first time I met him, his bright personality reminded me of

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he was caught up in something

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I could imagine how dangerous it must have been.

were barricades everywhere, and the floor was stained with dark

reached an agreement, giving us permission to

of blood stains on the floor made me

injured, the fight

"Where's Captain Turker? tasked.

in the

there? What's

words. You'll get it when you

I expected, the entrance was right

cement, and the air was thick with a musty, rotten scent, mixed with the overpowering smell of blood. The

me, his expression full of concern.

I replied, though my voice was

place you've been

down one of the paths. "Yes,

I walked down

the harder my heart beat. My palms were slick

worry, Carter said gently, patting the back of

was already open. As I stepped inside, I was hit

here," I said.

emotions overwhelmed me. I saw a man with dark skin

a nearby cabinet. It

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The Shop's

made my tears fall

me in this room.

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he studied the assortment of tools. His anger

beside him, his gaze

my voice, "it might hold some answers about

was only one. I wiped away my tears quickly. "What's in the

out soon enough,"

room,

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