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?"

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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.

When he couldn't afford to buy food

met him, his bright personality reminded me of a

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he was caught up in

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nd I hadn't witnessed the chans firsthand, I could imagine how dangerous it must have been. Once inside the dege, I to the police had taken

barricades everywhere, and the floor was stained

reached an agreement, giving us permission to enter

on the floor made me nauseous. Carter's bodyguards were

werely injured, the fight

"Where's Captain Turker? tasked.

in the

there?

a few words. You'll get

followed us down the hidden passage. Just as I

rotten scent, mixed with the

expression full of concern. "Are you

though my

the place

"Yes, the room I went to was down that

as I

my heart beat. My palms were

Carter said gently, patting the back of my

I was hit by the sight of the stone bed

I said. "This is

with dark

I spoke, Damian, wearing gloves, opened a nearby

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The Shop's

them made my tears

dismembered me in this

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the assortment of tools. His anger was evident, and his hands

beside him,

I said, Trying to steady my voice, "it might

I wiped away

find out soon enough,"

next room, and the sight left me

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