Married To My Ex-Husband’s Rival by Jobet GraySon

Chapter Ninety Six

Amber’s POV.

As I excused myself from Richard and Bianca, I suddenly felt propelled by urgency and anger. The fact

that Kayden had just once again intercepted my happiness and was trying to ruin Richard’s family made

me so furious and also drove me to reach out to Antoinette and inquire about the progress of the

mission I had entrusted to her.

As I settled on the edge of my bed, my fingers trembled slightly as I dialed Antoinette’s number,

tapping my feet continuously on the tiled floor. Since I arrived in Italy, I have been having way too

much fun, and I haven’t bothered to check in on Antoinette and the mission I had entrusted to her. At

a point, I had even forgotten about it because of how immersed I had become in my short vacation.

The first ring of the phone echoed in the silence of the room, unanswered, leaving a sense of unease gnawing at me. Anxious thoughts flitted through my mind as I tried once more. The second ring met with Antoinette’s voice on the other end of the line.

“Long time no hearing from you, boss!” she exclaimed almost immediately after she picked up. “It’s been way too long since we last spoke, so why all of a sudden are you calling?”

Ignoring her pleasantries, I cut straight to the chase. “Antoinette, I need to know how far along your are with the task I gave you. Have you made any progress with Anthony Black?” I queried, trying not to show that I was a little desperate at this point.

There was a long pause on the other end of the line, and tension was building in me as I held my

breath.

voice, when it came, held a note of curiosity. “Is

I don’t know how far you’ve gone, but I need the evidence against

on the cusp of a breakthrough. He almost hit me a while ago, but I’m guessing he’s still trying to control himself a bit. Since you need it so urgently. I’ll work on provoking him a little more, and I’ll have

assured me.

remember to be as caref

Remember,

they’re men secretly following you to protect you. Just

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reminded her again, not wanting a situation where Anthony, with his psychopathic tendencies, would end

he would go that far, but regardless, I had to take

in a few hours. Hopefully, I can

Good luck,” I said before hanging

Antoinette, a wave of frustration washed over me, mingling

to

to secure evidence against Anthony Black was the only thing on my mind now, besides th

to teach Kayden a lesson, and

in mind, which I paused before coming here, started

hair in a gesture of restless agitation, I was interrupted by the shrill

and I reached for my phone and unlocked the screen to reveal a message

me in putting Alison behind bars. The unexpected communication left me puzzled,

more he could possibly want from me after our

a sense of trepidation, I scanned through the

a message

would be texting me so often.