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.

held a note of curiosity. “Is there a reason for the rush,

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

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

assured me.

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save you,” I reminded her again, not wanting a situation where Anthony, with his psychopathic tendencies, would end up hurting her to the

regardless, I had to take precautions just in case.

need to prepare to meet that man in a few hours. Hopefully, I can be done with this

luck,” I said

a wave of frustration washed over me, mingling with the

anticipation that clung to me like a shroud.

against Anthony Black was the only thing on my

to teach

which I paused before coming here, started

through my hair in a gesture of restless agitation, I was interrupted by the shrill beep of my phone, signaling a

and I reached for my phone and unlocked the

me in putting Alison behind bars. The

what more he could possibly want from me after our

a sense of trepidation, I scanned through the

he had sent me a message two days prior, and I was even more confused

would be texting me so often.