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Chapter 122

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It had been precisely twenty–four hours since the fateful moment when Amber’s father, Martin Grey,

was accused and subsequently arrested for his involvement in drug trafficking and money laundering.

The events that had transpired made Amber feel a little disappointed and saddened, but she steeled

herself, preparing to face her father for the first time since his incarceration. She had

orchestrated this chain of events, providing Detective Garcia with the evidence necessary to secure

her father’s arrest, fully aware of the repercussions that would follow.

As she made her way to the visitation room of the prison, Amber’s thoughts swirled with a mixture of

apprehension and determination. She already knew that her father was merely a figurehead in the

illicit dealings orchestrated by Kayden Black, the true mastermind behind the operation, and she was determined to prove this.

However, Martin’s stubbornness and strange loyalty to Kayden had left her with no choice but to take

drastic measures to retrieve the evidence she needed. If her father refused to comply with her demands

she was prepared to let him face the consequences of his actions, knowing full well that he had willingly aided Kayden’s nefarious businesses.

On entering the visitation room, Amber settled into a chair, her gaze fixed on the door as she

awaited her father’s arrival. Martin had been swiftly incarcerated without the possibility of bail,

thanks to Richard’s connections with the judge, who had ensured that Martin remained behind bars

until his trial.

The evidence against the company was indisputable, leaving Martin with little recourse unless he

could provide evidence to implicate Kayden as the true architect of the illegal operations.

After what seemed like an eternity, the door creaked open, and Martin Grey was escorted into the

room, clad in the stark uniform of a prisoner. Despite expecting this sight, a pang of sadness tugged

at Amber’s heart as she took in her father’s disheveled appearance. She swallowed her emotions,

herself for the confrontation that she knew was

heavy sigh escaped Amber’s lips as she locked

than I expected, Father,”

in her tone.

wounded by

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he retorted, his voice tinged with a mix of defiance and

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her resolve unyielding as she met

seek the truth, Father. And if that means seeing you

answers, and I will not rest until I have them.”

eyes as he regarded his daughter. “What do you want from me, Amber? You’ve already put me in this predicament.

you want now that you’ve put your own

tone tinged with a

expression softened, a glimmer of compassion shining in her eyes. “I want the

like an idiot and just tell the

gentle yet firm. “Listen, Dad, Kayden may have pulled the strings at

means you’ll also get in serious trouble if you don’t tell me

you find a way out of it. I believe you owe me that much,

in frustration; exhaustion was etched into the lines of his face as he grappled with the weight of his past. With a weary sigh,

start from the beginning,” he began, his voice

and bitterness.

had forever altered the course of their lives. The night of her mother’s tragic accident, an act

he described the shock

world shattered by the senseless loss of his wife and

mother.

Amber, was unbearable. And to know that the one responsible, Kayden Black, would escape without facing true justice…

he had waged, the tears shed, and the pleas ignored as he sought to hold

brimmed with unshed tears as he recounted the injustice that had plagued their lives and the leniency shown to Kayden in the face of his unforgivable crime. “He was given a slap on the wrist, a mere warning, banned from driving for a few years,

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with emotion. “I fought for your mother, for us, but I was met with indifference and nothing but a

disregard.”

father’s pain and the injustice of her mother’s death. Tears glistened in her eyes

family, knowing the truth behind my mother’s death?” Amber’s voice trembled with a mix of anger and grief, her eyes blazing with unshed tears. “You spent nearly twenty years serving those who caused us such irreparable harm so how can I believe in your remorse

his amusement as he processed her words. “Complicit, you say?” he mused, a hint of

justice.”

the aftermath of his wife’s tragic death. He explained how weeks of agonizing depression had clouded him until a visit from Anthony Black changed his life. Anthony had offered Martin a way out, an audacious offer

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