Marrying A Secret Zillionaire Happy Ever After (Linsey)

Chapter 945:

Still, her thoughts spun between Linsey’s calm face and Collin’s cold gaze. Her heart grew restless.

Just as she was about to stand, a commanding voice echoed from the stairs. “Joanne, right? Come upstairs. I want to talk to you.”

It was Kase. Joanne froze. She had never expected Kase, who had always acted like she didn’t exist, to speak to her—especially now that Haven was gone.

Joanne parted her lips and whispered, “Alright.”

She pivoted away, each step toward the staircase heavier than the last as dread coiled within her.

Her thoughts spiraled into a maelstrom of dark possibilities.

Though Collin hadn’t sought retribution, she trembled at the thought of Kase exacting vengeance for Haven’s downfall.

indignation

accomplice, never the architect of their schemes. Haven had chosen her own path; she had never

plot involving Kylee in the attempt on Linsey’s life—that had

had simply facilitated, gathering intelligence about Linsey and Kylee’s

involvement had kept Joanne beyond the reach of law

couldn’t shake

head of the Walton family to destroy someone as insignificant

police custody, Joanne had lost her only shield in

she was merely an ordinary

forge something better, she faced the prospect of settling into predictable patterns: marrying an average man and disappearing into the comfortable anonymity of an ordinary

Joanne entered Kase’s private study, her heart still raced

assessing eyes that