Marrying A Secret Zillionaire Happy Ever After (Linsey)

Chapter 1152:

Jeffery’s eyes were dark as a storm. He stood rigid, fists clenched at his sides, barely holding back the fury boiling within him. One wrong move, and Joanne might snap—might cut the thread of Alicia’s life without hesitation.

He forced a steady breath. Then, his voice low and firm, he said, “Joanne, we can talk this through. Whatever’s going on, we’ll figure it out together. But please, put the knife down.”

Linsey said nothing, her full attention fixed on the trembling blade in Joanne’s grasp. Every nerve in her body was pulled taut, ready to react.

Joanne blinked slowly. For the first time, her eyes shimmered with a fragile spark of hope.

“Really?” she asked, almost girlish, like someone on the verge of believing in an impossible love. “You’ll give me anything?”

Jeffery hesitated—just for a heartbeat. Then he nodded. “Yes. If it’s within my power, I’ll give it to you.”

though she might cry. But the fragile illusion shattered as her cold eyes shifted back toward Alicia. Then, her lips

lying,” she murmured. Her breath brushed Alicia’s cheek like the whisper of death. “You’re just saying that

as a cold shiver ran down

had likely festered for years—silently, secretly—until it twisted into something dangerous. This wasn’t love. This was the kind of fixation

yet, no matter how he tried, he couldn’t recall a single meaningful interaction with her. They had

now. All that

his voice unwavering despite the dread crawling up his spine, “no matter what you ask, I’ll do everything in my power

the heart

held her gaze, steady and solemn. “And if I’m lying,” he added, his voice dropping an octave, “may I never

stood frozen, the impact of those words

gaze on Jeffery. That glimmer of pain

at Jeffery gave Linsey her cue, and she stepped forward