I've said and done everything that was required of me. Whatever happened next was up to Anthony and Sophia.

When the dinner finished, it was already nine at night. After asking the driver to send Charles, Anthony and Sophia home, Aaron looked at me and said, "Could you give me a lift home?"

I pursed my lips. "You didn't drive here?"

He shrugged. "I came with Uncle Charles just now, so I didn't drive!"

Alright then.

In the car.

After stealing several glances at me, he finally balled up and asked, "Why did you sound like you were speaking for Nerissa just now?"

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can you be so incredibly considerate because of your relationship with Hendrix? With Irvin, it wasn't as simple as just taking the bullet for you. You know exactly what caused his death. Don't you feel

junction and waited for the traffic light to turn green. Then, I glanced sideways at him with my brows lifted. "Once Valerie has been dealt with, someone would

he asked, "What do

avenge Irvin because a few days ago, across all Jarold City headlines, someone published a piece on the death of the three Granger family members. Every sentence in the article condemned Nerissa for not knowing what's good for her, and branded her as the black

for a second. "Wasn't that article

know that someone had hired a reporter to write the article, and to deliberately

poke their nose into this?"

who it could be. He looked at me and asked,

Let's wait patiently. Since they've already kicked this in motion, it'll be impossible for them to give

smiled. "So, what deal did you strike up with Nerissa? Did you promise her that you'd beg for mercy and put in a

different major media outlets in the next few days. We have to take it slow with Valerie.

as Mrs. Moore. The Moore family values their reputation too much to tolerate this for long. Then, it'll only be a matter of time before she leaves

clicked his tongue twice, gave me a thumbs-up and said, "You've ruined her

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