“Who are you calling a jerk?”

Chapter 146

Ryker, with three years under his belt as a special ops soldier, was unfazed by such sudden aggression. With a swift counter–move, he grabbed lan’s arm, twisting it behind his back until lan yelped in pain.

Clara stepped in to intervene. “Ryker, let him go. He’s hurt.”

Ryker begrudgingly released lan’s arm, and shot him a cold look. “Only because Ms. Clara asked, you’re off the hook.”

lan glared back. His anger was unabated. “You had one job, to protect someone, but you blew it. And you’ve still got the gall to give me lip.”

He turned to Clara, and his voice softened. “Go take a shower, have some dinner, and if you get scared, just call me.”

Ryker started leading Clara upstairs. “No need. I live right across from her. She’ll be safe with me.”

Immediately, the three of them headed up. lan didn’t like the idea of Clara being with them, but he had more pressing matters to attend to. He went back in his car. His expression turned dark and stormy.

“What the hell happened?”

transactions from her account, messages she sent to

a lawyer. Even if she did it, she’d never leave a

what I thought. So, someone’s setting

“Framing her is one thing, but the real goal seems to be to break

Hayes, I don’t think Heidi alone could pull off something. this big. There’s got to be someone behind her, pulling the strings. The drugging incident, Victoria’s threats, Nicole’s disappearance, even the whereabouts of the

a net,

alive. Who could be so cruel and

even more intense. A suspect flashes through his TIME

arrived at the asylum well past midnight.

out of his quarters, and his forehead was

a person. Why

“Mr. Hayes, Victoria… she’s gone.

lan demanded. His voice

a delegation visiting, and after they left.

as he glared at the director. “And why didn’t you inform me yesterday?”

a high–profile love pursuit, sir. I didn’t care

out the insult and headed straight

was like a ticking time bomb for Clara: he had to find her quickly However, after reviewing the security footage over and

of Victoria.

person had vanished into thin air.

Chapter 146

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