Chapter 116

I felt a shiver of fear at the thought of being seen through by Dexter, and I couldn’t wait to get Caleb out of there.

“Phoebe Caldwell…” he suddenly called out.

He called me Phoebe Caldwell.

My steps faltered unconsciously, and I took a deep breath without turning back.

Robin furrowed his brows, watching Dexter call me Phoebe Caldwell, thinking the man had lost

his marbles.

“Phoebe…” Dexter’s voice cracked with a sudden surge of emotion as he scrambled to his feet and grabbed my wrist. “Phoebe? You’re Phoebe Caldwell, aren’t you?”

I frowned in disgust, looking at him with disdain as I forcefully slapped his hand away. “Mr. Fitzgerald, have you completely lost your mind?”

He stood there, stunned, saying nothing.

Caleb’s eyes flashed a warning at Dexter as he took my hand and led me away.

From the moment we left the negotiation room, my legs felt like jelly. I was terrified that he would recognize me. I was afraid he would discover that I was actually Phoebe.

“Colin… go to the car,” I said weakly to Caleb. “Go to the car.”

to see

this out any longer; even without hard evidence, we

I wasn’t sure if he had uncovered any substantial

cradling my face. “Phoebe… don’t be

brushing him off lightly. “Just get to the

his head hung low in disappointment.

and then

his face and clothes smeared with blood. He

tried to

word, he just looked at me and suddenly reached out as

hand away, glaring at him with pure loathing in

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for a moment, rooted to the

my reaction was too much like the way I used to resist

gestures, expressions, and details…

there, staring at me for a long while as if trying to

clenched

and as soon as Robin appeared, he left hastily.

sigh of relief; no sane person would ever figure out that I was Phoebe.

really figured

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