Reclaiming Her Heart

Chapter 1318 Everything is a Mess

Alex didn't acknowledge her, flooring the accelerator instead.

Everything was falling apart. Raymond forced abroad, Paul dead. It felt like some invisible force was hovering over Silver Bay City, pulling strings.

A few miles out, Alex slammed on the brakes. Frowning, he grabbed his phone and called Raymond.

He said, "Raymond, I just remembered Paul said he was going to focus entirely on what you'd asked him to do. Before heading to Ridgefield, he was researching something at the hospital."

Raymond stood by the window, gazing at the distant scenery. "Alex, don't do anything for now. My people are investigating."

"How can I do nothing? I'm terrified! Victor could be next. Or me. And we still don't know who we're up against. Raymond, I can't accept that Paul's gone he shouldn't have died like this."

Raymond took a deep breath. "I'm planning to come back briefly."

shouted, then lowered his voice. "Silver Bay City is a powder keg right now, especially since you left. I heard Ralph collapsed and hasn't regained consciousness. You have no allies in power-even your father is threatening to disown you. If those shares weren't still in your

were jealous of his success and couldn't bear seeing him return alive. That narrative has taken hold- especially after you aggressively bought up Bailey companies, showing no mercy to your own

pulled out a cigarette but stopped, remembering the charred,

iErrow." The-Aurdins ármiÿ willrivesityacé, arror'utter authorities too. Coming back now would be walking straight into the line of fire. Finish whatever you need to

family estate these days, and the Reeds stayed out of these matters anyway-

temples, he suddenly drove back to

the door to find his friend standing by the window, cigarette between his fingers, staring

Since when do you

up overseas," he replied flatly. "You and Paul

stared at Victor's fingers, his eyes reddening. "I

knock interrupted them. "Dr.

he glanced at

but after Victor left, he felt adrift. He sat on the window seat, pulling the curtain around himself. The