Revenge of The Furtive Billionaire Heir by Ryker Helios

Chapter 42

  1. I don’t do it on purpose.

Gerald, of course, pales when I tell him about the nurse’s observation.

“Well,” he mutters, “I cannot say that the thought did not occur to me. You being your father’s son…it will not come as a surprise that people would make the connection between you and your father and come after you in order to get to your father.”

“Oh, god,” I drawl, rubbing my hands on my face. “it’s way too early to be having these revelations. Seriously, why on earth did I think it was a good idea to come back here? I should’ve known that something like this would happen. I should’ve taken my chance with the bullies and stayed.”

“Come now, Jace,” Gerald pats my back soothingly as I hunch over in the backseat of the car, “it might not be true. You may have been in the wrong place at the wrong time I mean, there could be nobody targeting you specifically, but only Zelt Tech employees Or maybe they are not targeting anyone at all. You’re not the only person who had been shot at in the past few weeks.”

“Is that supposed to make me feel better? People are getting injured and dying, Gerald. This is serious.”

“I am well aware it is, young master. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t consider all the facts.”

I sigh, knowing that there is merit to what he is saying, “well, let’s go to the police station and see if they have any good news then.”

“Certainly, Jace.”

Before we can leave, however, a knock comes from the window of the vehicle, and I scroll the window down. Nurse Clara stands next to the car, blushing a beat red. In her hand is a clutched piece of paper.

“I forgot to give you this,” she hands me over the piece of paper without really meeting my voice, “I was serious about what I said. Have a good day.”

I can get a word out. I turn the paper in my hand and realize

“Jace?” Gerald questions.

“Yes?”

did Nurse Clara Grace, the same nurse who got you thrown out of the hospital last night, give you her

huff out a peal of surprised laughter, “but I think this is Nurse Clara’s way of saying sorry.

moment before laughingly

Jace can make friends in circumstances like this. First Coraline, now

I do it

beauty of

from the paperwork on her desk, “And Mr.

for us.” I reply. Also, wow, is it

don’t really have all the news you seek but please, take a seat. I do have something to run

her instruction, and the detective peruses a folder of

any bells for you?” she holds up a photograph, and I squint at it, feeling a moment of confusion before

the wall,” I answer, my voice grave, “that was

was. The sentence in the graffiti reads ‘I will turn her virtue into pitch,” states the detective. “It is a quote, from Shakespeare’s Othello. Took us some time to figure

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