Revenge With My Undercover Cop Hubby

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Chapter 110 The Truth

Kelly said nothing. She simply hung up, the phone's click echoing in the silence.

-Finished

Eric wasn't a man without means. Far from it. Over the years, he had accumulated wealth, managing it with a careful precision. He had skillfully invested the compensation from Kelly's parents' property demolition, as well as their inheritance, growing his fortune with a shrewd eye for opportunity.

What he lacked wasn't resources; it was the will to return any of it to Kelly.

Once the call ended, Kelly let out a low, humorless laugh.

People, she thought bitterly, are so difficult to understand.

"Kelly, does my dad owe you a lot of money?" Faye's voice was soft, her words heavy with the knowledge of something she couldn't quite name.

Kelly's gaze lingered on her, the corners of her mouth tightening slightly. "A lot. Enough that he'll never be able to repay it in his lifetime."

But it wasn't just the money. It was the stolen lives of her parents that weighed on her-lives taken too

soon.

That night, Eric sent Kelly the transfer records, showing that the demolition funds had been deposited. "Kelly, the money from your parents' demolition fund is in your account now. I'll send the money for the heritage house soon. Please, let me see Faye."

Kelly picked up her phone, her fingers moving with deliberate ease. She turned the camera to Faye. "Faye, say hello to your dad."

Faye stood still by the bed, her body tense. She spoke barely above a whisper. "Dad...

Kelly filmed only Faye's face. She knew that Eric wouldn't be able to tell they were in the hospital.

After sending the video, Eric quickly transferred the money for the heritage house.

"Eric, you've made quite a profit off my parents' funds," Kelly said, her voice calm but cold. "I'm only taking back the principal. That's all I'm asking for. Tomorrow, we'll sort out Faye's custody. I'll transfer it to you, but I have one condition."

"Tell me what it is," Eric responded, his voice strained, impatient.

me ... how did my parents die?" Kelly's tone was firm,

faltered, unease creeping into

a bitter smile.

turned even colder. "Let me rephrase the question. Were the Lynches involved?" Her eyes never left the

on his tongue. His response wasn't complete, but it

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narrowed. "And what about you?

He went silent.

eyes shifted, unable to meet

were at your parents' house before they died. I don't know what they said to them..." His voice trailed off, weak and uncertain, as if the words were

"The Lynches... all they care about is money, and they'll stop at nothing to get it,"

as good as sentenced. You'd better lawyer up if you want any chance of shortening her time," Kelly said, her

voice came through, tight and pained, as

Her eyes, reddened with both grief and fury, stared out the

The Lynches...

Clarissa. Beau.

fingers dug into the phone, her whole body trembling, a storm of anger and dread roiling inside

was nothing left to

came down to it, she was ready to fight-no matter

sterile walls of the hospital, Kelly and Eric finalized the

casting one last

was sadness in

Faye's voice quivered, a

voice laden

all that

Kelly didn't answer.

Oscar's car without

he'd tell Clarissa where

her side, Clarissa would think twice before making any

do Kelly?" Melody's soft voice broke the silence from