Secret Wife, Real Billionaire

Chapter 185 Politely declined

There was a knock on the door, and a second later, Luke let himself into the ward.

“I found it, Mr. King! Someone tried to kidnap your mother from the sanatorium, and she got hurt when she struggled from her assailants.”

Kidnapping?

That sanatorium belonged to none other than Paul. Nothing had happened all these years, yet the moment news of Marcelo’s apparent recovery leaked out, someone tried to abduct Jessica.

Was Paul behind this?

Or was it Gary?

Or perhaps… Did the two of them join forces?

Anger flickered in Marcelo’s usually indifferent

eyes.

Beside him, Vivian sighed to herself in relief.

Anna had told her that Marcelo had been behaving strangely in the past few days.

Even today, he hadn’t shown up to the company meeting, and provided no reason for his absence. Vivian thought that he must have had a fight with Renee, and figured that he had skipped work to see her.

At first, Vivian had to rack her brains for a plausible reason to draw Marcelo to her. As luck would have it, an incident occurred involving Jessica.

The way she saw it, God was helping her achieve her goals.

was here, she realized that it wasn’t nearly

lounge of the

we last saw each other. Renee

to her incessant prattling. When she was finally done, he said, “Well, you’ve seen her. Can

batted her eyes at him, her eyelashes fluttering like butterfly wings. She started

even think twice about palming

a mess or was about to ask

out, “Daniel! I want to study

she was

university Bellbanks University is a prestigious

to that was, of

no.

and nuzzled against his chest, acting like a

Susanna was only around 5’2. She locked her arms around his waist and

widening ever so slightly. He glanced down at the woman

1/4

pace.

methods, with no regard for

aware of the previous setup between

any of my business. I only want to support Renee any way I can!” Susanna might have known Vivian

really have to stay with that cold Marcelo. Someone had sent her flowers during class earlier.

younger man? “Come on, Daniel! Help me, please? I want to stay here! If you don’t help me, I’ll have no choice but to contact your

was her trump

family friend. The Lambert family had doted on

already picture the man telling Susanna,” I’ll help you if you and Daniel give me a nephew or a niece.” His sister was no better, either, with her usual mantra of, “If the man is no good,

I’ll make the necessary

lunch with him, but she politely declined. Sarah was waiting for her at their dormitory room. Renee said goodbye to Howard and was about to turn away when a young girl

man grasped her collar and prevented her from lunging