She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 556:

Norah didn’t respond. She left the café, cool on the outside, stormy within.

Once in her car, the mask fell. Worry etched itself across her face. She locked the doors, rolled up the windows, and placed a call.

“Miss Russell, awaiting your instructions,” a male voice responded.

“Cut off all contact with Melvin. He’s pretending to switch sides and betray Freya,” Norah said, rubbing her temples, surprised by how sideways things had gone. “Cancel tomorrow’s plans too.”

There was a moment of stunned silence, but then came the reply: “Understood.”

“Dig into Freya Briggs,” Norah added, a flicker of panic rising beneath her words. “I want every bit of information on her. Fast.”

“Got it.”

Once the call ended, Norah rolled down the window and reclined her seat.

trace where the dominoes had started falling.

and Ethel during that chance

believed Freya was fishing

Still, Norah hadn’t cracked.

have had a recorder tucked away, and if she admitted to anything, it would’ve been her

head back to the office right away.

chapters

to thank Norah for a favor from the past but had never

just touched on Ashley’s car accident and the bribe involving

Farrah was utterly stunned. “Wait—her? That doesn’t make any sense. I always thought she was genuinely kind, especially since she was the one who helped me make that call back

baffling.

was a little taken aback myself,”

“If she was trying to mess with you, why would she

possible reasons,” Freya had already given this plenty