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Chapter 623

A casual smile lingered on Xavier’s lips, completely unmoved by the tension in the room.

Rick’s face darkened visibly, but he still lowered his hand. Coldly, he spat out one word-unsure whether they were meant for anyone in particular.

“Fool.”

He had already seen the full sequence of events leading up to the accident. His original plan had been to reprimand Sharon in front of Lex, then smooth things over quietly-minimize the damage, make the problem disappear.

Sharon’s motives were far too obvious; there was no room for defense. The safest bet now was reconciliation.

He intended to slap Sharon, have her apologize to Lex, and rely on the family ties between the Kalens and the Malcolms. Victoria would step in with a plea, and since no one was seriously hurt, the matter would be buried.

But Carter and Xavier had come to interfere. Apparently, their brains weren’t any sharper than Sharon’s.

were clearly outclassed. Even with Uriah backing her, they were insignificant-simply

snorted coldly and

good thing, then she could deal with the

smart enough to see Rick’s real intentions. If Rick landed that slap and Victoria pleaded afterward,

room for further investigation.


Carter and Xavier blocking the way

a chance to teach this woman a

police officer spoke up, “Who reported that

already submitted the dashcam footage. Her actions were

repeated Mr.

to anger. “That’s nonsense. I

officer turned to Sharon. “Sharon, do you have anything to

purpose. Cole, may I

had a conflict with Uncle Lex at

“Good

“No. You may begin

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