Sweet Subterfuge by Trina Duo

Chapter 550

Kevan blocked Ron’s number and was finally able to enjoy some peace and quiet for the afternoon. However, in the evening. Violet called. bombarding him with a barrage of questions. “Tell me the truth, Has Bethany been kidnapped?”

Her tone was urgent, tinged with panic. Each word quivered as it left her lips. There was no need for Kevan to speculate: Cody must have leaked the news to her.

“Yes,” he admitted.

“When did it happen?” Her trembling intensified.

“The day before yesterday,” he answered.

He reached out to his mother the same night when he received the kidnapper’s call. Bethany had been staying with Violet all along, and it was only natural for Violet to be concerned when the nanny couldn’t find Bethany when she went and picked Bethany up.

Instead of telling Violet the truth, Kevan concocted an outrageous lle, saying, “I brought Bethany over to stay with me for a few days.”

suspect anything, but she was also very delighted. Her

everything to me!” Violet’s tone was cold, limm,

to his parent’s home. Both his parents were sitting in the living room, their faces etched with worry, and the atmosphere was

slightly. He stared straight at Kevan and asked in

handed it to a nearby servant, and whispered a “thank you“. He proceeded to walk

demanding a ransom of one billion dollars,” he spoke calmly and

widened in disbelief upon hearing that,

“That’s an

and declared. “But I have no intention

to stand there and watch Bethany die? She’s still your daughter even if you don’t have affection for her! How can you be so heartless?” Her eyes

“While a billion is a bit too much, we should still be able to come

facing their accusations and dissatisfaction. “She is not my daughter,”

had carefully considered this on his way here. He decided that he had to reveal the truth to them so that they would keep out of the situation and

test done for you both. The report clearly stated that you