Chapter 425

Bella furrowed her brows. It felt like she chewed on a sugar-coated lie, and the sweetly cloaked monstrosity was just awful to swallow.

The air had gone quiet.

The pair said nothing.

Moments later, Justin cleared his throat and ended the conversation abruptly. “I guess that is all. Goodnight.”

“Hey, you-”

The call ended before Bella could finish talking.

“What the hell was that?” Bella stared at the dimmed screen in a daze

and shook her head.

Meanwhile, Justin realized after the call that his palms were

clamming, his throat was dry, and his heart was thumping out of his

chest.

Closing his eyes, he drew a deep breath and murmured, “The ones who walk away aren’t here to stay, but the ones who mess with my

head? Heck, that’s a whole ‘nother set of worries.”

after the

that the chances of Xena ever

consciousness were slim to none.

was on

have trouble covering her tracks for bribing Xena to get

care of, Bethany did not

Ada.

Hotel unless Justin was involved. Besides, Ada’s team had been looking at other hotels, so she was not limiting her choice to the Salvador Hotel and KS World.

went to the

to Bethany’s anxiety, Zoe remained composed. With a steaming cup in hand, she settled in for

sealing

gem before. Justin has been trying to seek help fro Alexa, but he didn’t manage to secure one of her pieces despite hi trip

Zoe’s eyes flickered.

to win Ada over with a brooch

just thinking about it. If only I owned one of

the trouble.

makes you think you don’t own one?” Zoe made an

Intriguing comment.

“What do you mean, Zoe? Did you manage to get your hands on Alexa’s

out of the limelight.

in public before, so no one knew

seen her masterpiece before.

don’t you get a copy and give one to Ada?”

nonchalantly.

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