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Susie immediately understood Victor’s intent. She gave a faint smile. “No need to test me. No need to doubt me. My son and I have no interest in such things. I’m just a simple woman who wants a peaceful life with my husband and son. Nothing more. I already have more money than I can spend.”

Susie had no desire to linger a second longer. She added plainly, “If that’s all, I’ll take my leave.”

“Wait.”

After going through all the trouble to arrange this meeting, Victor had no intention of letting her walk away so easily.

“You shouldn’t speak in absolutes.”

“You can’t speak for your son. Young people always have ideas of their own. They’re bolder, more impulsive–they want more.”

“Don’t you dare target my son.”

Susie’s warning cut sharp through the room. Her demeanor shifted in an instant.

Only moments ago she’d appeared slightly intimidated–now she stood like a lioness guarding her cub.

“Victor, let me warn you: this isn’t your country.”

She turned to leave. As she passed Maddox, she paused meaningfully.

“Maddox, you’ve made a poor choice.”

Maddox’s face stiffened with discomfort. Though he hadn’t heard the conversation inside, Susie’s fury told him enough–Victor must have used Chase to manipulate her.

After Susie left, Maddox stepped into the priváte room, expecting to find Victor seething.

Instead, he found him completely distracted, lost in thought.

“Mr. Victor?” he called.

Victor snapped out of it and glanced up at him. Then, out of nowhere, he said,

“I want everything you can find on this woman named Susie.”

her relationship with Jonathan is distant, she’s still

waste energy on someone of minor importance. But Victor’s response was pure

“Do what I say.”

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Face of a

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face. His chest rose and fell sharply with suppressed

everything I can to get

still wore a

were a mess. Gone was the gentlemanly mask he usually wore he couldn’t maintain

and tone had been exactly

him.

today could easily change someone’s appearance. But mannerisms… those couldn’t

He had a theory.

moment it entered his mind,

already asked Maddox to investigate,

same night, Victor got his hands on Susie’s full

was nothing suspicious. Every record from birth to present was clean–she was listed as a child of the Zach

was wrong. He read through the file again–and

v it.

thought she wouldn’t survive. Then, suddenly, she recovered–and her health

Victor checked the date.

was the same time Nancy had supposedly

had

His breathing grew shallow.

Susie and Wendy’s relationship. The records showed they had no contact

no

correct, then

The body that had been

lived

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