Chapter 583 Two Can Play This Game

“You called that woman ‘Mom‘ too?” Derrick’s voice turned colder the moment he brought her up.

Marie glanced at him lazily. “Of course not.”

Not just anyone was worthy of being called her mother–especially not a woman like Mona.

Finished

Derrick’s shoulders eased slightly. If she’d actually called Mona “Mom,” he might’ve killed her on the spot.

“Where are we going?” she asked, noticing the unfamiliar road outside. It wasn’t the way back to the Dawson

estate.

“My villa. It’s late,” Derrick said. “There’s one nearby. The staff keeps it ready.”

Marie yawned. She really was tired. Dealing with the Tom family for hours had drained her more than she expected. Just as she leaned back and closed her eyes, her phone buzzed. Across from her, Derrick’s phone rang at the same time.

They answered in unison.

After a few brief words, they hung up–and spoke at the same time.

“I’m heading to Spirit Pub. You go ahead and sleep.”

“Drop me off at Empty Bottle.”

Spirit Pub and Empty Bottle stood side by side, two of Falvaria’s busiest night spots.

Marie arched an eyebrow. “You got plans?”

returned the look. “Didn’t

smile sharpened. “Don’t tell me you’re expecting me to stay home and act

“Unless you want a divorce

gave a dry

reply, only lifted her chin and

really have to go?”

“Absolutely.”

was something in her tone–tight, almost eager. She wasn’t going out just for

He knew her well enough to recognize that look in her eye. Someone

Evie

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she had a lead–and she wasn’t about to let it slide. If she caught Evie

through the heavy doors of Spirit Pub and

stood and waved him over. “Come on, spill it–how the hell did you lock

it over this. Word is,

chimed in, laughing. “He lost his mind in the middle of the night.

from his Falvaria days. Bernard sat quietly on the sofa, watching Derrick with that steady, unreadable

a drink from the tray and dropped

he said coolly.

others burst out

grinned. “We thought you’d dropped this whole thing after that mess three years

“While you were off in Pagena, Gary was out here

way, Marie stepped into Empty Bottle and

it’s true? You

and downed it

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