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

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

she added. “Unless

a dry laugh.

only lifted her

have to go?”

“Absolutely.”

something in her tone–tight, almost eager. She wasn’t going

recognize that look in her

right. Evie was at

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ago. Marie had been fuming ever since. Now she had a lead–and she wasn’t

doors of Spirit Pub

over. “Come on, spill it–how the hell did you lock

Drax added. “Gary’s losing it over

in, laughing. “He lost his mind in the middle of the night. Imagine how hard

his Falvaria days. Bernard sat quietly

the tray and dropped

said coolly. “He’ll be a stray before

burst

“We thought you’d dropped this whole thing after that mess

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

Empty Bottle and was

it’s true? You really

downed it in one

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