Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

Chapter 0656

I nodded slightly. When Neal glanced at Nicholas, he also gave a nod.

For the first time in days, Neal finally smiled. He was thrilled. "I happen to have some free time right now. I'll take you there!"

Nicholas frowned. "That won't be necessary. I know the address. Ariana and I can go by ourselves."

After he finished speaking, he tilted his head slightly toward me, signaling for me to follow him.

I walked over and said softly, "Nicholas, wait for me outside. I need to have a word with Neal. "What can't I hear? Do you two have secrets?" A faint trace of anger surfaced on Nicholas' calm face. The feeling was unpleasant-he didn't want his Ariana to share secrets with anyone else.

"Can't I stay?" He asked again, though his words were directed at me. His cold gaze, however, was firmly locked on Neal.

sat calmly at his desk, neither responding to Nicholas nor rushing to take me to the

go outside. I tugged at

and measured, every word dripping with a biting frustration, as though he had just heard something absurd

to Neal. "Did

pursed his lips and nodded. "I'm sorry, but the photos can't be returned to you right now. However, I can promise you that everything that happened in The Secret will become evidence for prosecution in

flickered. "Future?

case is immense. I can't give you an exact

to suppress the intense hatred threatening to overwhelm me. I knew the truth would take time to surface,

matter had to be resolved as a priority above all else. "If there's currently no

noise that when higher authorities start investigating, there will naturally be opportunities to

I wanted to bring everything to a swift conclusion. Neal's mind churned with countless thoughts, but in the end, all

faintly. I wanted to let go too, but they wouldn't