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.

neither responding to Nicholas nor rushing to take me to

outside. I tugged at

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

Neal. "Did you see the photo wall on

returned to you right now. However, I can promise you that everything that happened in The Secret will become evidence for prosecution in

gaze flickered. "Future?

replying, "The impact of this case is immense. I can't

suppress the intense hatred threatening to overwhelm me. I knew the truth would

be resolved as a priority above all else. "If there's currently no evidence to implicate Nelson, then let me be the

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

other matters to attend to, and I wanted to bring everything to a swift conclusion. Neal's mind churned with

I wanted to let go too, but