Chapter 419:

The smile vanished from Joanna’s face. She unscrewed the cap of the bottle and poured all the water out in front of Kallie. The water hit the floor, not a drop reaching Kallie. “Come on. Kneel and lick it up,” Joanna taunted, her voice laced with spite.

Kallie remained still, silent, giving Joanna a steady, icy stare. Despite looking worn and pale, her eyes remained piercing and cold. Joanna gave a reluctant smile.

“Why? Why did someone still come to you when you were in such a situation? It’s tragic, really. He can’t take you with him. I’ve laid out terms for him. I told him that if he wants to take you, he must reveal his true self.

Perhaps others are in the dark, but I’m not blind. I leveraged some of my mother’s contacts to uncover his secrets. Mr. Jack? The underworld kingpin? The feared mogul? He’s the one who offed his mother and got cast out from the Reeves family. Yes, that’s Jake Reeves.”

Kallie’s heart sank. Joanna had uncovered Jake’s true identity. Yet, it wasn’t shocking that Joanna had managed to do so. Joanna pressed on, “Now, do you think he’ll choose you or himself?”

claim it was Jake who killed his mother. That’s a fabrication. Yet

was rattled. She still cared about it. She regretted her actions the instant she pushed Charlee down the stairs. But her anger and bitterness

hadn’t decided to cast her out, she wouldn’t have lashed out in

Kallie’s past with Ethan, doing so openly in Charlee’s presence. However,

it seems a bit excessive, don’t you

these days. What’s really on your mind? Have you forgotten how to be forgiving? Why this lack of trust in Ethan? It seems

that moment, Joanna’s mind seemed to freeze, overwhelmed by a chilling detachment. She didn’t call

shattered her own life. Convinced

the Martel family to seek her? Didn’t Kallie know herself at all? Yet just as Joanna pondered these thoughts, Jake declared his intention

now

Joanna felt fear grip her. She didn’t want to meet her end or face any consequences for her wrongdoings. Kallie maintained an even calmer demeanor than Joanna

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