Chapter 47

“We’re heading back to New York tomorrow,” Gai said casually. “Everything’s been handled. The mess at the factory’s sorted.”

“Oh?” I raised a brow. “Was it John who finally cracked?”

Gai blinked, then smiled. “Wow! You really don’t miss anything, do you?”

“I had a feeling,” I said, easing back into the pillows. “John’s the

kind who folds under pressure. But I don’t think he was the

brains behind it.”

Alexander tilted his head. “Go on.”

“I think Jimson was the real puppet master,” I said firmly.

“John’s just the convenient fall guy. They had a deal—if

anything went wrong, John would take the fall so Jimson could

protect whatever they were hiding.”

Gai looked surprised. “That’s… exactly what John confessed. He

admitted Jimson planned it.”

Alexander gave me a slow, thoughtful look, “What else do you

think it was?”

“I think…” But then I stopped myself from completing my

Chapter 47.

deduction. “Never mind. I was just following my heart on what might have happened. It’s not like I am that important to listen.””

“You’re wrong,” Alexander frowned suddenly.

I looked up, startled.

His voice didn’t waver. “If you disappeared again… I wouldn’t

until I found

words landed heavier than I expected. My fingers tightened around the

Was he serious?

face flushed- hot, ridiculous–and I ducked my head slightly, clearing

didn’t expect Gai to have

look with Alexander

arms. There was something smug in his

he’d been waiting for the right moment to

had just said, “I care about every employee,” and Gai tilted his head with

Gai’s tone

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employees?”

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Alexander gave him a warning look, but

then turned to me.

he said, rubbing his palms together like a

ghost story, “Olivia,

were

I asked, narrowing my

assumed the two ghost workers

to some long–term

right?”

“Yeah. I thought they

hush money!“”

killed,” Gai said

stared at him, confused.

Not injured. Not

stunned. “You’re saying

murder?”

he’d been holding it

nodded.

happened about fifteen years

the plant’s earliest hires. Something went wrong one day. John got into a violent fight with Alan. Alan ended up dead. Jennie saw it happen. She

run. John chased her. She didn’t make

“He killed both

grim now. “That’s what he eventually confessed. He claimed it was

mouth, feeling sick. “Why didn’t

in?”

found out,” Gai

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