Austin thame the questionat ire and Tina, However, they stayed silent and shook their heads.


    DIIII


    ire suddenly thought of something and said, "But Isove for sure that Vespera doesn''t know where the enepse is


    He looked at the absolute idiots in front of him and had the urge to cry


    "Think, the two of you, think? Who would dig up a corpse for no reason? Were youpletely ruling out the possibility that the corpse has been in Dominic''s possession all along? Don''t you think he went to the chief police officer to expose the truth?"


    Tina and ire were at a loss for words. Theirfares tumed gray, like death bade for them.


    Austin sat down helplessly.


    "Austin Austin, you have to save your little sister!" be inached toward blin. "I''ve contacted your aunt. She gave us her word. If youry yes to her conditions.


    she''ll take care of everthing''


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    He was already on the brink of exhaustion, but after hearing that, coldss swept across his face. "I would


    verage to by


    to her tem. Neither would Luke," he said


    "Why? All she wanted was for you to join a business association, she told me it was beneficial and would be a win-win situation" she added quickly.


    "Win-win my as!TM


    He couldn''t help but curse.


    "Look, you won''t understand. Just listen to me and stay away from that snake. Everyone who gets involved with her ends up in ruins. The Locke Family is already i deep shit, and now you want hertampering with ours?"


    The business association was nothing but a front. What she really wanted was for them to be her


    pawns. Once they were forced into bing aplices, there would be no way out.


    11 he had to pick a side in the Locke family, he''d be a fool to side with a snake who relied on malicious ploys to stay in power. It was bound toe to an end.


    It would have made more sense to build a closer rtionship with Eden than to fall for her schemes.


    "Don''t think of her so badly. Yes, she''s ruthless with her enemies, but she treats family well. Please, do it


    for your sister." ire pleaded.


    "Don''t bother begging him for help!" Tina shot Austin à furious re. "It doesn''t matter if he won''t help me. Luke will!"


    She reached for her phone on the bedside table, ready to call him, but ite snatched it away.


    "D-Don''t call him. H He''s noting."


    "What do you mean he''s noting? I''m his wife. Of course he''sing! Give me the phone!" she


    snapped and grabbed it back


    "He already came."


    "What?" Tina''s hand frore. "Then where is he?"


    "He went back to Halewick," Austin responded expressionlessly. "He called me earlier. He said if it''s true that you murdered someone, he''d have no choice but to call off the wedding


    Tina''s eyes widened, and she suddenly lost control "No! He wouldn''t do that to me! No way! You''rlying! Our wedding will still proceed as nned!"


    She screamed and tried to get up. Blood seeped through the bandages on her shoulders and hands.


    Caire couldn''t bear to see her like that and told her the truth.


    "Don''t be foolish! Do you know how cruel Luke is? He saw you getting chased down by jade and left you to die! That man has no heart!


    "You wouldn''t be happy even if you married him. So forget it. We''re not going through with the marriage, we''ll raise the baby ourselves once you give birth,"


    "The baby?" Austin scoffed. At the mentioned it, he rubbed his forehead and sneered, "I just asked the doctor if the baby was okay. He told me she''s not pregnant."


    "Y-You''re not pregnant?" ue asked, stunned


    Tina true and said nothing


    Back in Halewick, it had been easy to bribe a doctor and fake her story, especially with Felicia''s help forging the pregnancy records. But now that she was in Ashtead, she didn''t have time to make any special arrangements, and the truth was out.


    dane was lost in thought,


    "I don''t know what she did to get Mrs. Mu to go along and deceive Luke, but I just don''t get it. He''s not the only man in the world. Why are you so hung up on Jum?" Austintasked “It''s obvinus he hates you to his core."


    "That''s why that exins everything," ise muttered to herself.


    She continued, "He knew about the take pregnancy all along and despard her for


    it. So he teamed up with Vespera and uncovered what really happened five years 4:0, just to get rid of Tu!-


    Tina''s face turned dark and cold. A new thougle struck her. It wasn''t Luke who teamed up with Vespera


    It was Telicia. It had to be heal