Chapter 176 You’re Not Afraid of Me–You’re Afraid I Know
At those words, Jonathan took a sharp breath.
“I’ll handle it.”
That <b>was </b><b>all </b>he could manage to say.
The call ended.
Susan red at Ste. “<b>Just </b><b>wait</b>.”
“Wait? Oh, I thought the Reed family was so powerful they’d have me out of Rivermount by today.”
The kind of line that could kill with spite.
Abel nced at Ste. She, in turn, arched a brow at Susan, then let her gaze fall to the pale–faced Lillian in her arms.
A <b>small </b>smile tugged at Ste’s lips. “Abel.”
“<b>Yes</b>, Miss.”
“That one hundred thousand Dors I asked you to look into. How’s that going?”
Lillian’s breath hitched.
Her eyes snapped up to meet Ste’s, and <b>a </b>flicker of sheer panic passed through them. Her entire body jerked in shock.
Ste raised her brows slightly, lips still curled in that faint smile.
Let’s act, then. But let’s make it interesting<b>. </b>
Lillian’s face drained even more of color. That hundred thousand–<b>was </b>she talking about the money she gave
How does she know <b>about </b>that money?
Susan’s face twisted with confusion. “What hundred thousand?”
What was <b>she </b>talking about?
<b>And </b>why was Lillian suddenly trembling<b>? </b>
that
person?
She looked down. Lillian’s <b>face </b>was bloodless, her body <b>visibly </b><b>shaking</b>. Seeing Susan look at her, she tried to <b>pull </b><b>herself </b>together.
But she couldn’t.
Her body wouldn’t listen.
Ste’s smile widened. “<b>What </b>hundred <b>thousand</b>? Why don’t we let Miss Liang exin that one?”
Lillian said nothing
Her already <b>ghost</b>–white face turned even paler, like <b>she’d </b>been <b>drained </b><b>of </b>blood.
She does know. Ste actually knows <b>But </b>how?
A thousand questions raced through Lillian’s head Her chest tightened. Her heartbeat spiraled out of rhythm.
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Chapter 176 You’re Not Afraid of Me–You’re Afraid I Know
Lillian saw Susan watching her and tried to stay calm. “What? Oh, that. I told you–it <b>was </b><b>a </b>scam. A scammer.”
That’s what she’d said before, right?
Ste <b>had </b>brought it up so suddenly. It was all happening too fast–Lillian couldn’t think straight.
Susan turned toward Ste. “You hear <b>that</b>? She said it was a scammer.”
Steughed coldly. “Oh yeah? You sure it wasn’t a murderer?”
At <b>that </b>word–murderer–Lillian choked on <b>a </b>breath.
Ste tilted her head slightly, “Abel, didn’t you find out that the money ended up with a wanted killer?”
“Yes. An A–level <b>fugitive</b>,” Abel replied.
Ste clicked her tongue. “A–level fugitive, <b>huh</b>? And you gave him a hundred thousand. Why? Some kind of deal?”
Lillian said nothing-
Her head rang. Her vision blurred. She couldn’t breathe.
She knows. She really knows.
Finished
Susan, stunned, looked from Ste to Lillian. “Wait–Lillian? What’s going on? What does she mean A–level fugitive? Why’d you give someone like that money!”
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“Yeah, Lillian.” Ste’s tone <b>was </b>light, almost yful. “Why did you pay <b>an </b>A–level fugitive?”
The two of them pressed the questions back–to–back.
Lillian couldn’t think.
Only one word echoed in her mind. Ruined.
She turned toward Ste, heart hammering <b>wildly</b>–<b>and </b><b>then </b>it all went <b>ck</b>.
Her eyes rolled back.
She copsed into Susan’s arms.
Susan had been ready to yell again, but when she saw Lillian’s lips turning purple, her face twisted in panic.
“Lin! Oh god–Lilliant Someone! Call a doctor!”
She screamed, hysterical
Ste stared down at the scene. Her expression barely changed.
“Boring”
She turned on her heel. “Let’s go “
“Yes, Miss
Abel followed her down the corridor.
Chapter 176 You’re Not Afraid of Me–You’re Afraid I Know
The money had indeed ended up in a murderer’s hands–but it hadn’te directly from Lillian’s ount.
It had beenundered. Moved through multipleyers.
But they’d track it all.
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