Bride To Be Not Me (Janice and Simon) novel Chapter 167

The officer hesitated. The higher-ups had specifically asked about this case, and they needed to ensure Janice's safety.

Janice offered a small smile. "It's fine. Unless he plans on staying in here for the rest of his life, he won't dare lay a finger on me."

Her words made Simon clench his fists so tightly his knuckles turned white.

After a brief pause, the officer stepped out but deliberately left the door slightly ajar, just in case Simon lost control and did something reckless.

But Simon wasn't as furious or as impulsive as expected. Instead, he just stared at Janice, his gaze locked on her.

Then, suddenly, it hit him.

From the moment Janice wired him money, the transfer had never gone through. Yet instead of pressing him about it, she had unexpectedly helped unfreeze his personal account.

And right about that same time, Solterra just so happened to have inventory available for sale.

When he connected the dots…

"Janice… You set me up from the start, didn't you?"

Janice slid her hands into her coat pockets, tilting her head slightly. "I should remind you, it was you who contacted me first. You were the one talking about reconciliation while scheming to get money out of me to fix your problems. If I'm not wrong, your mother and sister were in on it too, weren't they?

"Simon, you can't blame me. If anything, you should blame yourself for being too greedy. You actually thought you could use me."

Simon pressed further, "You and Edward planned this together?"

"He was just cooperating with me."