Married a Secret Billionaire novel Chapter 1085

Gia held her breath, feeling an icy chill as Zuko's gaze bore into her.

Zuko's smile vanished, replaced by a glint of ruthlessness in his eyes. "I've warned you," he said. "If anyone dares to harm my woman, I assure you they will suffer a fate far worse than death. Ms. Chapman, did you think I was joking?"

Gia stammered, attempting to defend herself as the situation escalated. "M-Mr. Hamerton... I never had any ill intentions toward you or Lina. I have no idea how information about you staying in her room got leaked—"

Zuko interrupted her, his voice turning cold. "Heh! Perhaps a certain b*tch couldn't keep its mouth shut and let out a few barks."

Gia's eyes widened in shock.

Zuko continued, his tone filled with menace. "Gia Chapman, Violet has been disfigured, and Heidi has been driven away. With a mere nod from me, this deceitful teacher might become one of the missing persons in Southeast Aciatic by tomorrow... By the way, what do you think these two have in common?"

Gia's lips trembled, and her palms grew clammy with cold sweat.

The similarity between them was that they both bullied Lina!

Zuko let out a chilling laugh. "And who do you think might be next?"

Gia's face turned pale, and her legs nearly gave way beneath her.

Zuko shot her a cold glance and strode toward the elevator, making his way to the courtyard. He wasn't in a hurry to deal with Gia personally. She was a minor character in his grand scheme. He intended to use her to uncover the mastermind behind her actions.

Pulling out his phone, he scrolled through his contacts and found Fred's name. He knew Fred was currently in Southeast Aciatic.

With the incident involving Violet, the Grists had seized the opportunity to pressure Fred, insisting that, as her uncle, he had a duty to visit his niece. They forced him to come to Southeast Aciatic.

Fred was well aware of their schemes but was powerless since he was outnumbered. In the end, he had no choice but to comply and make a trip to Southeast Aciatic.

Zuko smiled faintly and sent him the location of a cafe, along with a text.

[See you at 4:00 p.m., don't be late.]

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"Oh, Your Lordship, you're here!" The general manager and two lobby managers rushed over with smiles on their faces, greeting Zuko.

The manager blinked, adopting a cunning expression. "Your Lordship, rest assured. No matter what doubts she may have, we'll attribute everything to the hotel's actions and keep it unrelated to you!"

Only then did Zuko show a pleased smile and confidently walked away, heading outside to smoke.

At a villa in the south of Jangasas...

Renee woke up startled, once again screaming in her sleep. She sat up, her back covered in cold sweat.

In the short span of two days, it was already the third time she had a nightmare. In her dreams, there was always a girl's face whom she couldn't see clearly, but she could hear her faint voice saying, "Give my parents back to me!

"I'm Pamela Thompson!

"You're a liar!"

"Argh!" Renee hugged herself, feeling a throbbing pain in her head.

Her cries attracted Toph, who came over holding a bowl of instant noodles, two sausages, and a bottle of Cola.