A Woman Worth Billions Dated the Wrong Brother novel Chapter 455

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Amber POV

I checked my rearview mirror again.

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It was maintaining a reasonable distance, neither approaching nor falling behind. Whoever was driving to follow someone without drawing too much attention. Unfortunately for them, I had spent enough time dealing with people who wanted something from my family to recognize when a coincidence stopped being one.

I reached for my phone and called Jason through the car’s hands-free system.

“Sweetheart?” he answered almost immediately. “Are you close to the estate?”

“Not yet. Jason, I think someone is following me.”

His tone changed instantly. “Where are you?”

“About fifteen minutes from the Asher estate. There’s a black SUV behind me. It’s followed me through three turns, including one I made specifically to see whether it would.”

“Don’t go to the estate yet,” he said. “Stay on the main roads. I’m accessing River City’s street cameras.”

I glanced at the navigation screen. “You’re doing that already?”

“Amber.”

“Fine. No questions about your questionable relationship with the city’s surveillance system.”

Under different circumstances, he might have laughed. Instead, I heard the rapid tapping of a keyboard.

“Keep driving normally,” he instructed. “Don’t let them know you’ve noticed.”

I resisted the temptation to look over my shoulder again. “I’m driving normally. Although I would appreciate knowing whether my admirer is alone.”

“Give me a moment.”

I continued along the avenue, keeping my speed steady as the SUV followed. There was enough traffic around us that I couldn’t simply accelerate without attracting attention, and I had no intention of endangering another driver because someone had decided to pursue me.

“Amber,” Jason said after a moment, “there are three.”

My fingers tightened around the steering wheel.

“Three SUVs?”

“Yes. The one behind you is the closest. There’s another approximately two intersections back, and a third farther behind. They’re maintaining their distance from one another.”

I glanced at the mirror again. “So they’re traveling together.”

“That’s what it looks like. The second vehicle slowed when you changed direction, but the third continued along the original route before turning onto a parallel street.”

I frowned. “That’s strange.”

“Exactly.”

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I could hear him working as he spoke, switching between camera feeds and whatever information he was pulling/

pon his computer.

“They’re not all trying to catch up to you,” he continued. “The closest SUV is keeping your attention while the others remain far enough away that you might not notice them.”

“Which means they aren’t planning to simply follow me home,”

“That’s what worries me.”

I approached another intersection and slowed for the red light. The SUV behind me stopped two cars back its dark windshield making it impossible to see the driver.

“Jason, what are you thinking?”

“That we’re not seeing their entire plan.”

His answer made me sit straighter.

“The third SUV has moved onto a road that connects with the route toward the Asher estate,” he explained. “It could be trying to get ahead of you, but I can’t confirm that yet. There may also be another vehicle waiting farther along.”

I looked at the navigation screen, mentally reviewing the roads ahead. There were several intersections where another SUV could approach from a side street, particularly once I left the commercial district.

“They could be trying to surround me,” I said.

“It’s possible. Which is why I don’t want you taking the usual route.’

The light turned green, and I continued forward.

“Have you called security?” I asked.

“I’m contacting Emory now. I’ll send him your location and the camera footage. He can coordinate with the people closest to you.”

“Good.”

“Amber, listen to me. Don’t try to outrun them through traffic. We don’t know how many people are involved or what they’re prepared to do.”

I gave a small, humorless laugh. “You know, I was actually considering asking them politely to stop following me.

“I’m serious.”

“So am I.”

“Sweetheart.”

There was something in his voice that made me soften. Jason was trying to remain composed, but I knew him well enough to hear the fear beneath his instructions.

“Jason, trust my driving skills.”

“I trust you,” he answered immediately. “It’s the people following you that I don’t trust.”

“Then trust me to understand the difference between taking a risk and being reckless.”

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He went quiet for a moment.

Nook advantage of the silence to study the road ahead. My car had more than enough power to create distance f found a clear stretch of road, but speed wasn’t necessarily the answer. If Jason was right about the other says, accelerating blindly might only deliver me into whatever position they were trying to establish.

I needed to find out whether they intended to follow me, block me, or force me somewhere.

“Jason, can you see the intersection ahead of me?”

“Yes.”

“And the road that branches off to the right?”

“I have that camera too. Why?”

“Because if I continue straight, I’ll eventually reach the road leading toward the estate. If I turn right, I’ll enter the commercial district again.”

“Amber, what are you planning?”

“To find out how badly they want to stay behind me.”

“That sounds suspiciously like something you shouldn’t be doing.”

I smiled faintly. “You married me knowing I was difficult.”

“I married you knowing you were intelligent. Please don’t confuse the two.”

Despite the circumstances, I almost laughed.

“Keep watching the cameras,” I told him. “If the other two SUVS change direction, I want to know immediately.”

“Amber-”

“And Jason?”

“Yes?”

“Tell Emory that if these people intend to stop my car, they had better be prepared for the possibility that I stop theirs first.”

I heard him exhale.

“You’re not making this easy for me.”

“I rarely do.”

The next traffic light came into view. I eased my foot off the accelerator, letting the car slow naturally while checking the distance between my vehicle and the SUV behind me.