From His Fake Wife to Billionaire Heiress (Riley and Lucas) novel Chapter 244

Chapter 244 The Spy

Chapter 244 The Spy

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Riley hadn’t been trying to hide anything it just didn’t feel like the right time or place to explain her situation with Sebastian to Anne.

Seeing her hesitation, Anne backed off, though a hint of guilt flashed across her face. She looked down and murmured. “Riley I’m sorry. I should’ve watched my words earlier. I almost made things worse for you.”

Riley gave Anne’s shoulder a reassuring pat. “It’s okay, really. You were just worried. Let’s just focus on doing our jobs well from

now on.”

she understood Anne hadn’t meant any harm-given everything that happened, it was natural to be concerned

But just as they were talking, Harvey hurried over, limping noticeably.

‘Ms. Harper, I’m so sorry!” he said, breathless. “I didn’t mean what I said back there-I was just really worried about your

Anne quickly moved to support him and spoke up in his defense. “He’s telling the truth, Riley. After he got us to safety last night, he ook off on his own. None of us knew where he went. And look-he’s hurt, too.”

She lifted the edge of Harvey’s shirt, revealing a nasty knife wound across his stomach.

The cut was long and deep, the skin raw and turned outward. It hadn’t even been cleaned or bandaged, and it looked painfully

severe.

‘That bastard Devin,” Anne muttered angrily. “He’s vicious. Probably sent those guys to jump us so it’d look like a random attack- cover his own tracks in case we went to the cops.”

Riley’s eyes lingered coldly on Harvey’s injury, but inwardly, she felt nothing.

As bad as it looked, to her it seemed almost too perfectly placed-like a carefully staged piece that matched a little too well? Harvey’s innocent-sounding excuse earlier.

Last night, after she’d been drugged, she remembered calling 911

That meant she’d still been conscious enough to try and escape.

But she hadn’t gotten away. She’d blacked out and been taken -until Sebastian and the police found hes

Looking back now, that gap in time didn’t add up And Harvey was right in the middle of t

Questions spun like a web, in her mind, every thread pointing to one unsetting possibility

Harvey had never been innocent Not from the start

Just as she was turning it over a faint whiff of smoke detted past on the breez

Riley paused

She knew that smell

Back when Jeremy had his second allergic reaction and was rushed to the Hospital the dicaught that stole

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Someone help him to a car he needs to get to the hongital now That cut’s way too deep to grove

koon, a couple of people came over to support Harvey as he limped away.

Watching him go, Wiley allowed herself a cold, quiet smirk.

lophia, unce you had the nerve to plant a spy next to me and try to ruin me with your dirty tricks don’t blame me when www move against you.

With Harvey finally gone, the whole messy scene came to a temporary close.

The sun was beginning to set, washing the old buildings of Cedar Creek in a soft golden glow The air carried the A rain-soaked soil, as if trying to wash away the noise and ugliness of the day

That evening, Wiley’s phone buzzed, it was Aiden

terlearly already heard about what happened

Killery, I got word about the trouble in Cedar Creek Are you all right? For once, tus tore held what wounded like gere

Im fine it’s handled, kile/replied calmly

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“Good-Asden let out a slow breath on the other end “Listen don’t worry about Devin i have people deal with tion theorist another shot at you, and nothing from this will stick to your name

bay gaze a faint, noncommittal acknowledgment, er hanged a few more polite words, and ended the rall

She tossed her phone onto the table, stared at the dark screen, and let her lips cut into an unrestrained anal