Substitute Wife, Genius CEO novel Chapter 380

Xavier was thoroughly convinced of her guilt. His gaze turned glacial as he gritted his teeth. "The 'accident' the other day, the internet trends today—are you seriously going to stand there and tell me you had nothing to do with it?"

"Tiffany is your relative! Without your direct orders, how could she possibly dare to lay a hand on my wife!"

Unless the woman had a death wish, she had to have been emboldened by a powerful backer.

Summer was undeniably the prime suspect, driven by her sheer hatred for both him and Lilith.

Summer scoffed sharply. "Xavier, your beloved wife is currently under investigation for hiring a hit on me to ruin my face. Instead of throwing a tantrum out here, you'd be better off figuring out how you're going to keep her out of prison."

Ripping her arm free, Summer strode confidently into the precinct. Sebastian Stone was already inside, deep in discussion with the lead detectives.

Regarding Tiffany's kidnapping, she had pointed the finger squarely at Lilith. However, the police had hit a dead end, finding absolutely zero concrete evidence linking Lilith to the crime.

Summer had known from the start that they'd find nothing.

Because the men who dragged Tiffany into that warehouse hadn't been hired by Lilith at all—they were sent by Miles Sutton.

Miles had specifically orchestrated the entire brutal theater to punish and terrify Tiffany. Even the 'coincidental' urban vlogger had been planted by him in advance.

The psychological torture worked flawlessly. Convinced Lilith was silencing her permanently, a hysterical Tiffany ran straight to Summer, handing over the explosive audio tape on a silver platter.

The forensics department thoroughly analyzed the file, confirming the recording was completely authentic. There were no cuts, no edits, and zero traces of AI generation.

The detectives hit play on the tape.

Lilith: "We seem to get along nicely. How about we become friends? I am Mrs. Sterling, after all."

Tiffany: "You want to be friends? I prefer friendships with actual substance, none of that fake polite garbage."

Lilith's soft laugh filtered through the speakers. "Is two million enough? Consider it a welcome gift for my new friend."

Tiffany: "Mrs. Sterling is certainly generous. Since we're officially friends now, what should I give you in return?"

VERIFYCAPTCHA_LABELVerify