Revenge With My Undercover Cop Hubby novel Chapter 144

Revenge with My Undercover Cop Hubby

Chapter 144 Eric and His Daughter Plotting Against Kelly?

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Kelly instinctively reached out, gripping Zev’s arm as frustration crept into her voice. “Your leg is still healing–you shouldn’t be squatting like that.”

With his fractured calf, putting unnecessary pressure on it could worse he injury, something neither of them could afford.

“Is Gary completely useless?” Zev muttered bitterly, irritation flashing in his eyes. He couldn’t understand how Gary had failed to protect his wife.

Seeing Zev’s concern, Kelly couldn’t help but smile slightly, amused despite herself. “I’m fine. I just burned myself a little while having fondue. Melody and Darren were with me–it’s really nothing serious.”

Zev narrowed his eyes, unconvinced. “Are you sure?”

Kelly nodded without hesitation. She didn’t want to worry him any more than necessary. The less he knew, the less anxious he’d be.

“Let’s get you inside,” Zev said, his voice softer now. He instinctively moved to lift her but hesitated, reminded of his own injuries. Instead, he took her hand in his, adjusting his grip on his crutch as they slowly limped toward the house together.

As they made their way side by side, Kelly let out a quiet laugh. Her eyes glistened slightly, though she quickly blinked back the moisture. “Zev… the way we’re walking now, doesn’t it feel like we’re already growing old together?”

It was a small moment, but the thought lingered. Walking together, supporting each other–it felt like a glimpse into the future.

Before Zev could respond, a small, trembling voice called out. “Kelly!”

Kelly stopped in her tracks and turned around. Standing at the gate was Faye, her tear–streaked face pale, a hearing aid visible in one ear.

Kelly frowned, her eyes scanning the area. Eric was nowhere in sight. Did she come here alone?

“How did you get here?” Kelly asked, suspicion creeping into her voice.

Faye shouldn’t have known where Kelly lived.

“My dad told me,” Faye mumbled, staring down at her feet. “So I came after school. Can I stay with you?”

“No,” Kelly said firmly. “I already gave custody back to your dad. There’s no reason for you to stay with me anymore.”

Faye lowered her head, tears welling up again. “I don’t want to go back. Please … can’t you take me in?”

Kelly remained silent, her expression unreadable. She wasn’t a saint, and she had no intention of taking Faye in permanently. “I’ll call your dad.”

Faye lifted her head, hurt flashing across her face. “You lied to me. You said I was still on your family registration.”

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Chapter 144 Eric and His Daughter Plotting Against Kelly?

Zev blinked in confusion. “Is that… Regina’s daughter?”

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Kelly exhaled slowly and nodded. A part of her wanted to chase after Faye, but she stopped herself and pulled out her phone to call Eric instead.

The phone rang, but Eric didn’t pick up.

Considering what had happened with Wade earlier, perhaps Eric was intentionally avoiding her. Maybe he realized that Kelly had fallen out of favor with the Lockharts and wanted to distance himself from her as quickly as possible.

Kelly sighed, rubbing her forehead.

“The kid’s got a bruise on her forehead. Did someone hit her?” Zev asked, watching as Faye disappeared down the street.

Kelly hesitated, weighing her options. After a moment, she glanced at Zev. “Would you be okay if I … took her in for a little while?”

Zev shrugged, his expression neutral. “It’s up to you. As long as it doesn’t stress you out, I don’t mind.”

Kelly took a deep breath and called out, “Faye! Come back here!”

Faye slowed slightly but kept running, her pride preventing her from stopping.

“Faye, I’m counting to three,” Kelly warned, her voice firm.

She didn’t even reach one before Faye spun around and ran straight into her arms, holding onto her tightly.

Kelly softened, running a hand over Faye’s back. “What happened?”

Faye hiccuped through her tears. “Aunt Casey brought Stan into our house and won’t leave! Aunt Casey says her husband’s looking for a job in the city, but rent is too expensive, so they’re staying with us. Grandma said I don’t need my own room because I’m a girl, so she gave it to Stan! I hate Grandma!”

Kelly exchanged a look with Zev, a bitter irony settling between them.

Regina’s time in prison had apparently given Dawn and Eric’s sister the perfect opportunity to take advantage of him.

At that moment, Kelly felt an overwhelming sense of relief for having walked away from that life. If she were still with Eric, she would have been driven insane by his mother and sister by now.

“I tried calling your dad, but he won’t answer. Let’s see how long it takes him to realize you’re missing,” Kelly muttered, shaking her head.

“We should report this to the police,” Zev said cautiously. “Just in case.” He didn’t trust Eric to handle this properly.

Kelly nodded in agreement and made the call.

Once they were inside, Kelly carefully dabbed ointment onto the bruise on Faye’s forehead.

“What happened?” she asked gently.

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