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Chapter 1218 Kirk Messes Everything Up
Ernesto greeted Walter at the entrance with an air of exhausted gratitude. “Walt, thanks for coming. But Linda isn’t here. She ran off, said she was going to teach Cindy a lesson.”Paulina, flushed and indignant, added, “She’s posting horrible things on her blog!”Walter exhaled sharply, rubbing his forehead. “That’s not going to fix anything! Why didn’t you guys stop her?”Bella muttered under her breath, “That’s what I said...”But Paulina stood firm, her voice full of righteous fury. “She needs to put that half-baked journalist in her place! Come on, I thought we were friends!”“We are all friends,” Walter said, though his tone carried the weight of darker concerns. “Especially now that Matt is divorcing Elaine and marrying Patty. But we need to know whether your son deserves to be at their wedding...” His voice dropped, colder. “And at mine. Safe travels, Dona Paulina.”Paulina simply gave a stiff wave. Walter turned on his heel and strode out.******Outside the police station, M
Chapter 1217 Gustavo Has an Idea
In Kirk and Nayla’s apartment, Kirk and Nathan stood face-to-face like two rival stags ready to battle for the same doe.“Why are you so stressed this early in the morning, man?” Nathan mocked.“You already made your indecent proposal,” Kirk snapped. “Elaine does NOT want to move into your apartment. She wants to live HERE.”“Here? With you strutting around in nothing but boxer shorts?” Nathan shot back. “Yesterday I caught you shirtless.”“I had just gotten home from work and was about to shower,” Kirk lied smoothly. “What, Elaine’s never seen a man without a shirt?”“If Elaine is going to live here, you need to start behaving,” Nathan said. Then, firing sarcasm, “Though I have a feeling you won’t be able to behave... or control yourself.”“And Elaine is what to you? Girlfriend or mistress?” Kirk fired back. “Her divorce from Matthew Sterling isn’t even finalized.”“Okay, enough, both of you!” Nayla interjected. “This is getting ridiculous!”The bathroom door opened, and Elaine stepp
Chapter 1216 For Linda’s Safety
At the Alvares family home, Bella opened the door to Jorge, and the two embraced warmly.“Jorge, thank you so much for being here,” she murmured.“Don’t mention it. You need all the support you can get,” he replied.She guided him into the living room, where Linda sat curled on the sofa, nerves stretched thin.“Walt isn’t picking up his phone,” Linda said, her voice trembling.“Do you think he’ll break up with you because of your brother?” Jorge asked gently.“Impossible!” she burst out. “Gus is not a drug dealer!”Bella and Jorge exchanged a troubled glance, unsure how to open Linda’s eyes without shattering her heart.“Calm down,” Bella said softly. “I’m sure they’re questioning him right now.”“With the background we have,” Linda cried, “the police will obviously conclude he’s guilty!”“The article said he was caught red-handed,” Jorge reminded her carefully.Linda shot to her feet. “That does it. I’m going to confront Cindy Cardoso!”“Linda, stay here!” Bella pleaded.But it was t
Chapter 1215 Matthew Confronts the Dealer
Walter sat on the edge of his bed, his phone cupped between his hands as if it might burn him.He kept staring at the screen, torn between calling his girlfriend or letting the silence stretch. Jacqueline sat beside him, watching him with that mix of affection and exasperation only siblings could manage.“So?” she asked. “What’s it going to be, big brother?”“I love her, Jacque,” he murmured, voice weighted with worry.“We all know that. But what about her brother being a drug dealer?”“That could be a terrible misunderstanding... or it could be true without meaning Linda had any part in it.”She tilted her head, urging him to connect the dots. “Come on, Walt. Now everything adds up. Remember when Kirk Camargo overdosed and ended up in our clinic? Weren’t there two hitmen who tried to kill him so he couldn’t testify? And didn’t those thugs give Ernesto and Gus as their references?”Walter’s face fell as the memory surfaced. “And Linda was working the front desk that day...”“Exactly,”
Chapter 1214 They Didn’t Even Call
That morning, in the small apartment shared by Kirk and Nayla, the older brother sat at the breakfast table scrolling through his tablet, laughing with unrestrained delight. Nayla managed the coffeemaker, glancing back at him with disapproval.“Serves you right, Gustavo!” Kirk crowed. “You messed with my sister, and now you’ve gotten exactly what you deserve!”“Big brother, go get dressed,” Nayla scolded. “Elaine could wake up any moment.”Kirk clicked his tongue, dragging a hand over his chiseled, bare torso. He wore nothing but a pair of plaid boxers.“She saw all of this last night,” he teased. “And more.”Nayla flushed. “Nathan has been helping us because he’s trying to win Elaine’s affection. How is that supposed to happen if you become his romantic rival?”“Hey,” Kirk said with a shrug, “Nathan needed to put Gustavo behind bars for his own sake, not mine. They’re half-brothers, after all.”A sudden knock at the door made Nayla jump.“Who is it?” she called.“It’s me, Nathan!” ca
Chapter 1213 We Need to Keep Up Appearances
By Thursday morning, the Blue Cove Police Department was in turmoil.Gustavo Alvares had just been released from temporary holding and was now being marched (pushed, really) down the corridor by Sergeant Carvalho to be booked and interrogated, all the routine formalities the law demanded.But the story had leaked. The press flooded the entrance, shoving microphones and cameras toward the doors, desperate for a statement, a glimpse, anything to fuel their coverage.Gone was the friendly, easygoing diner manager everyone knew. As Gustavo was ushered through the building, his face had hardened into a ferocious scowl.The mask had fallen; he didn’t bother pretending anymore.Inside the office, with the officer who had found the suspicious “ketchup” and “mayonnaise” containers standing by, Gustavo was shoved into a chair.Carvalho settled behind the desk, folding his hands with chilling composure.“Is this what it comes down to, Mr. Alvares?” he asked. “You were the one supplying drugs at
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