2025-12-29 21:01:52"I believe so." Ernesto smiled a little. "But he said he wouldn't accept a cent from my pocket."
"Dad, I think Nathan is right in that regard." Bella grabbed a cloth to dry some silverware. "If the police were to find out, wouldn't Nathan be implicated too?"
"Ah, you need to know this!" Ernesto grimaced. "Matthew Sterling has been following the entire investigation. Nate fears he might discover my connection."
Bella tensed up. "Just like he discovered that Nate and I were
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Chapter 1517 A View to a Thrill
Linda and Walter strode into Charles’s office with the patriarch trailing behind them. Emmanuelle was already there, perched on the sofa, frantically waving a lace fan in front of her face. She was putting on a show of hyperventilation, though her perfectly composed features suggested anything but a genuine panic attack.“A bit hot in here, Mother?” Walter asked, seeing right through the performance.“I am practically swooning at the thought of being accused of attempted murder!” Emmanuelle declared, ignoring the fact that no one was buying her theatrics.Linda’s patience snapped. “Get up, you old peacock! Stand up and face me like a woman, make all that Botox worth the investment!”Walter moved quickly, but instead of restraining his mother, he held Linda back.Emmanuelle rose slowly, her blood boiling as she watched her son choose to protect the girl over his own flesh and blood.“I thought I was the most important woman in your life, son,” Emmanuelle said, her voice dripping with w
Chapter 1516 Summoned by the Sergeant
Walter stood over Maurício, his eyes wild with the accusation that the doctor had orchestrated the shooting at the beach house. Maurício, looking more annoyed than intimidated, finally summoned enough strength to shove Walter’s hands off his lapels.He stood up straight, smoothing out his white coat with a look of utter disgust, as if Walter’s touch was stained with excrement.“Don’t get your filth on my clothes, sir!” Maurício snapped.“Are you going to deny it?” Walter demanded, his voice trembling with rage.Maurício stepped back, putting a desk’s width of safety between them. “Of course I’m denying it! I didn’t do a damn thing! Have you completely lost your mind?”Walter took a ragged breath. “You hate Linda because she saw right through you. She ripped your mask off.”“When are you going to open your eyes, man?” Maurício countered with a sneer. “Linda fell for me, then she got cold feet. To protect that pristine image you have of her, she started pointing fingers and calling me a
Chapter 1515 Green Light
Lunch at the Borges house was in full swing. Cindy was dining with them, still dressed in her professional suit as she planned to head back to Urbano after a quick nap. Vanda and Hélio had already filled her in on the morning’s chaos, and she was in full-on journalism mode.“We can’t just let this slide, everyone,” Cindy said firmly. “I need to write an article about this.”“You should probably check with Sergeant Carvalho first,” Jackson advised. He then offered a bright smile and raised his glass of orange juice. “In the meantime, I have some news that might actually cheer us up.”Vanda chuckled softly. “I knew you had something up your sleeve.”“I do. Mom, Benny wants to take your book to LCN.”Cindy, who understood what that mean, inhaled sharply and practically let her jaw hit the floor.Vanda, on the other hand, went catatonic again, her mind still racing to grasp what such a move would truly mean for her career.Hélio, simply deducing from the reactions that this was a good thi
Chapter 1514 A Promisse on the Podcast
In the podcast studio, Jorge was wrapping up his interview with Vanda. He could tell she wasn’t quite in her element today, her mind seemed a thousand miles away.He didn’t want to push her; he sensed some domestic trouble she wasn’t ready to air out for the listeners. Instead, he kept the focus strictly on the book.Benny hadn’t realized that Jorge would be the prepared host, as he had already tracked down the same metrics. With a triumphant grin, Jorge slid several printed sheets across the table to a stunned Vanda.“These are the current numbers,” Jorge announced. “Golden Letters did us the favor of translating your book into English, and the initial sales are already rolling in.”Vanda sat in a hypnotic silence, her eyes glued to the figures — specifically the sales listed in dollars.Behind the cameras, Bella let out a laugh and snapped her fingers just loud enough to snap Vanda out of her trance.“Oops! Sorry,” Vanda joked, finally finding her voice. “But these numbers are more
Chapter 1513 Her Novel on TV
Jackson entered the office at Blumberg Appliances slowly, checking to see if Benny was busy.Benny was standing by the massive windows, seemingly mesmerized by the urban landscape outside. Jackson tapped lightly on the doorframe.“May I come in?”Benny spun around, his face lighting up like a dog seeing its owner. “Yes, Jackson! Come in, sit down.”As Jackson closed the door and approached the desk, Benny’s eyes dropped to Jackson’s short-sleeved dress shirt. He immediately spotted the bandages on his arm.“Jackson, what on earth happened?”“It’s a long story,” Jackson replied as they both took their seats.“I have plenty of time for a good story.”Jackson took a breath, looking slightly apprehensive. “I was at Matthew’s beach house, where Walter Andrade and his girlfriend are staying, and some gunmen opened fire on the place.”Benny looked absolutely floored. “WHAT? How is that even possible? Why?”“It seems like a hit,” Jackson explained. “You saw at the Sterling gala how much Walte
Chapter 1512 The Sergeant of the Famous
The atmosphere inside the beach house was anything but inviting. Far from the relaxing, paradisiacal retreat it was meant to be, the living room now looked like a genuine war zone.Walter was busy wedging a jagged piece of cardboard into the window frame, a desperate attempt to regain some semblance of privacy until he could arrange for a professional repair.Nearby, Linda was sweeping up piles of glinting glass shards. She carefully set aside the wooden frame of the coffee table, hoping to salvage it later. Her head remained bowed, her face a mask of silent, heavy contemplation, dwelling on a hurt that ran much deeper than the property damage.“There,” Walter muttered, stepping back from the window. “That should hold us for now...”He turned toward Linda and immediately caught the look in her eyes. “What’s wrong, honey?”“I think you already know the answer to that,” she replied, her voice thick with unshed tears.Walter crossed the room in two strides, took the broom from her hands,
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