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Chapter 242
Marlene set the files down on Ava’s desk, crossed her arms, and gave her a long, assessing look.“No,” she said simply.Ava frowned. “That’s it? No?”“That’s it.” Marlene sat on the edge of the desk. “You’re not weird, Ava. You’re straightforward. Blunt. Fiercely principled. Sometimes a little too sharp around the edges—but that’s because you’re used to protecting yourself.”Ava looked away, throat tightening unexpectedly. Whatever Marlene was saying was nothing but the truth of the matter and she wasn't going to dispute it. She had excelled in her career so much to the extent that it had somehow built a wall around her that she suddenly seemed to scare men away.But with Gerald's audacity to kiss her even without her consent, it wasn't just bold, it was romantic too—at least to her. Gerald was the first man to try something like that with her, and no matter how much she tried to deny it, she liked it.The feeling had been something else—something she had only seen in movies and had a
Chapter 241
Gerald didn’t drive straight to headquarters. As a matter of fact, he raced there as his thoughts were moving faster than the car, looping, tangling, crashing into each other with every turn of the road.Flynn’s words wouldn’t leave him.The shooter wasn’t Julia. The angle was wrong. Someone else fired that bullet.By the time he reached the CSSA building, Gerald’s pulse had become a steady drumbeat of urgency. He flashed his badge, walked through security, and ignored several agents who tried to greet him. He went straight for the restricted archive room.It took his clearance, a fingerprint scan, and a retinal verification before the steel doors slid open with a heavy hiss.He had watched the CCTV footage and had not noticed anything unusual with Bruce's death. As a matter of fact, the video that proved beyond reasonable doubts that it was Julia who fired the gun and killed Bruce. But now that Flynn had told him of the possibility of someone else being the killer and not Julia, he
Chapter 240
Gerald arrived at the café upstreet in less than five minutes as the café wasn’t very far from Ava’s law firm.It was a small place known for its quietness, and was tucked between a flower shop and a bookstore, with the smell of roasted beans drifting out through the open door. Exactly the kind of spot where no one paid attention unless you wanted them to.He stepped inside, scanned the room, and immediately spotted Flynn Holloway seated near the window.Flynn was impossible to miss. Twenty-one. Sharp-eyed. Hair slightly messy in a way that suggested he had been buried in work for hours. His laptop was open, screensaver flickering, camera bag at his feet, fingers absentmindedly tapping a rhythm on the table as though processing a thought only geniuses understood.He looked up when Gerald approached.“Agent Gerald,” Flynn said with a small nod—respectful, but not intimidated. That was something Gerald appreciated about him.“Flynn.” Gerald pulled out the chair opposite him and sat. “Yo
Chapter 239
Ava Rennet was stepping out of her law chamber, heels clicking sharply against the polished floor, when she froze. Just a few feet ahead—leaning casually against the wall with his arms folded, stood Officer Gerald.For one full second, she simply stared, thrown off by his presence. Gerald was not the type to lurk around her workplace without a reason. They were not friends, and had not fixed any appointment prior to this time that they’d be meeting at her office, and judging by the look in his eyes, he hadn’t come for small talk.“May I have a word with you?” Gerald said, skipping greetings as he pushed away from the wall and approached.Ava’s brows drew together as she tightened her grip on her bag. She had no business whatsoever with Gerald, and wouldn’t want anyone to see them together and begin having the wrong notion.“As you can see, I’m in a hurry,” she said briskly. “And I don’t have time for any cheap talk with you.”“Really now?” Gerald stepped closer, closing the distance
Chapter 238
Harry said nothing as he didn’t trust his voice Instead, he simply turned to the next page where more photos greeted him. There was a younger version of Doomdoer in crisp suits, a younger version of his late mother laughing and a small boy with missing teeth—him—standing between them.He flipped again, and again until his hand paused.A new figure appeared in one of the pictures. A man who looked almost like Doomdoer, but darker, broader-shouldered, with sharper features. A man with a smile that didn’t quite reach his eyes.Harry stared, as something about the man he was seeing in the picture was just enough to make him halt, as though there was some kind of interesting story about him that he’d love Doomdoer to tell him about.And of course, there was an interesting story about the fellow, and Doomdoer didn’t wait for him to ask before he continued speaking.“That’s my brother. Robert.” His voice dropped lower, deeper. “We looked so much alike that people often mistook us for twins.”
Chapter 237
Brenda didn’t even bother knocking, not today having heard that the men they had assigned to help Harry escape from the CSSA had succeeded, and that Harry was now speaking with his father.Harry hadn’t supposed to be part of the plan and even Doomdoer had given up on him, but seeing how unreliable Gary had been in helping executing their plans after he got involved with Courtney, there had to be a plan B and that was where Harry became relevant.The metal door slid open with a hiss, and she stepped inside just in time to catch Harry’s stubborn declaration echoing through the dimly lit room.“…and I’ll turn myself back in to the police. I never asked to be broken out. I don’t want any part of—”A low, disbelieving laugh slipped from Brenda before she could stop herself. She pushed the door fully open, arms folded, posture relaxed but eyes burning with sharp amusement.“You’re sure gonna have to rethink that, Harry,” she said, sauntering forward. “Because that? That right there has to b
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