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Mistress to my Ex's Billionaire Uncle CHAPTER 67
By the time we get home, my mind is still stuck on the same thought. Nine hours. That’s how far the Hartwell Hotel Roxie traced the signal from us — nine hours by road.I am sitting on the edge of Damien’s bed as he unbuttons his tie. Before I can stop myself, a question comes out.“What if they flew there?”Damien looks at me in the mirror. “Flew?”“They could have done it via helicopter. The Hartwells have them. What if the one who made the call just flew there, made the call, and returned right away?”He finally faces me and takes a good look at me before he starts to move towards the closet. “In case you want to ask if that was possible for someone physically to fly there and come back quickly, then yes.”I straighten up. “But?”“But in case you want to ask if someone in my family could sneakily use one of our helicopters, then no.”“How do you know?”“Because I would have known.” He speaks so calmly that I nearly raise an eyebrow.“You sound awfully confident.”“I am.” He picks u
Mistress to my Ex's Billionaire Uncle CHAPTER 66
“The signal pinged directly towards Hartwell Hotel.”There is silence for several moments.I watch the red dot appear on Roxie’s monitor, hovering over Hartwell Hotel. It makes my stomach knot. There is something almost vicious about the name appearing that way, standing out in red as if the world is taunting me.My first thought is Ethan. I don’t have to say it.Damien is looking at me, his gaze narrowing in just the same way it does when he’s intruding on my thoughts without asking. He’s right there beside me, following my train of thought without ever saying a word.“Before either of you starts assuming,” Roxie says, leaning back and studying the map, “this isn’t as accurate as you think it is.”I look at her. “What do you mean?”“The call was too short for me to get an exact location,” she says. “But I got the strongest signal from this general area.” She taps the screen with a single finger. “This is about the best I can do. I don’t have any idea what room it came from, let alone
Mistress to my Ex's Billionaire Uncle CHAPTER 65
My throat goes completely dry as I stare at Damien."Are you sure?" I ask. "Because Aldridge makes similar customized sets for multiple people. Is it possible you're confusing—""Aria." Damien's voice is quiet. "I remember it clearly. Ethan turned twenty-one during a particular Grand Prix weekend. I had the set made six weeks before because Aldridge had a waiting period." He turns the cufflink over one more time. "I chose the hexagonal cut specifically because it was really unique. I wanted Ethan to stand out." He sets the cufflink on the desk between us. "This is Ethan's cufflink."I look at the cufflink sitting on the desk.“Damien...” I swallow hard, my heart hammering against my ribs. “I didn’t just find that on the street or just anywhere.”He looks up at me, his eyebrows pulling together. “What do you mean?”“I found it at Bryce’s house,” I confess, the words spilling out before I can stop them. “The day he was kidnapped. The same day we went to check his apartment after he went
Mistress to my Ex's Billionaire Uncle CHAPTER 64
My heart drops into my stomach when I hear Ethan's voice. I take a slow breath before turning around to face him. I quickly force a tight smile.Ethan stands near the door, a towel draped around his neck and water dripping from his dark hair. His eyes narrow, scanning me from my oversized hoodie down to my sneakers.“Aria?” His voice drips with suspicion. “What are you doing in here?” He crosses his arms. “And don't say nothing because you clearly came in here for something”“I could ask you the same thing,” I say, calmly. “It’s a campus gym, Ethan. I’m allowed to walk around.”“You don’t use this gym,” he snaps, stepping closer until he’s barely two feet away. He lowers his glare to my hands. “And you’re hiding something under your hoodie. You’re up to something, aren’t you?”My heart pounds like crazy against my ribs. Before I can take a step back, Ethan reaches out, grabbing my wrist and tugging my hand out from beneath my hoodie.The black plastic water bottle comes out with it.M
Mistress to my Ex's Billionaire Uncle CHAPTER 63
"Please record this phone call, Noah” I whisper, leaning as close to the driver's seat as I can without making a sound while briefly covering my phone speaker with my hand.Noah doesn't hesitate. His fingers move across his phone screen with ease. He gives me a single, sharp nod and holds up his phone, showing me the active voice recorder app before tapping the icon to sync it with my call.I press the speaker button on my phone.“Who are you?” I ask calmly, “What do you want?”The mechanical voice rasps through the speaker, distorted and metallic, filling the quiet space of the car. “I just wanted to make sure you received my little present, Aria. The ocean has a way of returning things people try to hide.”My knuckles turn pale around my phone. “You killed Bryce.”“Bryce made a mistake,” the caller replies smoothly, his synthetic tone stripping away any trace of human emotion. “He thought he could change the narrative. He thought he could talk. I don’t like talkers.”“But why are yo
Mistress to my Ex's Billionaire Uncle CHAPTER 62
I'm too shocked to get up from the sofa.The news anchor keeps talking about the marks and bruises found on Bryce's body but I'm no longer paying attention.I sit there still wrapped in my robe with my damp hair going cold against my neck and the phone still in my hand long after Barrister Becker has hung up.“Bryce is dead.” His words linger The only man willing to walk into the courtroom and tell the truth about my father is gone. His lifeless body pulled from the ocean like something discarded. Like he was nothing. Like his courage, his confession and his willingness to do the right thing counted for absolutely nothing in the end.I don't realize I'm crying and shaking until I hear Damien walk into the room.He takes one quick look at my face and immediately drops his suit jacket to the floor. In two long strides, he is across the room, dropping to his knees right in front of me.“Aria?” His warm hands cup my face.“What's wrong? Talk to me.”I try to speak, but my voice betrays me
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