Chapter 157

A world of lies…

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She was looking so stumped, he finally noticed her stillness.

“Liza? Hello?” He waved his hand in front of her face and slowly, Liza snapped back to the present.

“Repeat what you said earlier, this time slowly.” Liza demanded.

“I said Suzanne and Mike, your boss, knew I was the one who battered you and left you dead in your flat. I got to know when I called Suzanne again a few days later, pretending to be a colleague and she told me you were still in a coma, with your boss not leaving your side for one seconds. She then started swearing and cursing your useless boyfriend, not knowing I was the one she was talking to.”

“I can still remember how I hurriedly ended the call that day, worried she might get suspicious with my questions.” Even then, despite the fact he was out of London, Tom kept having nightmares about Liza and the police chasing him.

With an ashen face that had gone so white with shock, Liza did not say anything. Picking up her purse, she stood up s