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Chapter 98: The Final Struggle
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Pratt served as general manager of Goldcrest Marine, and also handled their direct liaison with Harborcrest Docks."His denial isn't the real problem here," Nora said. "The money tied to that weapons cache is substantial. There's no version of this where Pratt could cover something that size on his own."Miles sounded equally stuck. "Exactly. Everyone in that room knows someone's backing him, but he won't say a word. And without that, we can't tie this directly to Grant yet. The accident and the medical fraud alone from three years back won't be enough to guarantee the sentence we need."Grant had never been the type to leave himself exposed unless he had leverage locked down on the other end first."Does Pratt have any family?" Nora asked."Nora, I already know where you're going with this. His parents died young, his wife died in childbirth. He's got one daughter, studying abroad. That's it.""Where is she now?"Miles's voice dropped. "Gone. No trace."Which means she's the leverage
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Grant Pierce hadn't survived this long operating in Meridian City's underworld and boardrooms simultaneously by being easy to track. Keeping eyes on him was never going to be simple.Nora's brow furrowed. "Understood."---The weapons seizure at the docks carried enough weight that authorities kept the case details and progress tightly under wraps, wary of the public fallout if word spread too fast.Nora filed her own report as a victim too, formally reopening the investigation into the car accident and the corneal theft from three years prior.She'd already brought both Dylan and the nurse to Meridian City, where they gave full statements. Police verified every detail, and the evidence against Grant and Vivian came back airtight enough to warrant lawful arrest on both counts.---Nora stood outside the courthouse the day Vivian was taken into custody.It was only after Walter signed over the property transfer that Eleanor finally understood just how thoroughly he'd been guarding agai
The Lie Behind His Devotion Chapter 98: The Final Struggle
Nora set down her fruit fork and moved to stand behind Helen, studying the finished piece. Something fierce and alive still burned behind her eyes.Her smile came slow and faint, the kind that marked the opening move of a battle, cold underneath the warmth."Doesn't it feel a little unlucky?" Helen ventured, though she'd been too hesitant to say so outright. Something about the piece genuinely unsettled her."I'm giving it away as a gift," Nora said simply.That only deepened Helen's confusion. Who gives someone a painting that feels this ominous?She studied Nora, visibly puzzled.Nora didn't elaborate further, smiling instead. "The fruit's wonderful. So are the cakes."The compliment pulled Helen's attention effortlessly away from the painting, delight breaking across her face, barely contained."I'm so glad you like them. Oh speaking of which, why hasn't Felix come by lately? I could cook a bit extra tonight, invite him over."Nora blinked, caught completely off guard.Has she gott
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"Are you hurt?"Weston glanced down, registering the scratch across the back of his hand for the first time must have happened when the sudden acceleration sent the bouquet crashing into his grip.He'd been so focused on the ruined flowers he hadn't even noticed the wound.He waved it off. "It's nothing. Barely a scratch."Compared to the gunshot wound he'd been nursing recently, this genuinely was minor. Still, leaving an open wound untreated wasn't ideal.He went back to looking over the menu, head down. Nora stood abruptly. "I'll be right back."He nodded, unbothered.A few minutes later, she returned carrying a small bag. Weston watched as she settled into the seat beside him and opened it.Gauze. Disinfectant. Cotton swabs.That's what she went out for.Before he could fully process it, she'd already taken his injured hand in hers. "This'll sting a little. Bear with it."She worked with practiced efficiency, dabbing disinfectant carefully along the wound. The sting registered fai
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The feeling of suffocation terrified Vivian. She thrashed against him, her glasses clattering to the floor.Grant leaned in, voice dropping low. "Vivian. Even now, even in this state, you still had the nerve to push me toward hurting Nora. How dare you."Oxygen deprivation drained the color from her face. She clawed uselessly at his arm. "Let go let go"Grant stared her down, each word landing with lethal weight. "I do want her. I'm not denying that. But I refuse to be your puppet in getting her back. If I actually did what you're suggesting, she'd hate me even more completely than she already does. There'd be nothing left between us to salvage. We'd be finished for good."Her hands, which had been fighting him, began to slacken, strength draining fast. Grant showed no sign of letting up."How did I never see how vicious you actually are? If it weren't for you, Nora and I wouldn't be in this wreckage right now. This is on you, Vivian. All of it."His grip tightened further, eyes blood
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Grant's eyes went instantly cold, fingers curling tight enough that the veins along the back of his hand stood out sharp.He'd known full well Nora wouldn't give him a warm reception. He'd braced for it ahead of time. None of that stopped the fury from flooding through him the second her palm actually connected.He stared at her, disgust thick in his voice. "Nora. Do you really hate me this much?"Nora had never been a woman of half-measures not in love, and certainly not in hate. When she'd loved Grant, it had consumed her completely. Now that she hated him, the feeling ran just as deep, just as total.There was no version of kindness left for him to access, no amount of remorse capable of softening her.I won't betray the version of myself that spent three years absorbing what he did to her."Yes. That's exactly how much I hate you. You're worse than something I'd scrape off my shoe, Grant. I feel sick just looking at you. So do us both a favor and get out of my sight. Permanently,
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