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Chapter 152: Screenshots and Secrets . VALERIE. My leg throbbed beneath the cast, but it wasn’t the pain that kept me restless, it was the thought clawing at my mind. Should I tell Vicky what I knew? Should I tell her that Williams hinted something like this would happen? That he said he would surprise her?Every time I replayed his words, my stomach knotted tighter. “Don’t go. It will be raining bullets.” Then that stupid laughing emoji, like it was a joke. I took a screenshot before he deleted it, but what would Vicky think if I showed her? That I knew and didn’t warn her enough? That I waited until after it happened to speak up?I hated myself for even hesitating, but I didn’t know how to explain it without making things worse. She already had enough to deal with , Rue unconscious in another room, her name being dragged all over the internet, the election drama. And here I was, sitting with a secret that could change everything.The door creaked open, snapping me out of my though

Chapter 154: The After Tea. VICKY . The door opened slowly, and Julia walked in with Bella behind her. I was lying on the bed with Rue sitting quietly on the chair beside me, scrolling through something on his phone. My body still felt sore, but seeing him there was the only thing keeping me calm.Julia smiled the moment she saw me. “You look better today,” she said, walking closer.I smiled faintly. “I feel a little better. What’s up?”Bella dragged a chair and sat at the edge of my bed like someone about to spill gossip. “We came to give you tea,” she said with that mischievous look on her face.Rue raised a brow and looked at them. “What tea?”“Not your type of tea,” Julia replied with a smirk before turning back to me. “You missed a lot today.”I adjusted on the bed, already curious. “What happened? Don’t keep me waiting, Julia.”Bella chuckled and clapped her hands. “Girl, you should have seen me. I swear, Williams had it coming.”The moment she mentioned his name, my brows pu

Chapter 156 : By your side. VICKY I sat by his bed, watching him open his eyes slowly like someone waking up from a heavy dream. The relief that washed over me was so overwhelming I couldn’t stop the tears that came.“Hey baby …” Rue’s voice was soft, weak, but it made my heart leap.I moved closer, holding his hand tightly. “Rue,” I whispered, tears spilling. “You scared me. You really scared me.”He gave me a faint smile, trying to pull his hand up to wipe my face, but he was too weak. “Don’t cry… I’m here now.”I let out a shaky laugh and shook my head. “Do you know how worried I’ve been for two whole days? Two days, Rue! I haven’t closed my eyes for a second. I couldn’t leave your side because I was so scared something would happen.”He looked at me quietly, guilt written all over his face. “I’m sorry,” he said, his voice low. “I’m so sorry, baby. I didn’t mean to make you scared.”“You didn’t mean to get shot either,” I sniffled, trying to wipe my tears with my sleeve. “But you

Chapter 158: Caught . Julia sat at the corner booth of the quiet restaurant, her fingers drumming against the polished wooden table as she glanced toward the entrance for the tenth time. Across from her, Calvin sipped his water with a calm that Julia couldn’t understand, and Jeremy looked restless, checking his watch every other minute, The detective they hired was observing from the other table , they didn’t tell the person they were waiting for about the private investigator so it was best that he didn’t sit at the table with them “Are you sure he’s coming?” Julia finally askedCalvin leaned back in his chair. “He’ll come. He knows what’s at stake.”Jeremy smirked, but it didn’t reach his eyes. “If he doesn’t, we’ll have to drag him in next time. I’m not sitting through another suspense movie like this.”Julia shot him a look. “This isn’t a movie, Jeremy. This is Rue and Vicky’s safety.”Before Jeremy could reply, the door creaked open. Reed stepped in, wearing a dark hoodie and