All Chapters of Marriage Fraud? Fine—I'll Rise Higher!: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Sophie frowned. She sure didn't remember ever offending anyone!But the fact that Geraldine had mentioned she'd stepped on toes meant that this person was someone she'd met or was even familiar with. That helped to narrow things down a little. She needed to be sure that Geraldine wasn't lying, though.Meanwhile, Jason got out of the car and took in his surroundings. The area was surrounded by dense woods, with only a small, desolate warehouse in sight. Afraid that the abductors would hurt Sophie, he hadn't dared to call the police. He'd come alone with the money.After taking a deep breath, he got three suitcases filled with cash out of his car and handed them to the abductors on guard outside the warehouse. He said grimly, "I've brought the money. Where are they?""Inside." One of the men glanced at the money and gave him a feral grin, making way for Jason to pass.He ran into the warehouse, immediately zeroing in on Sophie, who was tied to a chair."Sweetheart!" he shouted as h

As Brad's words rang out, Sophie caught a strong whiff of gasoline and realized he likely wanted to burn her to death."Since you're already going to kill me, at least answer my questions before I die!" she cried, feigning panic. "Who exactly is Geraldine working with? Why do they want me dead?""You can speak Faerian?" Brad was surprised. Then, he sneered. "Does the answer even matter? You're going to die, anyway. What's the point of telling you?""I just want to know who hates me so much.""I have no comment." His curt answer was the only response Sophie got.Though he hadn't told her who the mastermind was, at least he didn't deny that someone like that existed. So, Geraldine had probably been telling the truth earlier about someone working with her to kill Sophie."I wonder whether you'll be as lucky this time, Ms. Walker." Brad had no intention of wasting his breath on Sophie. After leaving that cryptic sentence behind, he strode out of the warehouse.Once the door was lock

However, the harder Geraldine sobbed, the more irritated Jason became. He just wanted her to get lost."My belly… It hurts!" She suddenly clutched her belly while sobbing. "Jason, our baby will be okay, right?"The baby meant a lot to him, so he panicked when he heard that. In the end, after some hesitation, he told Neil to pay the ransom for Sophie while he took Geraldine to the hospital.He stayed by her side as she underwent a series of tests. While waiting for the results, Neil suddenly called Jason. Jason's face turned ashen after he heard what Neil said, and his mind went blank."Mr. Gray, the warehouse you mentioned has gone up in flames! The firefighters are doing their best to put it out, but the flames are overwhelming. They can't get them under control!"Jason snapped to his senses and shouted, "Where's Sophie? Where is she?""I haven't seen her yet. The abductors might have taken her away, or she might still be in—""That's impossible! The abductors are out for money

"This is impossible!" Even with the evidence staring him in the face, Jason instinctively denied the truth. "Sophie couldn't have found out about us. She couldn't have!"His voice started shaking, and he tightened his grip on the phone. In hindsight, Sophie had indeed been acting weird lately. It was just that he'd been so focused on Geraldine and the thrill of sneaking around with her that he hadn't bothered to dig deeper despite noticing it.He didn't want to accept that; he wanted to continue lying to himself. He wanted to believe that he'd hidden the truth perfectly and that there was no way Sophie could've found out."The proof is right here! How can it be impossible?" Geraldine snapped with a frown. "The public is siding with her now, and they're tearing us apart. You need to think of—"Before she could finish, Neil wrapped up a conversation with the rescue team and ran to Jason after taking a call. "Mr. Gray, they've yet to find Mrs. Gray's corpse!""Shut up! Don't call it

As soon as Geraldine walked into Jason's hospital room, she asked Neil for both copies of the divorce agreement. Then, she pulled out the fountain pen and prepared to forge Jason's signature.Neil hastily stopped her. "Ms. Samson, Mr. Gray is still unconscious. It might not be appropriate for you to make this decision for him.""How is it inappropriate?" Geraldine asked impatiently. "This is what he'd do after waking up, anyway!""But Mr. Gray objected to this earlier…""I'm pregnant with Jason's child now. Who do you think would mean more to him—me and our baby, or a dead woman? You should think about who you can't afford to offend here, so you don't regret this in the future!" Geraldine snapped.Neil caught her thinly veiled threat and fell silent. He knew all about Jason and Geraldine's affair and figured that Jason would never have cheated on Sophie if he genuinely loved her.Geraldine's words made sense. Neil didn't want to get on her bad side over Sophie, who was already de