CHAPTER 85
Author: Kieva
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With his trembling hand and his sweating face, he obliged and did as he was instructed. He glanced through each page of the document. It was the same as the one he took from the Lawyer’s bag the previous night.

“How! How did you get these.” He sputtered in disbelief.

Joseph laughed at him, he shrugged his shoulders. “I was planning on asking you, Why were you so desperate for the divorce papers? You thought you were the only person that had a copy of it. No boy.” He said, unleashing a deadly grin at Reuben.

"How did you get these.” He yelled angrily.

“Boy, you better lower your voice. We are not the only ones here. Take a look around, you might get yourself into trouble.” He uttered.

Reuben was confused, he remembered setting the divorce papers ablaze to avoid being suspected or traced. So how did Joseph get his hands on the divorce papers?

Joseph played the tape from the previous night and showed it to Reuben. “This seems like one of those Hollywood series, where the bad guys are clo
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