Mr. Douglas's Run
Author: MELODEAROSE
last update2025-04-27 21:41:11

Laura frowned, confusion flickering across her face.

“What do you mean, Mr. Litch?”

Marv Litch didn’t even hesitate. His words were too smooth, too deliberate—as if he had rehearsed this confrontation long before it happened.

He smiled thinly.

“Aren’t you working with that young man over there? Weren’t you both so desperate to have Mr. Douglas on your side, simply because he once dipped a toe into your little affairs?

Mr. Douglas has made it clear—again and again—that he wants nothing to do with any of that anymore.

So, tell me, why are you still here?”

Laura’s throat tightened painfully.

Once again, she found herself without a solid answer.

She couldn’t reveal the truth—not here. Not when the investigation had been conducted in secret.

If she admitted that Joey had been cooperating with her and Thenma, it would only put a bigger target on Joey’s back—and Laura didn’t even know where he was now.

Swallowing hard, Laura forced herself to steer the conversation elsewhere.

“Is Mr. Douglas
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