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Chapter 1520 Left in the Dark
Walter spun around to find Charles and Emmanuelle standing there, looking absolutely grim. He jumped, his heart skipping a beat; his parents looked like they had just crawled out of a slasher movie — the sole, battered survivors of a masked killer.“Whoa! You scared the life out of me!” Walter exhaled, clutching his chest. “Why do you two look like that?”“And you actually have the nerve to ask?” Charles exploded, his face turning a dangerous shade of purple.“Our rights were violated!” Emmanuelle added, her voice reaching a dramatic crescendo. “That interrogation was straight out of the Gestapo playbook!”Walter shook his head, refusing to buy into the theatrics. “Life is tough, even for people like you. If you hadn’t spent every waking moment hating Linda, I never would have told the police I suspected you.”“Son, we hate Linda with every fiber of our being,” Charles stated coldly. “But that doesn’t mean we want her dead!”“Exactly!” Emmanuelle chirped. “After all, if we kill Linda,
Chapter 1519 The Business of Bridges
Inside the Sterling Empire Headquarters, Matthew sat at his desk, peering through reading glasses he only wore to keep his eyes from straining. Patricia closed the door softly and began the long walk toward him.To Patricia, every step felt like navigating a minefield. She moved with a calculated caution that didn’t go unnoticed. Matthew watched her hesitation and allowed a small, knowing smirk.“You can come closer,” he said. “I promise I won’t pin you to the rug and love you savagely until tomorrow morning.”Patricia rolled her eyes. “I thought Ron was the one who made those kinds of jokes.”“Oh, so with him it’s ‘Ron,’ but with me, it’s ‘Matthew.’ Interesting.”Patricia stopped mid-stride, gathering her courage. Her face hardened into a mask of professional gravity. “There’s nothing interesting about it. I’m just showing you the facts. I need to discuss something, but for this conversation, we need to maintain formalities.”“Why?”“Because, thanks to your father, we shouldn’t even
Chapter 1518 A Flustered Visitor
Noemi spun around, nearly jumping out of her skin, only to find Patricia returning from work.“Hello, Miss Blumberg,” Patricia said, offering a polite smile.“For heaven’s sake,” Noemi replied, her voice slightly strained as she tried to suppress her lingering arousal. “What do I have to do to get people to stop calling me ‘Miss’?”Patricia let out a soft laugh, stepping closer to give the visitor the customary three kisses on the cheeks. “Alright, then. If you want to be our friend, so be it.”“We almost have to be,” Noemi said, smoothing her skirt. “I came here to clear up any doubts your mother might have regarding her book.”Patricia paused, looking genuinely surprised. “What about her book?”“Well, we’re going to find a way to get it adapted for TV,” Noemi explained. “Given the length of the manuscript, it’s practically begging for a miniseries, don’t you think?”Patricia’s eyebrows shot up. “That is a massive step, Noemi.”“Exactly. And my father wants to help,” Noemi added, tes
Chapter 1517 A View to a Thrill
Linda and Walter strode into Charles’s office with the patriarch trailing behind them. Emmanuelle was already there, perched on the sofa, frantically waving a lace fan in front of her face. She was putting on a show of hyperventilation, though her perfectly composed features suggested anything but a genuine panic attack.“A bit hot in here, Mother?” Walter asked, seeing right through the performance.“I am practically swooning at the thought of being accused of attempted murder!” Emmanuelle declared, ignoring the fact that no one was buying her theatrics.Linda’s patience snapped. “Get up, you old peacock! Stand up and face me like a woman, make all that Botox worth the investment!”Walter moved quickly, but instead of restraining his mother, he held Linda back.Emmanuelle rose slowly, her blood boiling as she watched her son choose to protect the girl over his own flesh and blood.“I thought I was the most important woman in your life, son,” Emmanuelle said, her voice dripping with w
Chapter 1516 Summoned by the Sergeant
Walter stood over Maurício, his eyes wild with the accusation that the doctor had orchestrated the shooting at the beach house. Maurício, looking more annoyed than intimidated, finally summoned enough strength to shove Walter’s hands off his lapels.He stood up straight, smoothing out his white coat with a look of utter disgust, as if Walter’s touch was stained with excrement.“Don’t get your filth on my clothes, sir!” Maurício snapped.“Are you going to deny it?” Walter demanded, his voice trembling with rage.Maurício stepped back, putting a desk’s width of safety between them. “Of course I’m denying it! I didn’t do a damn thing! Have you completely lost your mind?”Walter took a ragged breath. “You hate Linda because she saw right through you. She ripped your mask off.”“When are you going to open your eyes, man?” Maurício countered with a sneer. “Linda fell for me, then she got cold feet. To protect that pristine image you have of her, she started pointing fingers and calling me a
Chapter 1515 Green Light
Lunch at the Borges house was in full swing. Cindy was dining with them, still dressed in her professional suit as she planned to head back to Urbano after a quick nap. Vanda and Hélio had already filled her in on the morning’s chaos, and she was in full-on journalism mode.“We can’t just let this slide, everyone,” Cindy said firmly. “I need to write an article about this.”“You should probably check with Sergeant Carvalho first,” Jackson advised. He then offered a bright smile and raised his glass of orange juice. “In the meantime, I have some news that might actually cheer us up.”Vanda chuckled softly. “I knew you had something up your sleeve.”“I do. Mom, Benny wants to take your book to LCN.”Cindy, who understood what that mean, inhaled sharply and practically let her jaw hit the floor.Vanda, on the other hand, went catatonic again, her mind still racing to grasp what such a move would truly mean for her career.Hélio, simply deducing from the reactions that this was a good thi
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