Heshookhishead,stilllookingworried,Withsuchagrandwedding,Oliviamusthaveseenit.Iwonderhowsheis now.
Theotherswerestunned,butseeinghisgenuineconcern,theyweretakenaback.
Wait,Joe,todayisyourweddingwithSophia,notwithyourlittlesecretary.
Joe,youcantreallyhavefeelingsforher,canyou?WhataboutSophia? HearingSophiasname,Joesigheddeeply,finallypullinghimselftogether.I…IloveSophia,ofcourse.OurweddingwithSophiamustgoon.ButIfeelabitguiltyforkeepingherwaitingforsevenyears.Forgetit,Iwontthinkaboutitanymore.Oncewegoback,Illmakeituptoher.
Heturnedtoheadtowardsthestage,seeminglytryingtopushasidehisthoughts.Yethishandstillclutchedhisphonetightly,asifwaitingforsomething.

Ashepassedbytheguestseats,heoverheardaconversation.Didyouhear?TherichestfamilyinLondon,theWilliamsfamily,andtheBrown familyannouncedtheir marriagenewsjustthesepastfewdays! Didyouseethephotoofthebride?Shelookssofamiliar.
Youdontknow?TheBrownfamilysdaughterstudiedinEdinburgh.Aftergraduation,sheworkedatJoescompanyasthesecretarytoJoe.Iveseenherbeforewhendiscussingbusiness.Shesacutegirl.
London,theWilliamsfamily,Edinburghuniversity,hissecretary… Thepiecesquicklyfellintoplace,andJoefelthisworldspin.Hecouldntbelievethenewshewashearing.
Trembling,hetookouthisphoneandopenedthenewsarticle.ThetoptrendingtopicwasaboutthemarriagealliancebetweentheWilliamsfamilyandtheBrownfamily,andthewomansmiling happilybesideCharliewas noneotherthanOlivia.
Joequicklyexitedthepageandfranticallydialedhernumber.Butitwasnolongerreachablehadhebeenblocked? Therealizationhithimwithasenseofdisbelief.Texts,messages,everypossiblewayofreachingherhadbeenblocked.Evenhisfriendlistwasdeleted.
Feelingamixtureofpanicandanger,heturnedtowardtherestarea,onlytohearsomevoicescomingfrominside.

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Frowning,hethoughttheremightbeathief,butwhenheoverheardtheconversation,herecognizedSophiasvoice.
Iaskedyoutodosomething,butyoufailed.Howdareyoustillcometoaskmeformoney? Itseemedlikeshewasspeakingtosomeone,andtheconversationwasntgoingwell.Joefeltuneasyandstayedatthedoor,notenteringyet.
13-20 99BloodyLashesAndABulletToHisHeart 52.4% Chapter10 Amansvoicecamenext,Hurryup,always sayinghurry:MissHarris,Iveruinedthatsecretarysreputationforyou,andnowIhaveabigholeinmyhead.Yetyoudontevenwanttopayformymedicalfees?ArentyouafraidIllspillthebeans?WillyoustillbeabletobeJoeswife? Themanswordswerefullofthreat,andSophiasheartraced.Shewasabouttospeakwhenthedoorsuddenlyburst open.
BothofthemwereshockedtoseeJoestandingatthedoor,hisfacedarkwithrage.
Didyousendsomeonetoruin Oliviasreputation? Joesuddenlyrememberedhow,onthenightoftheincident,whenhehadreturnedtofindOlivia,shehadrefusedtoadmitherfault.ShehadsaiditwasSophiawhohadinstigatedit,hadhiredsomeonetohurther,andthattherewassurveillancefootageinthehallway.Ifhedidntbelieveher,hecouldcheckthefootage.
Butbackthen,whathadhesaid?Hehadsaid,Sophiaisnotthatkindofperson.

He rememberedbringingOliviainfrontofSophiaandseeingheragreetoapologizewithdeadeyes,withoutany emotion.
Whathadshebeenthinkingbackthen? Asenseofsuffocationoverwhelmedhimashefacedthewomanwhohadcausedallofthis,stilldesperatelytryingtoexplainherself.No,Joe,listentome.Ionlywentalongwithhimtoprotectmyself! Joebelievedthatshewasonlysayingthosethingstoprotectherself,buthowcouldthatmancomeupwithsuchafabricatedstoryoutofnowhere?Itsoundedridiculousandwouldsurelymakepeoplelaughoutloud.
ThemansawSophiathrowalltheblameontohim,andatthatmoment,Joeshostilitysurged,makinghimtooafraidtogetanycloser.Hecouldonlystandatadistance,hisfacefullofforcedsmilesashetriedtojustifyhimself.Dontlisten tohernonsense.Ihavephonecallrecordingsandchatlogs.Ialsohaveclearrecordsofthetransfersshemadetome.Ifitwerent forthefactthatsherefusedtopaytheremainingbalanceafterIwasinjured,Iwouldntbehereatall! Ashespoke,heglaredviciouslyatSophia,whowascrawlingovertoJoesside.Hetappedonhisphonea fewtimes,andsoon,an au
diorecordingbeganplayingloudly.
Onehundredthousand,helpmeruinaperson,destroyherreputation.Afterthejobisdone,Iwillpayyouanothertwohundredthousand.Illsendyouthetimeandplacelater.