Skipped at the altar, Taken by his uncle Novel

Chapter 188 Jan Chapter 188 57 Lena was sitting in the passenger seat, staring out the window, lost in her own thoughts. Dustin was driving, glancing over at her, curious about what was on her mind. "What's wrong? Didn't you enjoy dinner at home today?" he asked. Lena shook her head and said, "It's not that I'm unhappy. I'm just annoyed with Emily. Hey, do you think when a fake nice girl suddenly goes quiet, it's because she's feeling guilty?" Dustin reached over and gently messed up her hair. "Come on, don't stress yourself out.

Your due date's coming up soon, so just relax, okay?" Lena let out a little huff. As soon as they got home, she couldn't wait to fill Whitney in. Whitney was busy looking things up online. After hearing Lena's story, she agreed. Emily was acting way too quiet. Normally, whenever Lena was there for dinner, Emily would find a way to throw in a few snide remarks. "Got it, Lena. I'll look into it. Thanks for standing up for me today," Whitney said. "You're welcome. Seriously, Aunt Sabrina is driving me nuts. I guess she's having some kind of midlife crisis or something," Lena grumbled.

Whitney snickered. "Maybe. But try not to give her such a hard time, okay? Grandpa doesn't like seeing you two go at it." "Not a chance! If she says something out of line, I'm calling her out. Don't worry, Whit, if you can't say it, I will! Anyway, Uncle George wasn't even around today," Lena said. After hanging up, Whitney found herself thinking about Emily again. Emily had only just gotten back to the country and had met Tina just once. Was her influence really that strong? Did she actually egg Tina on to do something so extreme, or at least stir things up when the suicide happened?

Whitney spent the whole night digging into the Boone family's background. It was already ten o'clock, and she was still holed up in the study. Just as Klein was about to come in and drag her off to bed, Whitney's phone rang. It was Riley. "Hey, are you still up? Hope I'm not calling too late," Riley said, her voice cheerful. Whitney smiled. "Yeah, I'm still awake, Riley. Is it about something important?" "Yeah, I heard from Ivan today about your situation. I know you're planning to sue for defamation and clear your name.

I happen to have some free time, so I can represent you in court if you don't mind," Riley offered. Whitney was surprised. "Of course I don't mind! Riley, thank you so much for being willing to help me." Whitney could totally defend herself, but it was always nice to have someone else around to help keep things straight. Just in case she got confused and missed something important. "Sounds good, that's all for now, We'll go over the details at the firm tomorrow!" Riley said. Klein leaned against the door, watching her finish the call.

"Ready for bed now, honey?" Whitney rolled her eyes at him. "Just so you know, tonight we're actually sleeping. No messing around." 16:32 Thu, Jan T Chapter 188 RTXA Klein raised his eyebrows, leaned in and kissed her on the lips. "I'm your husband, not a monster" Whitney spaced out for a second. 'Monster,' she muttered to herself. 'Wait, the Boone family already has their own monster,' she corrected herself. Whitney suddenly threw herself onto Klein, wrapping her arms around his neck. "Baby, can you help me check out everything Kane Boone's been up to since Tina came back?

Please?" 'Kane Boone?' Klein repeated. 'Isn't that the bastard who tried to drug Whitney last time?' he thought. ***** G57 When Whitney got to the office, the info Klein had someone look into was already sitting in her inbox. She grabbed her laptop and headed straight to Riley's office. Riley smiled and said, "You look pretty pleased. Got it all sorted?" Whitney shook her head and said, "I've only solved half the puzzle. I've got a pretty good idea why Tina jumped, though." "Riley, look at this.

Ever since Tina came back to the city, she's been staying at her cousin Kane Boone's villa," Whitney said, pulling up the info on her laptop. "There was one time they went to William's place for dinner, but the security footage shows Tina looking kind of spaced out when she left that day," she continued. "The day after Tina jumped, Kane left the country, and the villa was sold off in a hurry for a very low price. Kane's got a shady history. He once even tried to assault me once, so..." Whitney said. Whitney tapped the desk, and Riley caught on immediately.

"So, you think the person behind Tina's suicide might be her cousin Kane?" "That's possible," Whitney replied. Riley frowned. "But that suicide note she left was very super direct, every word pointed right at you. That's why you got dragged so hard online." "I had the note tested. The handwriting's legit, but I never actually saw the original note that blew up on the internet," Whitney said. Once it was ruled a suicide, the Boone family had taken all her stuff. So the original note probably got destroyed. Since it wasn't a criminal case, the police couldn't hold onto the original.

Riley drummed her fingers on the desk. "You said Tina was trapped in that villa. So where do you think she actually wrote the suicide note?" Whitney pulled up the picture of the note again. "Riley, this paper isn't just plain white. Looks like there's some kind of logo on it." ***** 10.3 Chapter 188 "Hello, miss. Is there anything I can help you with?" the clerk asked. Whitney picked up a stack of stationery and asked, "Is this your latest style?" The clerk smiled and said, "Yeah, it's really popular with students. They love the plain design." "Great, thanks. I'll take it," Whitney said.

After leaving the stationery shop, Whitney looked over at the building where Tina had jumped from. She suddenly realized that Kane's office was actually inside this same building. 20 vouchers And right behind it was an elementary school, which explained why there were so many stationery shops around. Whitney had Klein check Tina's spending records from her last day. The second-to-last charge was at the stationery shop Whitney just visited, and the very last one was at a café right next to the office building.

When Whitney caught sight of Tina on the security footage, she leaned in and pointed at the screen. "Can I get a copy of the footage from that day?" "Yeah, sure! We just upgraded our cameras. The quality's pretty good," the clerk said with a grin. Once the boss gave the green light, Whitney got the footage saved onto her USB stick and hurried back to the law firm. On the footage, at 3:05 p.m., Tina showed up at the café, ordered a black coffee, and found the most hidden spot in the corner to sit down. Coincidentally, there was a security camera directly above where she was sitting.

Whitney watched without zooming in, just letting the video play. In the video, Tina kept glancing around, making sure no one was watching, before finally pulling out the stationery and unfolding it, as if she was writing her last words to herself. After Tina finished, Whitney zoomed in, and the words on the note came into sharp focus. Just as Whitney suspected, some of the note had been wiped out! 田 AD Comment Send gift No Ads admin