Chapter 425

Bella furrowed her brows. It felt like she chewed on a sugar-coated lie, and the sweetly cloaked monstrosity was just awful to swallow.

The air had gone quiet.

The pair said nothing.

Moments later, Justin cleared his throat and ended the conversation abruptly. “I guess that is all. Goodnight.”

“Hey, you-”

The call ended before Bella could finish talking.

“What the hell was that?” Bella stared at the dimmed screen in a daze

and shook her head.

Meanwhile, Justin realized after the call that his palms were

clamming, his throat was dry, and his heart was thumping out of his

chest.

Closing his eyes, he drew a deep breath and murmured, “The ones who walk away aren’t here to stay, but the ones who mess with my

head? Heck, that’s a whole ‘nother set of worries.”

Xena fell into a coma after the horrible car crash.

Bethany learned from the doctor that the chances of Xena ever

regaining consciousness were slim to none.

God was on her side.

Otherwise, Bethany would have trouble covering her tracks for bribing Xena to get details on the KS World Hotel’s contract.

Even with that taken care of, Bethany did not make any progress with

Ada.

Ada made it clear that she would not sign with the Salvador Hotel unless Justin was involved. Besides, Ada’s team had been looking at other hotels, so she was not limiting her choice to the Salvador Hotel and KS World.

That afternoon, Bethany went to the Hoffmans’ residence.

In contrast to Bethany’s anxiety, Zoe remained composed. With a steaming cup in hand, she settled in for a relaxing afternoon tea.

“What’s your plan for sealing the deal with Ada?”

“The woman demanded Salvador Corporation and KS Group sear for the finest gem before. Justin has been trying to seek help fro Alexa, but he didn’t manage to secure one of her pieces despite hi trip abroad.”

Zoe’s eyes flickered.

“For that reason, Bella managed to win Ada over with a brooch during the welcoming party.”

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