Marrying the Man in the Dark

“I refused to let them enter, but Mrs. Lenoir’s sister claimed that Mr. Beckham had come to confront Raymond about some past issues. She also warned us that we would be in serious trouble if we angered Mr. Beckham.”

Mr. Kolson looked down as he spoke, not daring to meet Damien’s gaze. “I wanted to call you, but your phone had no signal. I tried several times but couldn’t get through.”

“Mrs. Lenoir’s sister kept pressuring me… so I let them in. I thought they couldn’t attempt anything with Raymond as long as we were there. But I didn’t expect…”

Mr. Kolson pointed to a stranger restrained by two bodyguards in a corner. “I didn’t expect the man Mrs. Lenoir’s sister brought was not Mr. Beckham, but a skilled impersonator.”

“After this man entered, he lay in bed pretending to be Raymond. Meanwhile, Mrs. Lenoir’s sister left with the real Raymond.” Mr. Kolson’s voice grew softer as he spoke. He could not believe he had made such a mistake.

Damien closed his eyes and took out his phone, saying, “Zachary, I need a favor. Can you block the traffic in Ziphon? I need to find someone.”

ask any

surveillance footage. They headed towards the harbor, most likely

checked further. The most recent smuggler’s boat set sail half an hour ago. Raymond probably

eyes, a cold smile forming on his face. “So, it was

Gwenn was the client Jarvi mentioned. However, her main goal was not to harm them.

fact that his phone had no signal was probably true. After all, if Gwenn could hire

silent, Mr. Kolson was so fearful that he

fault… I will accept any

though Raymond was his uncle, it did

negligence, Gwenn had helped