Chapter 475

Steven returned to Bella’s side after finishing his duties.

“Are you planning to let Ms. Hoffman off the hook, Ms. Bella? That’s too nice of you.”

Steven watched with a doting and helpless smile as Bella knocked things over with her stilettos. He went and tucked her heels under the table.

Bella was gaming to take her mind off things, slaughtering many in the virtual world.

Her character, Lucifer, had reached god-level in the eyes of players. Thousands tuned in to watch every time she streamed her gaming live.

“What are you thinking? Let her off the hook? I’m a charitable entrepreneur, not Mother Theresa. I’m not going after Zoe now because I don’t have solid evidence to put her away. She made Bethany a scapegoat, so all suspicions about Zoe are circumstantial. My hands are tied for now.

“I don’t think that’s the last we’ll hear of Ms. Hoffman.” Steven added angrily, “Instead of showing remorse, she glared at you before storming out.

“She better come at me with everything she has or just back off. I won’t want to be her if the whole thing blows up in her face.

channeling a call

the call with a sweet

the hotel, Bella?” Asher

in the office.”

with Steve?” Asher spoke

got up and walked out as if she were heading to the bathroom.

to dismiss Steven, he would pick up that

into her personal bathroom and shut the door behind her “What happened, Ash? Does it have something

not directly. I can’t be straight with you if

in a steady tone. “Gregory sought help from Steven’s brother, Hunter, to get his daughter out. Hunter is heading to the police station to release Bethany on bail as we speak.”

dangerously. “Hunter is Bethany’s get-out-of- jail-free pass.”

defense attorney for over a decade. He won’t allow himself to fail. He will give Bethany a clean state

the heads-up. “If I were Hunter, I would start with the journalist, Bella. She is the top

you’re trying to say, Ash, but Xena Gordon is not with me. Justin is holding her captive.”

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