Chapter 540 Recognized

The door of the study had been locked from the inside, which meant that no one could have entered the room. This allowed them to exit the basement safely without getting caught.

Arnold placed his hat over Josie’s head as they left the room, hoping to draw attention away from her.

To their surprise, Zach arrived at the garden, dressed in a suit and tie as he mingled with the guests. He had the poise of a gentleman, but they knew this was just a façade.

“I want to thank you all for coming to Summer’s birthday party today,” Zach announced, raising a glass of champagne.

Arnold raised his glass to Zach, his lips curling into a smirk. “Zach.”

Zach turned around to face him and greeted him with a slight nod. “Arnold.”

“I thought you’d be here earlier, Arnold said, walking over to Zach and blocking his view of the villa.

Zach smiled, his eyes crinkling at the corners. “The whole of Wavery knows how much you care for Summer. I could never be as attentive to her as you are, even though I’m her brother.”

Everyone in the crowd chuckled politely at Zach’s remarks.

a sip of his wine. His casual manner and tone made it seem as if he hadn’t just witnessed a horrific scene

wasn’t feeling well, so I had her stay

curving up in

to Dexter. They both kept their eyes fixed on

himself confidently, speaking in high spirits with the

was walking towards Dexter; her

is his secretary?”

his eyes searching

he is right now,” Dexter

approached them, her eyes sparkling with innocence. “Dex, do I look beautiful today?”

breathtakingly beautiful; her eyes shone like stars in the night sky. Dexter forced a warm smile.

his answer, then turned to his secretary. “Mr. Peeple, where are you

question. “We have an urgent problem to attend to,” he responded quickly,

looked down, her eyes no longer sparkling with light. “Dex,

forced chuckle, his eyes

find her. Are you searching for her

single word. Dexter’s smile faltered as he replied, “You don’t

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