Chapter 96 An Uninvited Guest

Lamont raised his head and glanced at Amelie. An imperceptible smile appeared at the corners of his mouth.

“Alright, I’ve signed the bailing deal.”

Lamont pushed one of the contracts over, but he did not touch the other one.

Amelie did not take it. Instead, she raised her eyebrows slightly. “What? Why not sign the other?”

Lamont shrugged his shoulders. He knew in his heart that he had to accept the tyrannical terms of the second contract. He signed his name on the last page of the contract with his pen.

“Very good.” Amelie nodded in satisfaction. After arranging the documents, she put them into his bag. “Wait a moment. I will give the deal to the person in charge to take a look. You can leave after the confirmation.‘

“Yes.”

That night, people passing by the police station might see a man and a woman entering a Rolls–Royce Silver Ghost.

What was going on?

What was going on?

Miriam curled up on the sofa. Wrapped in a thick blanket, she stared at the phone screen

with a pale face.

She stared at the text sent by Macey. “Were you the one who opened the door to

Lamont’s office?”

Since she was holding onto her phone tightly, a thin layer of sweat appeared on

Miriam’s hand, which turned sticky and uncomfortable.

Ding.

Suddenly, her phone rang.

It was a call from Macey.

Miriam didn’t dare to pick it up. The crisp sound of the ringing filled the empty room. It

was quite strange.

Finally, the ringing stopped.

Miriam closed her eyes and leaned against the back of the chair in deep thought.

Macey would find her sooner or later. It was not a good idea to hide at home all the time.

She took her phone and bought a train ticket online.

choose to run

the next morning’s train ticket to her

her clothes.

hour, Miriam straightened her aching back and

tall figure appeared as soon as she opened the door.

“Ah! Help! Help!”

screamed and threw the trash bag in her hand at the man. She pressed against the door handle with the other hand to

one leg in.

neighbors peeked out their heads, but

“It’s me.”

voice when her

and looked outside

indeed Lamont.

by a bag of trash. He was now standing

Byron! You’re released!”

and looked at Lamont with surprise and joy. Then, she squatted down awkwardly and picked up the trash bag outside the door. “I’m sorry, Mr. Byron. I thought that Ms. Aylward’s people wanted to

Let me in and we can

in and sat down in a corner of the sofa.

like to drink something?”

packing things up, the room was a mess. Miriam

hands.

looked around and said, “I can’t let my mother know that I was released. You should know a

me to rest.”

is the

about to contact a familiar agent, Lamont’s

company. It’s

building of the Byron

where the rent was high. The agent she knew did not do business

I’ll try

and got up

where are you going now?”

way, have you done everything I asked you

Wasn’t Lamont

“Yes.”

had happened at that time in

I got it.”

from his pocket

hurry.

hotel, Lamont took out a newly–bought

a message? Three days were long enough for them to send people over. How

environment, Lamont entered a

message received?”

minute after he sent the message, there appeared

Byron! Are

Oakland recently. We thought he would go

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