Chapter 144


    “Seriously? Ryker’s a Navy SEAL – there’s no way he’d let


    there’s no way he’d let you get snatched up. Your whole act was to test ifn would pick you over


    me. I’ve said it time and again. I’m not meddling in your romance


    Why can’t you trust me? Why do you keep puttingn through the wringer? You smacked him


    upside the head the other day, and now you’ve got him.


    stitched up like a Thanksgiving turkey. If you really loved him, you wouldn’t treat him like this.”


    ra was floored by Heidi’s ability to twist the truth into pretzels. She had her suspicions, sure, but


    how could everything be such a crazy coincidence?


    Heidi was rushed to the hospital for an emergency, and right after, ra’s cry for help call came in.


    And now it was all starting to make sense. It was a trap, all intricatelyid out for her. The goal? To


    show her thatn would never choose her to break her heart for good.


    –


    However, Heidi hadn’t expectedn to break the mold and choose to save ra this time. ra’s


    lips curled into a smirk as she faced Heidi. “Oh, you got me! How’d you figure out my master n?


    It’s almost like you were in on it.”


    Heidi was thrown for a loop by ra’s unexpected y.


    Wasn’t she supposed to deny everything? Why was she so casually confessing? And she was now


    even pointing fingers at her?


    Inside, Heidi cursed ra to high heaven. When it came to a war of words, she admitted. defeat to


    ra. She had seen ra in action in the courtroom.


    All Heidi could do was y the victim card. With a look of utter distress, she turned ton. n, I’m


    not ming ra, and I don’t want to dig into who stirred up trouble at the office. It’s just… seeing


    you hurt like that, and my leg…” She paused, with a tear trickling down her cheek. “The doctors say


    I might never dance again.”


    Anyone would feel a pang of sympathy, butn didn’t even nce her way. Instead, he took ra’s


    hand. His voice was tinged with exasperation. “Silly girl! You only settle for a measly ten million?


    You could ask for a billion, or even my life, and I wouldn’t hesitate.”


    Heidi was stunned. Ian knew it was a setup by ra. However, not only did he not me her, but


    also he even made such a deration.


    Heidi couldn’t believe it was real. He must be saying this just to spite her.n was too proud a man


    to throw his life away for a woman.


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    Heidi clenched her fists so tightly that her nails dug into her palms, but she didn’t flinch at the pain.


    That was when Dawson walked in with an update. “Mr. Hayes, the two suspects have confessed.”


    Han’s gaze hardened. “What did they say?”


    Dawson nced at ra before speaking. “They im it was Attorney ra who put them up to


    it.


    ra metn’s gaze with undisguised scorn. “With all this evidence, looks like I’m in for a real tight


    spct.”


    Heidi’s eyes briefly flickered with triumph, which was quickly reced by an innocent facade. Her


    voice carried a hint of pleading. n, ra did it out of jealousy. There’s no real harm meant. Just


    give her a p on the wrist, okay? Don’t send her to jail. She’s worked so hard to build her career in


    law. If word gets out, how’s she supposed to survive?”


    It sounded like she was interceding for ra, but in truth, it was a veiled threat.


    Just as Heidi thought she had everything sewn up,n’s deep, maic voice filled the room. His


    gaze on ra was intense, and his tone was casual yetmanding. “How should I punish you,


    then? How about you be my wife for a lifetime?”