Chapter 554


    As soon as Jan saw Dalton, his entire demeanor crumbled like a house of cards. His bluster evaporated in an instant, and


    looking over at me with guilt shing in his eyes, he switched gears and tried a different tack, "Babe..."


    | shot him a look of pure disdain. "Get a grip, will you?"


    Dalton had never much cared for Jan, and now, taking in the disarray of the room, he gave Jan, who looked like a hot


    mess, a dismissive nce. It was clear as day what had gone down here.


    Even the cops trailing behind Dalton were taken aback by the scene inside the house.


    | wasn''t embarrassed in the slightest. Turning to Dalton, | said, "You couldn''t have timed it better. Despite the divorce, this guy''s


    been squatting at my ce. | changed the locks once, and he just busted them open again. Even had the nerve to trash the


    ce while | was out. | haven’t had the chance to call it in yet, so let''s add that to the report, shall we?"Aaliyah, you are so mean,


    " Jan sneered, cradling his broken wrist for Dalton to see, "Sir, this is just a family squabble. She brought her fighter to break


    my hand, and she''s the one who''s going to make the first usation. Sure, | trashed the ce, but this is personal, right?"


    "The moment you divorced, it stopped being just family business. You''reing with me to the station for a thorough


    exnation," Dalton said, cutting him off without a hint of sympathy, "Take him away."


    "Sir, | need a hospital first. I''m hurt."


    “We''ll get you sorted,” Dalton replied, his voice icy.


    | spoke up, "I''ll send over the evidence to your office. It''s pretty clear how he got his injuries."


    Hearing this, Jan gave me a venomous re, "You''ve got some nerve, Aaliyah."


    "Just getting started. We''ll settle up, bit by bit. No rush," | said calmly, standing my ground.


    His face ghostly pale from the pain and sweat slicking down his forehead, Jan was a far cry from his once cocky self. |


    couldn''t help but sneer internally. This was more like it.


    As the police escorted him out, he turned back with an evil stare and a malicious grin, "You''ll never find him!"


    Stunned, | watched as Jan was dragged away, a sinking feeling in my stomach.


    Did he actually know where the lost boy was?


    Two dayster, the ce finally weed its new owner.


    It cost me nearly a million, a good deal for the new owner. Even so, | wouldn''t let him take advantage of this house. The reason


    why I''d rather deal for less than a million dors is that | don''t want him to have a roof over his head and a way back.Text content ? N?velDrama.Org.


    Before handing over the keys, Logan''s people came to remove his equipment. | took onest look around the now spotless


    house, then handed the keys to the new owner. With that, a decade of memories were locked away forever.


    Stepping out, | felt reborn, ready to start anew.


    We got into the car, and | never looked back as we drove away from the neighborhood.


    Pulling out onto the main road, Hannah asked, "Are we heading home, Allie?"


    "Let''s take a spin around the city first, shake off the bad vibes," | instructed her softly.


    Gazing out the window, | realized I''d never truly seen this city, despite living here for ten years.