BookToReadChapter 175
Allison paused for a split second, quickly swapping her look of irritation for a bright smile. Her expression shifted
in a heartbeat. "Hey, Joshua, it's you."
Joshua's eyes narrowed slightly. "Did you just mention Shawn?"
Allison didn't hold back and replied honestly, "Yeah, Shawn was just knocking on the door."
Joshua then noticed the breakfast bag by the wall. His voice was calm and unreadable. "Did he bring you
breakfast?"
"Yes, | have no idea what got into him this early morning. | was sleeping soundly, and he wokeup." As Allison
spoke, the disgust and irritation in her eyes were crystal clear.
Joshua asked, "How does he know your exact floor and room number?"
This question caught Allison off guard. Right, she had never told Shawn her floor or room number, so how did he
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Allison replied blankly, "I don't know."
Joshua frowned. "Don't worry, Allie, I'll get to the bottom of this. Mind if | cin?"
Allison stepped aside, making room for Joshua to enter.
Once inside, Joshua took off his gray cashmere coat and casually hung it on the wall hook. Allison bent down to
place a pair of men's slippers at Joshua's feet.
While Joshua was changing shoes, Allison tried to keep it casual as she asked, "Oh, by the way, Joshua, last night
you mentioned you had something urgent to handle. What was that all about? Did you sort it out?"
Joshua paused, his tone steady. "It was about Sue."
He was being so open and Allison finally relaxed. She let out a barely noticeable sigh of relief, her tense body
easing.
Thank goodness, he wasn't hiding anything.
She knew she hadn't misjudged him; Joshua wasn't like Shawn.
"Sue?" Allison continued, "Isn't she in custody right now?"
Joshua replied, "I'm sorry, Allie. | didn't tell you earlier because | didn't want you to worry. A month ago, Sue
falsely claimed she was pregnant and was abducted on her way to a hospital check-up."
This lined up with what Shawn had told her, with one big difference — Joshua used the word "falsely."
"Falsely? So she was never pregnant?"
Joshua nodded, "Yeah, after she
was abducted, we kept searching for her. We finally found her at a scam operation near the border, and she
admitted she was never pregnant.”
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Following Joshua into the living room, Allison asked, "Who took her? What was their motive?"
"This is why | didn't want you to worry," Joshua turned to her, his expression serious. "The people who took her
are quite powerful. | suspect they were targeting me."
Joshua's brow furrowed, and he paused, his demeanor grave. "Last night... | got a call on my way to pick you up.
They toldSue was murdered."
Allison's eyes widened in shock.
"Our team found her and planned to interrogate her about who was behind it all, but before we could get any
information, she was silenced."
Allison was horrified. Sue was guilty,
and Allison despised her. But she believed in the justice system. Kidnapping and attempted murder charges
should be dealt with by the law. Even if, by sstretch, she would face the harshest legat penalties, it should
be through proper legal channels. Being murdered was too cruel a fate.
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