Chapter 148
Patrick Banks
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Valerie had been restless about the situation even if I tried to assure her that she wasn’t to be blamed for Charles’s death.
There was only one way I could calm her down — getting her proof that the shooting wasn’t done by Massimo’s men.
He asked me to give him a few days to figure out who was behind the shooting. For some weird reason, I trusted him when he said he had nothing to do with it.
I was on a call with Valerie but she stopped responding.
“Valerie, are you still there?” I asked.
Still no response.
But I could hear muffled voices from the background.
After trying to get her to respond for a few more minutes, I gave up and ended the call. Then I tried calling her again but she didn’t answer.
I let out a deep sigh and tossed my phon
