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Chapter 195 Inch’s Assets Skyrocket
Officer Jackson was dead serious when he asked me that.
I paused, not answering right away. “Officer Jackson, did Moore spill something?”
He shook his head, a crease forming between his brows. “Her story pretty much matches
yours. But what’s bugging me is how Noah just vanished into thin air. We locked down
Lake City tight, combed through the place, but still, not a sign of him. It makes me wonder
if he could be dead.”
My heart lurched, and without even thinking, my hands balled into fists. It was not the
murder that had me on edge–I had not killed anyone–but the fact that I had helped hide
the b*dy. If it had been just me, I might have spilled the beans to the cops the second I
laid eyes on them. With Inch involved, any sl*p–up could drag him down too.
I bit my l*p and took a deep breath, trying to keep my cool as I faced Officer Jackson. I
managed to
keep a straight face as I repeated my earlier story.
Officer Jackson gave a slow nod, his eyes narrowing as if he was piecing together a puzzle.
After a tense silence, he threw me a curveball, “Ms. Scott, how long have you been friends
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtwith this Mr.
Fowell?”
His question caught me off guard. “Not too long,” I replied, my brow furrowing. “Why the
sudden interest, Officer Jackson?”
He did not bite, just kept on with his line of questioning. “You met him on that cruise to
Macamer, did not you?”
I pressed my l*ps together, a wave of confusion washing over me.
He did not wait for me to answer. “Don’t worry, Ms. Scott. I’m just putting the pieces
together. I trust what you’ve told me about yourself, but there’s something about your
friend that’s got me scratching my head. I just wanted to double–check, though I might be
on to nothing.”
“Puzzled? About Inch?” I echoed, trying to keep up with his train of thought.
He gave a nod and said, “Yeah, I’ve looked into Inch’s background. His dad passed away
when he was just a kid, and his mom’s been hopping from city to city, working hard to
raise him ever since. But about five years ago, his mom got hit with stomach cancer. To
pay for her treatment, Inch skipped school and started working to make ends meet. When
her condition got worse, he started looking for quicker ways to cash in. At first, he hung
out with some rich ladies, and later, it looks like he met with some wealthy older guys.”
He chose his words carefully, but I had already caught a glimpse of Inch’s dark secret.
After all, guy had been buck n*ked the first time I laid eyes on him….
the
I took a deep breath and faced Officer Jackson, keeping my cool. “Life’s got its ups and
downs, and it’s not Inch’s fault his road’s been bumpier than most. He’s done everything
he can to keep his loved ones close, and there’s no shame in that, no matter how he’s
done it. You don’t think his past makes
Chapter 195 Inch’s Assets Skyrocket
him a bad guy, do you, Officer Jackson?”
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Officer Jackson shook his head, his voice steady. “Not at all. I’m not sharing this because I
think less of him or anything. I’m just laying out the facts, which also happen to be what’s
got me scratching my head. From what I’ve dug up, Inch vanished for a while about two
months back–right after you went to Macamer. Then, out of the blue, he pops up in Lake
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmCity with a fortune to his name. That’s the part that’s got me stumped.”
I bit my l*p, keeping my thoughts to myself. His confusion mirrored my own. How Inch
managed to snag a multimillion–dollar mansion in no time flat was just as much a mystery
to me.
After a brief silence, I spoke up. “He’s got this friend named Charlie. I bet Charlie’s the one
who him the present.”
gave
Officer Jackson gave a nod. “Yeah, it looks like a gift when you check out his assets. But
from what we’ve dug up, Charlie’s this enigmatic rich guy from Silvana. He’s never once
stepped foot here and hasn’t crossed paths with Inch. If you line up the dates, they
probably only met while Inch was off the grid. After just two months, they’re suddenly best
buds?”
I could not help but grin. “You’re quite the gossip, Officer Jackson. Gifting someone a
house isn’t really that big of a deal if you’ve got it all. Maybe they just clicked instantly.
You said it yourself, Charlie’s loaded. To him, tossing a Lake City mansion to a pal is no
biggie. A few million is probably just chump change to him.”
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