Burn Me Once Burn With Me (Ruby Grayson) novel Chapter 496

Still, Ruby didn’t dwell on it. She shook her head, cleared her thoughts, and strode away.

The moment she stepped out of the hotel, Fanny and Hayley appeared at her side. “Well? How about my watch—works like a charm, doesn’t it?”

Hayley cocked an eyebrow, tapping her fingertip against Ruby’s wrist.

“It’s perfect,” Ruby replied with a bright smile, openly praising them both.

“By the way,” Fanny chimed in, “just as you guessed—Gennifer and Hanley Grayson were right outside the hotel. Hayley got video of them, clear as day. You can see their faces.”

As she spoke, Fanny handed Ruby a small camcorder.

Ruby felt the weight of the device in her palm, a cold smile curling at the edge of her mouth.

It must have been Morgan who orchestrated this, but she hadn’t expected Gennifer to turn the tables so sharply.

She’d only asked Fanny and Hayley to keep an eye out for anyone suspicious lurking nearby—never expecting such a windfall.

Her fingers tightened around the camcorder.

All things considered, Morgan’s little stunt had been unpleasant, but the outcome was better than she could have hoped for.

Ruby narrowed her eyes thoughtfully.

In that hotel room, she hadn’t missed the look in Morgan’s eyes. He had no idea Gennifer was pulling tricks behind his back. That alone would set him off.

So, the moment Ruby figured out Gennifer’s involvement, she’d pressured the others until they gave Gennifer up.

After all, if you want to get back at someone as paranoid and unhinged as Morgan, letting him fixate on someone else was a perfect move.

“Let’s go home,” she said, clapping Fanny and Hayley on the shoulder.

Under the setting sun, the three of them walked side by side—slender, graceful, and each carrying an air of quiet strength.

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