I Slapped My Fiancé—Then Married His Billionaire Nemesis novel Chapter 260

Chapter 260 Ashton: What If She Lashes Out

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1 stood. ‘Brief me on the way. Dom, call the pilot. Prep the plane. File the flight plan. Let me know the moment it’s approved.‘

Dominic was already on his phone. ‘Got it, boss. Destination?

‘Paris.‘

You’re going to Paris?‘ Lea asked.

Inodded. ‘Franklin Vance was Mira’s father. The news of his death will be a shock. I need to be there.‘

‘I’ll walk you down.‘ She matched my stride as I headed for the executive lift. ‘What did he do to end up in prison?’

‘Embezzlement, fraud, forgery, tax evasion, the works. When I asked him to make a will leaving everything to Mira, he tried to forge one to shift his assets abroad.‘

‘Huh. So you had him locked up?”

‘He did that to himself. I just sped up the process.‘

‘Huh,‘ she said again.

‘What?‘ I glanced at her. The lift was already descending

‘Does your wife know?‘

‘Of course. I told her.‘

“So she knows you’re the reason her father went to prison.‘

“There was no love lost between them, if that’s what you’re getting at.”

‘Like my parents and yours. Got it.‘ Lea nodded. ‘Still, I wonder…”

“What?‘

‘How she’ll react when she hears he’s dead. What was the cause again?”

Dominic, who was in the lift with us, said, ‘Suicide. My sources say he was being bullied in prison. Gangs and the usual. Franklin had a pampered life. He wasn’t it for the rougher side of prison and refused to pay bribes, so they made things hell for him‘

So, if he hadn’t gone to prison, he probably wouldn’t be killed hunsell, He wasn’t suicistal by nature, ‘Lea said

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Chapter 260 Ashton What She Lashes Out

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Lea looked at me again.

The lift doors opened into the garage. I stepped out.

“What?”

‘Are you sure seeing your wife right now is a good idea?”

‘Why wouldn’t it be?‘

‘She might blame you for his death.’1

I stopped and turned back. ‘How do you mean?‘

‘Like you said, he wouldn’t have topped himself if he hadn’t gone to prison. And he wouldn’t have gone to prison if you hadn’t pushed things along.‘

‘The court put him there,‘ I said.

‘Semantics. We all know how the world works.‘ She glanced towards Dominic, who’d gone ahead to get the car. ‘He was her father. It’d be strange if she didn’t feel even a little sad, and lash out. You’ll be standing there, tied to the whole mess, and that makes you an easy target.‘

I frowned. ‘Mira hated her father. She’s cut ties with her family. She won’t see it that way.‘

‘Are you sure? Completely sure? Not everyone’s like us, Ash. We came from similar backgrounds, all of us. You, me, Kylian, Rusty, the rest of the gang. Shipped overseas when we were kids because one parent or the other couldn’t be bothered. We hate our parents.

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