Chapter One Hundred-Fourty Six

Detective Kai nodded, taking notes. "And you didn't see anyone suspicious or notice any unusual activity around the car?"

Karina shook her head. "No, it was just a quick stop. I didn't see anything out of the ordinary."

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Meanwhile, Amira, deep in thought about Aidan and Karina since she left the place where Lucas had Alicia captive, arrived at Algernon Group Company and headed straight to Aidan's office.

Determined to seek answers, she barged in, catching Aidan as he was preparing to leave. He gave her a displeased look.

"What do you want, Amira?"

She walked straight up to him, her eyes blazing. "Tell me about the night before I found you at the house. What happened?"

Aidan eyed her coolly. "I have no idea what you're talking about."

Amira moved closer, quickly unbuttoning his shirt and pulling it back, exposing his neck and the love bite marks on his back and nape.

Her eyes widened with a mix of anger and hurt. "You can't lie to me, Aidan. How did you get these marks? I