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Chapter 8

Author: Flowing River
Jerome felt his blood turn cold. What could be more crushing than to realize the woman he loved had been playing him for a fool all along?

When I saw Jerome abandoning the phone with the livestream exiting from his dark hiding spot, I knew that the evidence I got the private investigator to send to Jerome had been put to good use.

"Benjamin, have you slept with Roxanne?" Jerome questioned bluntly.

Instantly, Benjamin's expression turned awkward. As he glanced toward the phone, he asked in a lowered voice, "What the hell is going on with you now? I thought we agreed to get rid of Violet once and for all?"

He thought the phone was too far away to record what he said, but unfortunately for him, I had several wiretaps on me. Every word that came out of his mouth was concrete evidence that could be used against him.

When Jerome lost his temper, he couldn't care less about anything else. He stormed up to Benjamin and grabbed him by the collar before questioning loudly, "I asked you if y
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