Chapter 85

“What do you mean Aaron killed Zoe’s ex-husband?” Jacob screamed in Avery’s office after hearing it for the first time. Avery turned to look at him from the window close to his desk to see the shocked look on his face. He used to tell Jacob everything but this was the first time he was mentioning the death of Zoe’s husband and Aaron’s involvement in it. He had also done everything on his own without involving Jacob and now he was beginning to see how stupid it was not to tell him. Jacob would have at least pushed him to do things better and he wouldn’t have ended up this way.

“Yes, Jacob.” Avery said to him, taking his seat again. “Aaron killed Zoe’s husband because he was interfering in his business. Zoe happened to be there when he was shot.”

“And then what happened?”

“I knocked her out before she could reveal herself to Aaron and then took her to the hospital. Since that day, I have always kept an eye on her. I watched her go through her mourning phase, making sure she was alright