Page 99 of Heartbreak Hero

“What?” Jack asked, sounding surprised.

“Yeah, when I was leaving the warehouse, one of them said our guy wounded a government official.”

“And you’re just telling me this now?” Jack snapped.

“It’s no big deal,” Markem said, his voice turning soothing.

“What did you do with the money Huxley gave back?” Jack said through his teeth.

“That was months ago, why?”

“Just tell me.”

“I used it to hire people to bring Sara home.”

“So, there’s a trail between you and them,” Jack murmured as if relieved.

Markem seemed at a loss for words, and the pair left the library a few moments later.

Sara didn’t move from her spot.

Levi had given the money back months ago.

That had been around the time he had found her at the nightclub.

Which meant that he had protected her for a whole other reason.

Placing a hand protectively over her stomach, she rubbed her palm gently.

“Okay, baby, let’s go find daddy,” she whispered.

Pulling out her phone, she sent an all-alert text message to the girls.

Sara: We all need to talk.

Ana: About the dirtbag?

Sara gave a choking, tearful laugh. They all knew that she was pregnant with Levi’s baby, and he knew nothing about it.

Her friends knew she was planning to marry another man. They also knew that Levi had taken the money, but what they didn’t know was that Levi had given it back.

Things aren’t what they appear to be. I was lied to. I need your help.

Within seconds, Lily, Ana, Michelle, and even Carla rallied via text message responses.

Michelle: What’s going on?

Sara: I was misinformed. Levi returned the money to my parents long ago.”

Their immediate responses had her laughing, and the screen blurred when tears filled her eyes.

Lily: They lied? Tell me who to bitch slap.

Carla: I’ll hold them down.

Ana: I’ll press charges!

Michelle: Does this mean I have to return my bridesmaid’s dress?

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