From Ashes of Scandals to His Embrace novel Chapter 365

“Locke… what are you…?”

Kinsey looked at Locke, his face a mess of emotions. Locke just grinned, like he knew something no one else did. “Why so nervous? Seriously, who’s going to find out if we don’t say anything? Just keep it quiet, that’s all I need from you.”

Laurinda caught on to their little game right away. She took out the handgun and handed it over to Locke.

“Alright, I’ll hold on to this for now. And next time, don’t use the same model. As for Aggie and what happened that night, it’s closed. She lost control and fell from the cliff. No one else is involved.”

Laurinda was honestly shocked. She hadn’t expected things to wrap up so quickly. She thought this would be something she’d have to deal with for ages.

“That’s it? It’s over already?”

“Of course. Just remember, nothing happened that night. And you don’t have to worry about Candida anymore, either. Felix has already said no one is allowed to bail her out. About the apology and compensation, the others wanted to hear what you thought. Originally, they were thinking of having Candida post a public apology video, but they’re worried it could hurt your reputation. What do you want to do?”

Locke stopped just as he was about to leave, waiting for Laurinda to answer. Whatever she wanted, he’d make it happen.

Laurinda hadn’t expected Felix to get involved, but this outcome was honestly perfect. A public apology was pointless, she didn’t want the attention, and there was no need to waste everyone’s time.

“No apology. And forget about compensation. I did hit her, after all. Let her stay in there and think about what she’s done.”

Locke was surprised at how chill Laurinda was about it, but he still thought Candida should learn her lesson.

“If you really don’t want anything, then at least let the police make a public statement online. People should take responsibility for what they do. I’ll handle it, and I promise your name won’t come up.”

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