Chapter 18

Barbara paced nervously in the luxurious penthouse, her mind skipping with thoughts of the recent events.

She had been thinking of how to manipulate situations to her advantage, But now, with Alyssa, the hitman she had hired, behind bars, she felt a creeping sense of vulnerability.

She knew that if Alyssa revealed her name during the interrogation at the police headquarters, her carefully constructed world would come crashing down.

Her reputation, and even the marriage she had been longing for might not come to reality, and the relationship she was trying hard to build might crashed, and Stanley might leave, and her world would be tainted, but Barbara couldn't let that happen,

As she pondered her next move, her phone buzzed with a text message. It was from Alyssa's lawyer, informing her of the arrest and requesting a meeting immediately. Barbara's heart skipped a beat, was this a trap? Or could this be an opportunity?“ she asked,

She hesitated for a moment, contemplating the ris