An arrest

Meanwhile, on the other side of town, Jeffery was in high spirits.

“Perfect! That went better than I expected. If i knew the whole inheritance matter would put them in this big of a fix and would cause tension, I would have played this card a long time ago. This is going to give me more time to tidy up some loose ends.”

“I'm glad it helped,” Bryce cleared his throat, “Can I go home now? It's getting kind of late, Emily will be worried sick.”

“Alright, can't keep the lady waiting can you?” He patted him on the shoulder, “You did good today Bryce, soon, all this will be over! In a couple of months Noah will be finished!”

Or so he thought. The next morning he showed up at the Walton estate again. He had told Edward that he wanted to inform him of the progress with splitting Noah and Sophia apart.

He wanted to see the look on Edward's face when he tells him that Sophia and Noah are separated.

He took off his coat and hung in Edward's closet. The smile on his face was wide.

Edward tapp