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    Olivia’s stomach swooped when she saw who was leading the cops to


    them.


    It was Ethan.


    *Olivia*


    As soon as I saw Ethan, I spotted Amelia, slightly hidden behind an apple tree. She was watching the scene unfold as a pleased smirk crossed her face. When we made eye contact, her smile widened even


    more.


    My hands clenched into tight fists when I realized that Amelia had brought Ethan here because she wanted to cause even more chaos. Ethan’s mother had double–crossed us. I should have known that she would only look out for herself and her family.


    As soon as Mrs. Windsor saw Ethan, her face crumpled with relief. Of course Chloe’s mom would think that Ethan’s presence meant that her and her daughter were in the clear.


    “Ethan, I’m so happy to see you<i>.</i>” Mrs. Windsor said. “You have to help me. Olivia tried to murder my poor, sweet daughter. She went mad with jealousy and kept saying that if she couldn’t have you, then no one could.<i>” </i>


    My blood boiled with rage. So, that was the angle that she wanted to y? I had to give it to her. When it came to protecting her daughter, Mrs. Windsor was quick on her feet.


    “Don’t worry,” Ava whispered to me. “The police aren’t going to believe Mrs. Windsor’s tall tales. It took so long for them to arrive. And now


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    I’m pretty sure that Ethan was the one to call them. That <b>means </b><b>that </b><b>he </b>witnessed Kelly attacking Chloe, and he stood by and didn’t <b>protect </b><b>his </b>future wife. That means that he knows Chloe is guilty since he <b>didn’t </b>try to save her.”


    I nodded. She did have a good point, but that didn’t make my unease lessen. Being used of attempted murder was always nerve- wracking. It didn’t matter how unfounded the usations were.


    “No, that’s not what happened, and you know it, Mrs. Windsor,” Ethan said coldly. “I witnessed the entire thing.”


    Chloe’s moms face paled.


    The police assessed the situation and after they made sure that Kelly’s knife had been lost in the bottom of the pond–which was the only weapon–they lowered their guns and called the EMT’s to transport Chloe to the hospital because of her multiple stab wounds.


    Mrs. Windsor stood up on shaking legs and staggered to Ethan, cing her hands on his chest. “Please, as Chloe’s future husband, will you go with her to the hospital?”


    Ethan’s face was a mask of indifference as he stepped away from Mrs. Windsor. “No, I will not. I have to go to the station so that I can give my statement.”


    Mrs. Windsor’s eyes widened with horror. “Your statement for what?” she whispered, but it seemed like she already knew the answer.


    “My statement about hearing a confession to murder,” Ethan said.


    “Why would you do that?” Mrs. Windsor snapped. “Chloe is carrying your child.”


    “I will not lie for her,” Ethan said, and his eyes hardened. “I will not


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    sacrifice my morals for her. I’m not you, Mrs. Windsor ”


    I sort of understood where Ethan wasing from after everything that he had witnessed today, but it was still shocking to see how he could change his allegiance to someone so quickly. I couldn’t believe that he had watched his future bride fight for her life, and he didn’t even lift one finger to help her. Ethan was selfish, and he wouldn’t dare help anyone if it meant that he could somehow be negatively impacted


    This realization made bile rise to my throat.


    Ethan’s dark eyes locked onto mine, and if he could read my thoughts, he mouthed something that made my stomach swoop. “I’d never throw you under the bus.”


    I scoffed and looked away. He had already thrown me under a metaphorical bus. And then he had watched me be run over multiple times.


    Soon, Chloe was being loaded into a stretcher, and the police were gathering everyone to take them to the station.


    “Wait!” Ava yelled. “Before we leave, and Mrs. Windsor has the chance to tamper with evidence, I have to report a crime.” She made sure that all eyes were on her before she contínued. “I have a video of Chloe and her mother instructing their bodyguards to dig up a body that they had buried here many years ago.” She pointed to the peach tree. Then, she took out her video and showed the evidence.


    Mrs. Windsor’s eyes widened with panic. “No! She must have altered that video! That’s not true! My daughter and I are good people. We would never do something like that.”


    The head police officer’s face was grim after Ava’s video finished. “Let’s investigate before we take them to the station. We can’t just leave


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    here to tamper with the evidence”


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