Chapter 228

Maxine froze, startled by the sound of the shattered wine glass. “Mr. Edwards!” she stammered.

Kevin’s icy glare pierced through her. “I’ll ask you one last time: where is Norah?”

Maxine glanced nervously at the broken glass on the floor, then back at Kevin’s furious expression. Any hint of boldness drained from her as the wine’s haze evaporated.

“Norah’s not here,” she admitted in a trembling voice. “It’s just me and you, Mr. Edwards.”

Kevin’s eyes darkened, and his voice turned colder. “So, the message she sent… You set this up?”

“Yes,” Maxine confessed hesitantly, still not comprehending the depth of Kevin’s wrath. “Norah works under the Edwards family name. I needed to meet with you, and she helped me. Isn’t that fair? She and I—”