9
At the end of the day, life isn’t a TV drama.
Logan couldn’t actually do anything to Isaac.
He simply put some pressure on him, cutting off all the Carter Group’s opportunities and leaving them backed into a corner.
But the real blow came when the Carter Group declared bankruptcy overnight. It even made the financial headlines.
Turns out Lola had sold company secrets to a competitor before vanishing without a trace.
That night, I got an unexpected call from Logan,
His voice on the other end of the line sounded… off.
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“Mia… I think someone drugged me…”
“Can you call the cops for me?”
Anyone with half a brain could figure out what he was up to.
If he really wanted to call the police, why not just dial 911 himself? Why go through all the trouble of calling me?
I sighed, asked for his location, and went over anyway.
The moment I opened the door, Logan grabbed me in the dark.
“Mia,” he murmured, his voice raspy and shaky, “I’ve been set up…”
“I knew you wouldn’t leave me to die…”
His breath was hot against my ear, his tone dripping with vulnerability.
All my usual defenses came crumbling down.
Afterward, Logan lay across my lap like some innocent damsel, pouting dramatically.
“You’re not going to be one of those heartless, irresponsible women, are you?” he teased, his tone half–serious.
I sighed and patted his head gently, like I’d console a child.
I was wrong. Logan wasn’t a puppy–he was a bull.
Where does he get all this endless stamina?
Still, he hadn’t lied to me. He had been drugged.
Apparently, Lola had somehow managed to get close to him, slipping something into his drink.
After his assistant helped him to his room, Lola had let herself in.
But the plan didn’t go how she’d hoped.
Just seconds later, the security footage showed her being tossed out of the room–completely naked.
Guests and hotel staff passing through the hallway gave her looks that were both amused and disgusted.
Logan insisted on pressing charges, claiming she’d almost ruined his “reputation.”
But in cases like this, the consequences are never severe. Lola was released not long after being arrested.
Unfortunately, her release gave Isaac the chance to track her down.
The next time I heard about them, it was on the evening news.
Isaac had killed her.
Not just killed–tortured her.
He cut her body into dozens of pieces.
When the forensic team finally pieced her remains back together, they found that there wasn’t a single part of her body left unscathed.
That same night, Isaac jumped to his death.
He left behind a letter.
It was addressed to me.
He left behind a letter.
It was addressed to me.
When the police interviewed me about the situation, they asked if I wanted to read it.
I refused without hesitation.
“No,” I said firmly. “It’s all in the past.”
And it truly was.
Finally, it was all over.
