The Man Who Never Looked Away novel Chapter 286

"You made the trending topics. Sooner or later, someone will dig up the fact that he's not your cousin. Do you plan on managing that PR crisis yourself? Do you even have the money for it?" Garnett looked at her with a steady, calculating gaze.

Lavinia tightened her lips.

Garnett spoke coolly, "In another month, we'll finalize the divorce. I won't interfere with your personal life, but if the media starts asking questions, we need to have our stories straight."

Lavinia curled her fingers into a tight fist.

"He's a neighbor. He lives nearby and was just passing through that night."

Garnett's eyes darkened. He narrowed them, his voice dropping low as he enunciated every word. "Has he been hanging around you these past few months?"

Lavinia froze. What was he insinuating?

"He just lives nearby. There is absolutely nothing going on between us. What about you? You and Sigrid stayed in the exact same hotel suite, and now you have the nerve to suspect me? You disgust me, Garnett."

Lavinia turned on her heel and walked out.

Garnett stared intensely at her retreating back, his lips pressed into a hard line, his chest heaving slightly.

Her apartment had flooded, and the power went out. She had always been terrified of deep water and the dark, yet she waded out into the storm to save someone.

Any idiot could guess who had stayed by her side in the dark, giving her comfort.

Charley Sheffield.

Garnett's fingers curled into a fist, one by one.

He had never considered Charley Sheffield a threat. Even when he had suspected Lucian Roche, he hadn't given Charley a second thought. He simply assumed that a woman who had married into a powerful family like Lavinia would never settle for an ordinary working man.

Garnett picked up his phone and dialed a private number.

"I need you to tail two people..."

He hung up the phone just as a knock came at the door.

Corinne walked in. "Mr. Harper, Ms. Sloan is still waiting outside for you."

Garnett's heart sank slightly. He had completely forgotten about Sigrid.

She must have seen the interview of him and Lavinia. She must have seen the video where he had his arm around Lavinia's shoulder, claiming, "Lavinia and I have always preferred living a modest lifestyle." She had to be heartbroken.

Yet she didn't throw a tantrum. She just waited quietly for him.

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