Chapter 76. Leverage

River wasn’t the one who sent me the message, but the contents… It was all about him.

“Underground… business?” I muttered, my brows furrowing as I scrolled through the articles. “River’s a part of this? Why would someone send this to me?”

If only River were here, I could easily have asked him about these contents. But he’s not, and he wasn’t replying to my texts, either.

Well, he has told me that he would be busy until night, and I understand. I’m also sure that whoever sent me this message was just trying to taint River’s reputation.

I’m sure it’s Hans. He just wants me to doubt River.

“No… This isn’t true…” I whispered, shaking my head as I tried not to imagine anything. “Because River doesn’t have any reason to be a part of this.”

I wasn’t innocent of this kind of organization. Syndicates like this were created to do illegal things.

And the idea that River, the man who had risked everything to save me, could be a part of this… It makes my