Chapter 93. A Bad Codza

Denise POV

“Finally! I thought you'd never return.” I stood to welcome the man who had been the only family I'd known all my life.

Mom had died young leaving me in the care of my stepfather, who was then her boyfriend.

Yeah, they never got a chance to tie the knot before she died, so had my stepdad explained.

I owed the man a lot especially when he'd gone through the stress of helping me find my root and discovering I was the biological daughter of a rich man.

A dead rich man.

He hugged me. “Yeah, I had some business to attend to. It took more time than I'd expected.” He explained.

He'd been gone for days.

“I'm glad you're home now.” I told him.

He studied my face. “How did your meeting with Hailey go?”

He had not been able to reach out to ask. The day I'd gone to see Hailey was the same day he'd left for his business.

He dealt in a lot of illegal stuff but I di