Chapter 448

Jason’s POV

The drive home felt longer than it should have, each mile stretched by the storm brewing in my chest. 

My knuckles gripped the steering wheel so tightly that my hands began to ache, but the pain barely registered. My mind was racing faster than the car I was driving. 

I couldn’t stop thinking about Mr. Paul. That man was a ticking time bomb, ready to blow everything apart the moment someone lit the fuse…and I was sure Caroline was holding the match.

It didn’t take a genius to figure it out. Caroline had been circling like a hawk, hungry for any lead that could point her to Gerald, known as Damien by Logan and Isabella, as Logan’s acting son called him. 

She had a way of sniffing out weakness, and Mr. Paul? He was the weakest link. I didn’t trust him. I couldn’t trust him.

"That damn fool," I muttered, my voice laced with anger and frustration. "He’ll hand over Gerald’s location without a sec