Chapter 22

Harry’s POV

I was shocked by what I had just heard. I froze as she told me the truth about the plane crash. Was it the Waynes? It was all about marriage, Russia, and business a few minutes ago. And there’s a murder now? I can’t possibly digest all of this in one day, let alone at two in the morning.

“They tried to kill you?” I mumbled under my breath.

“Why?”

She glanced at me before looking ahead at nothing.

“I don’t know. Charles divorced me because the Smith name is no longer of use to him. I never thought he could kill me though. I never thought I was that disposable.”

I didn’t know what to say, but somehow, I felt anger pulsing through my veins. I balled up my hands into fists to prevent myself from bursting.

I knew the Waynes do dirty work on the side, cheating off customers, destroying people and anything that stands in their way. The fact that they’re capable of even murder, mass murder should come as no surprise.

But bes