Chapter 713 – The Disguised Billionaire and His Accidental Wife Novel Free Online

“Don’t worry, Mr. York. I will oversee the matter from start to finish. Once you smoke them out, we can get them once and for all. They should’ve faced the law when their boss was caught years ago.

“They fled and were in hiding for many years, and now they had made something of themselves.” Zack opened the file and pulled out Julian’s investigation report. It included background checks and photos of multiple individuals so that Zack could remember their faces.

“Also, that Jessica girl is bait. Just keep an eye on her, but you need to be very careful. They have been watching the girl for a long time. They will sense something is amiss when you start to get a closer look at Jessica.”

Zack read the documents three times before quietly putting the papers in order and slipping them back into the file. He then handed the file to Julian and thanked him.

“It never occurred to me that they would use the Yates girl,” Zack callously remarked.

“Liberty brought it up to me because she thought it was strange. That got me thinking. It was strange indeed. She never wanted Hank to see Sonny before, but now she visits with Hank and tries to be friendly with Sonny.”

They had a sneaking suspicion that Mr. Newman and his wife were in on it. They also suspected that it must be someone Zack had offended. To everybody’s surprise, Jessica was the pawn in this game.

Since the Browns were related by blood to Sonny, the family’s attempt to be nice to Sonny did not raise any suspicion.

“They’re not trying to get even with you, Mr. York. It’s your wife they are after, but you had her surrounded by security. Your wife can fight too. They wouldn’t try anything in broad daylight since you’re a man of status and power. That was probably why they tried to get to your wife through her nephew.

“As far as I know, your wife practically raised her nephew. Your wife is close with him, so she’ll be more than willing to meet their demands to see them alone if her nephew ends up in their hands.

Now that Julian got the whole story, he had to say that these people were great at playing mind games.

“They had tried to use your wife’s relatives, but they forewent the idea probably because her relatives were unreliable and couldn’t produce results.”

Serena’s relatives were all talk and no action. They could do nothing in the face of powerful people.

The Hunts had tried to replace Serena as Mrs. York with a plastic version, but that turned out to be a bust. Serena found out about their plan, and Zack foiled it.

Harriet, who went under the knife, had her face altered to be exactly the same as another cousin. The cousin’s husband mistook Harriet for his wife, and a kerfuffle ensued. Harriet and that cousin had since turned on each other.

Now, Harriet had to go for another plastic surgery.

Anyway, the Hunts did not amount to anything.

They did more harm than good.

“I’ll hand the information on these people to the police tomorrow. The authorities will handle the arrest. But these people are sly. I doubt they can be captured all at once. Just watch your backs, for now, Mr. York.”

Julian did not let Zack take the documents away because it was not safe. It was time to hand over the case to the police as these people were once the henchmen of a crime lord. Their records were not squeaky clean.

“Thank you, Julian. We’ll be careful.”

Zack thanked Julian.

Julian said with a smile, “Don’t stress over it too much. I won’t let anything happen to you. They might try again in the next few days. I’m guessing they would pick the upcoming holiday. People will be out and about during the festive holiday. The crowd will make it a perfect cover for them to strike and run away.

“Just carry on with your plans. They might have eyes on you, but I’ve got people watching them too.

Julian’s remark gave Zack assurance.

He showed his appreciation toward Julian repeatedly.

“It’s not like we just knew each other, Mr. York. Don’t mention it. You and Josh are best friends, so you’re my friend too.”

Josh gleefully chimed in, “You should thank me, Zack. I told my cousin to help you.”

“Thank you.”

Josh grinned. “That’s it? Can’t you give me something to work on? How about an extra month off for my martial leave?”

Zack said, “Aren’t two months enough? What? Are you going to quit your job just because you’re getting married?”

“It’s just two months. Make it three. I’m happy to accept two and a half months too. Zack looked at him resignedly.

“How about six months?”

“Oh, I’ll take it!”

Julian said with a smile, “Why don’t you take maternity leave too? Mr. York, just leave him. Give him the two-month marital leave and not a day more. Let me know if he doesn’t come back to work when the two months are up. I’ll tie him up and deliver him to you.”

“Hey, I’m your family, you know.”

“I don’t even care if it’s my brother. Besides, you’re only my cousin.”

Josh remarked, “I can’t depend on you for anything.”

He was joking, of course.

The two-month marital leave was more than enough.

Since Jasmine, Serena, and Elisa were working together on a project right now, Jasmine was focused on making it work and turning a profit.

Julian finished the liquor and said, “It’s late, Mr. York. You should go back and rest.”

Zack stood up and expressed his gratitude to Julian once more before Josh saw him out. Several minutes later, Zack’s fleet of vehicles left the Buchams’ residence.

It was getting deeper into the night.

The darkest moment would soon welcome light.

With the sun rising, a new day had come.

Instead of opening for business today, Serena went to help out at her sister’s diner first thing in the morning.

Once at All You Can Eat, Serena noticed her nephew lying down on two chairs put together to sleep. Feeling sorry, Serena said to her sister, “Why don’t you and Sonny move to my place? Sonny can sleep in when you’re up early. He doesn’t have to wake up with you.

“He’s at a growing age. The lack of sleep would affect his development.”

Liberty was making broth. She would come early to the diner every morning to prepare a new batch of broth.

“I’ll only wake you since I get up bright early, I’ll talk to Sonny and see if he wants to stay with you, but I’m not going to move there.”

There was bound to be noise when Liberty got ready in the morning. Liberty would feel bad for waking her sister and brother-in-law up. Zack was already busy as it was, so he did not need the lack of sleep added to his problems.

“What do you fancy eating, Seren?” Liberty asked her sister since she was making breakfast for herself. “Does Zack know that you’re here? I think he’s not working today, right? You should keep him company since you both are not working.

“I want tomato basil pasta with bacon bits. It has been a while since I had that since Zack doesn’t eat bacon and basil.”

Serena helped her sister in the kitchen. There were people on the streets right now. Soon, customers would be coming into the diner for breakfast.

Many major companies were closed for business today. However, the workers at smaller factories were rushing production due to orders. They could not catch a break during the weekends either.

All You Can Eat was well-known for its broth and various menu items. Although the diner had not been operating for long, Liberty had a lot of regulars and repeat customers.

Other shop owners on the same street enjoyed breakfast at Liberty’s diner too, leaving the operators of other restaurants around jealous. Still, they had no guts to kick up a fuss at All You Can Eat as security had been added to the street.

They had also observed that things did not end well for those who stirred trouble in All You Can

Eat.

The only thing they could do was wallow in their envy.

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