Chapter 334

Jake’s words made Jamar laugh aloud, unable to hold it in. He sized Jake up with a look of disdain, then sneered, “Just because you’re ugly, thick-skinned, and sleazy, does that mean you think you can go after someone like her?”

Jamar thought. Thorbe is excellent, and someone like Jake doesn’t deserve to be in her presence. To have the nerve to say something like that—it’s disgusting.

Reece, equally unimpressed, turned to Jake. “Even if we broke up, it wouldn’t be someone like you.”

“Besides, you should have the decency not to go after Reece’s girlfriend.”

“Let me ask you this—if you want to steal her, do you think you can!”

“Someone like you? Phoebe would never look twice,” Reece thought. “It’s not that I look down on Jake—he’s genuinely hopeless, a lost cause.”

“Even if Phoebe’s judgment were off, she’d never go for someone like him!”

Jake, who had always been confident in himself, was left speechless. He thought, These two are going way too far, speaking so harshly. One of them is even Reece. No wonder Ophelia doesn’t like him—he’s just as annoying.

Jake awkwardly said, “Okay, maybe she doesn’t like me, but that doesn’t mean you can stop me from liking her.”

“Alright, this is my fault.”

“I apologize to Ms. Jenkins…and to both of you,” Jake said. “These two men were just messing around earlier; they didn’t do anything to harm Ms. Jenkins.”

“You have them apologize to Ms. Jenkins.”

“Reece, let them go.”

Jake thought, These two are nothing but Phoebe’s obsessed fanboys, and there’s no reasoning with them. At least I’ve taken full responsibility and ensured Ophelia is out of it.

“Whether they believe me or not, I don’t care. Now all that’s left is to get these two and leave.”

Reece sneered, “So you think a simple apology can fix everything? Do you think the law is a joker?”

“Besides, these two broke the law—one of them is even a murderer.”

“If we let them go, we’d be helping them commit more wrongs.”

Jake thought, I can’t stand Reece and these two. I need to show Phoebe that I’m not connected to them.

Jake thought, “This happens when you have a useless teammate. Not only is Reece not backing me up, but he’s making everything worse.”

Meanwhile, Ophelia, watching the livestream, was fuming. She thought, Is Reece that clueless? Does he hate seeing Jake succeed?

“Phoebe hasn’t even said anything yet, and he jumps in to stop it. How stupid. He’s just dragging them down. I feel like rushing in and slapping some sense into Reece.”

At this moment, Reece had no idea what Ophelia was thinking.

Reece continued, “They’ve already committed crimes, so let’s wait for the police to arrive. Then, we will decide whether to let them go.”

Jake, now furious, almost felt like punching Reece. He sighed in frustration, “Reece, this whole fortune-telling thing is just a load of crap.”

“My Jenkins must have seen through them. She knows they’re here to cause trouble, so she said that.”

Phoebe said, “You think you can make excuses for them and take them away! Not happening.”

She glanced at Jake’s face, then added, “You’re no saint either.”

“You’ve drugged innocent girls and bullied them.”

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“You hit someone with your car and fled the scene.”

“You’ve chased after girls even though they had boyfriends, and you ruined the guy’s hand.”

“You’ve trafficked people and dabbled in illegal businesses,”

“You can’t even clean up your mess, and now you want to save these two? Dream on.”

Hearing Phoebe’s words left Jake stunned. He thought, Phoebe knows how to do fortune-telling. I’ve done those things before, and in the past, my family just used money to fix it. If that didn’t work, I’d turn to Ophelia—she always found a way to fix things for me!

That’s why I’ve been able to act arrogantly.

But now, exposed in front of everyone, he was uncharacteristically flustered.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Jake stammered.

“If I’ve been trying to get something I don’t deserve, that’s my fault.”

He stubbornly added, “But you can’t slander me like this, accusing me without proof.”

Uninterested in wasting time with him, Phoebe said, “If I’m slandering you, the police will figure it out when they come.”

“If you’re innocent, stay and wait for the police. If I’m wrong, I’ll apologize on livestream and pay for your emotional distress.”

She stared directly at him and asked, “Do you dare!”

Jake thought, ‘Ophelia thinking she can clear her name! That’s just a pipe dream.’

Phoebe thought, ‘How has Jake managed to commit so many crimes and not end up in jail?’ He was still acting so arrogantly, continuing to roam around and cause trouble.

Phoebe thought, ‘It’s because he has Ophelia in high society who fixes everything for him.’

Phoebe thought, ‘Does Ophelia think she can make Jake take the fall for everything and slip away without consequences? I won’t let her get away with it. I’ll make sure Jake pays for his actions.

Jake was the most spoiled grandson in the Lyons family, doted on by both the grandfather and grandmother. If he went down for this, there was no doubt he’d drag Ophelia into it.

Phoebe decided to let them fight it out. Ophelia loved her image, and Phoebe would make sure she was publicly humiliated.

He stared in silence. He thought, I don’t dare.

He feigned innocence and said, “If you’re going to say that, there’s nothing I can do to explain myself.”

“I have other matters to attend to, so I’ll leave you all to it.”

With that, he turned and tried to walk away.

Jake thought, ‘Are you kidding? Once the police arrive, there’s no way I’m getting out of here!’

Being caught on livestream in front of so many people, and having everything they’d done exposed for all to see.

Jake thought, Even with Ophelia backing me up, I’d still face consequences. I’m not stupid.

Phoebe thought, Jake’s handing himself over—there’s no way I’m letting him get away!

As Jake tried to run for it, the crowd closed in, blocking his path.

Why are you running if you didn’t do anything?

“Yeah, if you’re innocent, why not stay and wait for the police!”

The crowd had already taken Phoebe’s side. Jake, who looked far from innocent, was now suspect. They would have already stepped forward to defend themselves against Phoebe if they were innocent. The fact that they were trying to escape showed their guilt.

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Chapter 334 Jake’s escape route was blocked, and he grew desperate.

He wadded and snapped, “What to you? Get out of my way.”

“I didn’t do anything, but I’m not staying here.”

He tried to push past, but the crowd was too tight. Some tough guys were in the mix, and before he knew it, they had him pinned down.

Then the police arrived. After a brief questioning, they looked at the three of them. But they didn’t admit to anything. Instead, they tried to shift the blame onto Phoebe, threatening to accuse her of defamation.

Based on Phoebe’s words, the officers weren’t about to take action. They turned to her. “Do you have any proof?”

Phoebe was confident, knowing she had the upper hand. She nodded. “I knew they were in Galuwa and had done some very shady things.”

“They’ve been keeping an innocent girl locked up in a house they bought just outside town.”

She pointed to the man on the ground. “He’s the one who killed someone, and the body’s buried in that yard.”

“All you have to do is check the yard now, and you’ll know I’m telling the truth.”

As soon as the words were spoken, Jake and the others froze, their hearts racing with fear, cold sweat pouring down their faces.