Chapter 1139

Xavier agreed to meet, and the two arranged to have dinner at a restaurant downtown in Jadeford. He agreed so quickly that Lily's palms broke out in a cold sweat. After all, Anthony had control over this phone. In other words, he could see all the chat history and was bound to get suspicious. Sure enough, Anthony showed up at her room just after they had finalized the time to meet. It was the first time he had come into her room, and when he saw the untouched suitcase of cash sitting on the floor, he picked up a stack and weighed it in his hand. "All done?" he asked. Lily handed him the phone. "Yeah." "Don't you think he agreed a little too quickly?" Anthony shot back. "It's almost like the two of you are in on this together. You're just waiting for him to say yes so I'll keep my promise and let the Joyners go." Lily's palms were slick with sweat, her whole back tense and rigid. She forced herself to sound calm. "There's no signal on this island, so how could I possibly collude