Chapter 450

Grace didn't say a word. She had previously asked one of Ed's friends to help deal with a body, but Daphne wasn't the type to just vanish without anyone noticing. Even if the Yule family didn't exactly welcome her, she had shown her face in front of plenty of people. If she went missing, they'd start digging immediately. Grace could already feel the trouble piling up. It was like she had walked right into a trap—like someone had been laying the groundwork all along. Lyle's voice got quiet and cautious. "Grace, I swear, it wasn't me." Grace was just about to reassure him when police sirens lit up the block. A squad of cruisers pulled up around her, and before she could react, cold silver handcuffs were snapped around her wrists. The whole thing took less than five minutes. She tried to say something to Lyle, but the officers didn't give her a chance. They dragged her off without a word. Lyle stood frozen, watching as they bagged the body and loaded it up. A chill shot straight up