A Perfect Lie Hides Behind My Billionaire Marriage (reese and hudson)

Ava, who also heard the noise and footsteps, frowned and said, "Someone's back."

Reese's expression changed slightly, and she immediately closed the documents. "Ava, let's get out of here."

She said.

Ava furrowed her eyebrows, "The person is coming upstairs. If we leave now, we might run into them."

Reese quickly surveyed the area, "We can't hide in the study; they will find it soon. We..."

Her gaze fell on the window next to the study, "Let's go through the window. You go first, hurry!"

Ava glanced at Reese but didn't argue. They had to get away before they are seen by whoever cinto the

Roberts family villa. She quickly climbed out of the window and descended along the water pipe.

Reese walked to the study's entrance, locked the door from the inside, and then quickly climbed out of the

window.

As Ava was halfway down the water pipe, she saw Reese climb out of the window, and she breathed a sigh of

relief.

Neither of the girls had ever done anything so dangerous before, and Ava, whose body is not conditioned to do

extrphysical activities like what they are doing right now, found it difficult to climb down the water pipe. Her

hands were cut, and her arms trembled slightly as she climbed down.

Reese had just climbed onto the water pipe when she heard someone kick the study door.

She suspected that Ricardo had returned, as otherwise, other people wouldn't have headed directly to the study.

As she was thinking this, she suddenly heard someone using a heavy object to hit the study room door.

With a loud thud, Reese's heart pounded, realizing that they were trying to forcibly break open the locked door.

However, she lacked strength in her hands, and like Ava, she lacked the physical strength to be going down

through a water pipe. And when she reached the space between the second and first floor, she fell directly from

the water pipe.

Although the height wasn't alarming, Reese was unprepared, and she twisted her foot. The sudden pain shot

through her ankle, causing her to wince in discomfort. Ava's cold little face changed tically, and she

worriedly looked at her friend, whispering, "Reese, are you okay?"

Reese shook her head slightly, trying to mask the pain in her voice, "Let's go through the back door, quickly. He

will find the study as soon as he enters." She knew they had to act swiftly if they were going to escape

undetected.

Ava nodded, understanding the urgency in her friend's words, and turned around to crouch down, "I'll carry you."

Despite her petite frame, she was determined to help Reese get out of the Roberts Family villa safely.

Reese didn't refuse the offer; she knew that she needed to get out of there, and Ava's help was her best chance.

As long as she left the villa, she still had something to hold against Ricardo, something that could protect her

from his wrath.

Ava struggled to carry Reese's weight but driven by determination, they quickly made it to the back door and

slipped out unnoticed. The cool night air outside brought srelief to Reese, but she knew they couldn't relax

just yet.

Once they were in the car, Ava started the engine, and Reese finally breathed a sigh of relief. The adrenaline was

still pumping through her veins as they drove away from the Roberts family villa, leaving behind the chaos and

danger.

Just as they had left the villa's premises, Reese hadn't even had a chance to look at the letter when her phone

rang, interrupting the tense silence. Ava glanced at her with a furrowed brow and asked in a cold tone, "Who is

it?"

Reese's face tensed a little as she took a quick glance at her phone screen. "It's my dad," she said, her voice

trembling slightly from the lingering fear and anxiety. "Answer it," Ava urged, her eyes never leaving the road,

keeping them both safe. Reese hesitated for a moment before answering the call and turning on the speaker.

Ricardo's voice cfrom the phone, his tone tinged with a hint of irony. "Reese, was it you who barged into my

study just now?" he asked, his question pointed and accusatory.

Ava glanced at Reese and shook her head slightly.

Reese was worried that Ricardo was setting a trap and remained silent.

Ricardo chuckled darkly, "Do you think the matter is over just because you stayed silent? Reese, my study is

surrounded by surveillance cameras. You didn't know about this, right?" His revelation sent a chill down Reese's

spine.

In the study, Ricardo was watching the surveillance footage, his eyes fixed on the screen as he replayed the

events that had transpired. He was almost at the party venue when he suddenly felt uneasy and turned back

home. His intuition had proved correct.

As he watched the two figures in his study room through the replay of the surveillance footage, Ricardo's eyes

flickered with a mix of emotions. He couldn't believe that Reese had dared to intrude on his private space.

Despite being caught red-handed, Reese still didn't speak,

He sneered, "Reese, | know you don't trust my words, fearing | might deceive you. Don't worry; | have no need to

deceive you. | already know who entered my study with you. What if | report to the police that someone broke

into my study and stole confidential documents?"

"You are my daughter, so even if you take something from your own home, it's not considered stealing. But what

about your good friend, Ava Smith? She was in my house without my permission, opened my safe, and the

surveillance video clearly shows all of it. I'm afraid this matter won't be so easily settled."

Reese's face changed drastically, "This matter has nothing to do with Ava; it was all my plan."

Ricardo chuckled, "Whose idea it is to barge in doesn't matter to me. All | know is that the one I'm going to

report is Ava. Reese, do you understand what | mean?"

Reese's face tightened, and her eyebrows furrowed deeply.

She couldn't involve Ava in this. Ava was just trying to help her in her predicament.

She took a deep breath, "Do you think that without my mother's letter to threaten me, | won't bring Alexa into

Strakovski? | promise you, with or without that letter, | will still help you with this matter."

To avoid implicating Ava, she would turn to Lukas if needed. If that didn't work, she would think of another way.

In any case, she wouldn't drag Ava into this mess.

Ricardo scoffed, "Reese, you are still too naive. I'm afraid you haven't opened the envelope yet. Lettell you

the truth. The envelope and the letter are placed separately. Did you really think | would let you take that letter

that easy?"

Hearing this, Ava suddenly slammed on the brakes, frowning as she looked at Reese.

Reese's face changed drastically, and she threw her phone onto the center console and quickly took out the

envelope from her pocket.

At that moment, and true to her father's words, the envelope was indeed empty, and there was no letter inside.

Due to the thickness of the envelope, Reese hadn't noticed anything amiss and thought the letter was inside.

Her expression turned extremely ugly.

Ricardo continued, oblivious to Reese's shock, "By the way, | should thank you. Yesterday, | took the letter out to

hurry you up and took photos for you. | didn't put it back in the envelope at the time. Now, looking back, it's

fortunate | didn't put it back; otherwise, you really would have stolen it. They say that the thief on the inside is

hard to guard against, and you just proved it right today." Reese never expected to go to such lengths only to

steal an empty envelope.

Listening to Ricardo's sarcastic tone and his condescending attitude, she suppressed her anger, "Enough! What

do you want?"

"Three days," Ricardo asserted firmly. "Within three days, Alexa must join Strakovski Jewelry. Otherwise, I'll send

Ava to jail first, and then burn the letter that your mother left you, right in front of your own eyes."