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Chapter 480: How Will It End?
However, further thought revealed that they couldn’t act recklessly; otherwise, Paige and he would face an even more dangerous situation.Because they had already been forced into this affair, only by completely resolving everything and exposing those people could they be safe.
Julian Hawthorne hadn’t closed his eyes, just watching Paige Sterling.
When Paige woke up, she didn’t move either, staying curled in Julian Hawthorne’s embrace.
"Alright, now you need to tell me."
She added, "You have to tell me everything, no secrets allowed."
She feared Julian would only speak of the good, not the bad, especially regarding the things he’d been through; she wanted to know everything.
Julian agreed with her, "Alright, I’ll tell you everything."
The base’s research data was indeed in Alisa’s hands, but she didn’t have all of it, and she hadn’t taken it back to the country; she had hidden it elsewhere.
Julian knew Alisa wouldn’t hand it over easily and didn’t want to play cat-and-mouse with her.
Before their ship was attacked, he’d learned something—the people from that base had, through cosmetic surgery, created a man who looked exactly like him, attempting to replace him with this man.
This way, the fake Julian would be Paige’s husband, easily manipulating her.
Julian and the military conspired to turn the tables, making the Julian who woke up on the beach the false Julian.
But this fake Julian had been hypnotized by the military to erase some of his memories—like forgetting his original purpose.
Hence, the aimless fake Julian was determined to embody his arrogant self, wanting both women and power, beginning to sow seeds of chaos, but due to limited capability, achieved nothing other than muddying the waters.
After all, creating someone who looked like Julian was easy, but for that person to possess Julian’s abilities was far more challenging.
The Old Master Hawthorne had invested immense effort to raise Julian as the successor, deeply linked to innate talent.
The amnesiac Julian never proactively contacted those people, so they were unaware that the fake Julian had lost his memories, continuously waiting for his news.
They thought their plan was foolproof.
So as they lowered their guard, the real Julian Hawthorne had already breached several of their bases in succession, extracting the data.
Finally, Julian spent time locating the hidden data Alisa had stashed away.
During this journey, Julian inevitably got injured.
Once the objective was accomplished, he returned to Jarrow.
But since Jarrow already had a fake Julian, and the imposter still served a purpose—though foreign forces were dealt with, a few hidden domestic forces remained as accomplices—Julian had to stay undercover while the military continued working to uncover those people.
Thus, Julian became Wayne Wright, closely guarding Paige.
Julian recounted everything lightly, not wanting to worry Paige.
But Paige knew how perilous it all was, and she lay silently on Julian’s chest.
Julian comforted her, "Beau, I’m back now, nothing to worry about."
Until then, Paige had held back her tears, but with his ’Beau,’ she couldn’t stop them.
Those burning tears fell, searing into Julian’s heart.
He clumsily wiped her tears away, "Beau, I’m really fine now, don’t cry."
After a while, Paige finally calmed down and stopped crying.
Julian breathed a sigh of relief; when Paige cried, he was helpless.
After a brief pause, Paige adjusted her emotions and tugged on Julian’s face, "Julian, you didn’t get plastic surgery too, did you?"
Julian replied, "No, don’t pull."
He continued, "You’d need a special solvent to peel it off."
Paige complained, "Couldn’t you make a good-looking face? Why make it so harsh to the eyes?"
Julian said, "If you’re too eye-catching, others will notice me. I just want to quietly stay beside you, as long as you don’t mind me being ugly."
Paige huffed twice, "I do mind."
But Julian didn’t believe her. With such an ugly face, she still wanted to lead him into mischief.
"By the way, what’s the deal with Moca?"
Julian said, "Moca is one of Henry Hale’s people, but I also used her."
After fixing Moca’s face, Julian realized that the messier the situation domestically, the better for Paige.
So he arranged for Secretary Jones to lead Moca to stir up trouble, making it difficult for them to target Paige.
"Henry Hale is also related to these forces, but since he’s slippery, we haven’t found evidence yet. You should also be careful with him."
Paige had long been suspicious of Henry Hale and wasn’t surprised.
She sighed, "So what do we do now?"
"What do you mean, what do we do?"
"The fake Julian has been gallivanting under your name, doing all those things. Now he’s even suspected of killing his wife. How will you close this?"
Currently, there were so many people cursing Julian online, accusing him of being fickle. The resentment was through the roof.
Julian patted her back, "Don’t worry, I’m a hero now, and the military won’t let my reputation be tarnished. They’ll take care of it."
Paige murmured a sound of agreement, saying nothing more.
She was just glad Julian could come back safe and sound. She wished not to be separated from him again or for him to undertake such things anymore.
Soon, the police announced that Julian, accused of killing his wife, was arrested.
The evidence was conclusive, shocking the entire internet.
It’s one thing to be unfaithful, but to kill your wife to seize both her father’s company and her? What beastly behavior!
The internet’s vitriol was not just against Julian but was exacerbated, wishing to tear Julian to shreds.
Countless people sympathized with Paige for having such a cruel husband, lamenting that their previous warmth was all fake. Who knows how heartbroken Paige must have felt?
This news bombshell kept the internet loud for several days.
When Alisa found out, she was stunned.
How could Julian be caught? How was Paige still alive?
And now that something had happened to Julian, why weren’t the Hawthorne family stepping in? Shouldn’t they immediately hush things up? Why was it all over the internet?
What about Paige? Would Paige just watch as her husband was jailed?
Initially, Alisa still had hopes that the Hawthorne family would act.
But gradually, she realized Julian was truly finished.
Now she worried about herself, having been involved in this; what if Julian implicated her? What if the police came for her?
For several days, Alisa panicked but gradually realized no one approached her, calming down with the belief that Julian still harbored feelings and didn’t betray her.
However, Alisa realized she didn’t need Julian. With Julian’s downfall, she couldn’t hang herself over a dead-end.
Instead, she sought another powerful admirer to help rebuild The Tell Group.
If Julian truly loved her, he would understand her choice.