Chapter 824

He was really going to go through with it. But what was I supposed to give him when I had nothing? "Then quit stalling and bury me already," I said, completely unfazed. Maybe it was because I had been through so many close calls, but fear just didn't register anymore. "Eden, you saw for yourself. There's nothing here. Brandon told me he left it here, which is why I kept quiet no matter how hard you pushed. But here we are. Brandon tricked me, too." I let out a self-deprecating laugh. I had to play it this way, to make him think Brandon had deceived me as well. This way, Eden wouldn't start looking for Isabella. "Don't try to fool me. You two are as slippery as eels, always scheming—there's no way you're telling the truth," Eden muttered, still unconvinced. One of his men suggested, "Mr. Griffins, should we keep digging? Maybe it's buried deeper?" What was this guy even thinking… "Then stop talking and dig!" Eden snapped, yanking me over to the gravesite as his men began franti