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The Return of The Runaway Bride

Crystal returned to her home after five years only to get caught up in the murder charges of her supposed husband, Edward Fitzgerald, also the CEO of Fitzgerald Corporation. To her surprise, she was set free the next day, something she didn't expect to happen anytime soon, and, the crime was confessed by the actual criminal, at least so she believed. Embedded within conspiracies, she reaches home to find out her father passed away in an accident and her mother blames Crystal entirely for everything bad in her life. Disappointed and uncertain about the turn out of events, Crystal decides to join hands with Caleb to find answers for her father's death. With each unfolding layer, she discovers a strange truth linking from her past that shatters her piece by piece until she starts to question the validation of every person in her life. Her blooming romance with Caleb has a face-off once every possible evidence of Edward's death, starts pointing towards him. In the face-off between love and trust, both Caleb and Crystal hunt down to a complete different connection between Crystal's strange family tree and Edward's death. Overcoming their trust issues, both Caleb and Crystal work together to hunt down the criminal when an unexpected turn of events take place. Dead walks out of graves and conspiracy unspiral to strangle throats. Innocents are villains and villains have to be killed. But in the tangled web of lies, how to figure out, who is the Joker and who is the king?

thejasinjwalamukhi · Urbano
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39 Chs

15. The Family Feud

An angry Elmore was standing at the door. She was still in her night jumpsuits. She ran towards Crystal and stretched her arms. Crystal picked her up and made her comfortable on her lap. 

"No one would hurt you, Slow white. I'll protect you with my blood and… ," Elmore caressed Crystal's face.

"and choco syrup, yes"

Everyone laughed at the table, including Caleb.

She pouted angrily at Caleb. 

"Gigi, Uncle Caleb is not very nice" Elmore huffed, "He is not being cibil to Slow White"

"Hey come on now, be civil Caleb, tell Crystal you'll protect her, right Elfy?"

Elmore nodded graciously.

"Your Highness, dear Ms. Crystal Slow White," Caleb said. Elmore clapped and Crystal looked at him, he mouthed, "No wonder she calls you slow white" 

Elmore looked up at her again, "I, Caleb Fitzgerald, Uncle of Princess Elmore Fitzgerald, bound myself to protect you from everything, every danger, everyone including you."