The Double or more Life of the Fake Heiress (Mirabella) novel Chapter 1026

Owen glanced up from his phone as he opened a message, catching Johnny's eye. "What's the rush?"

Johnny stopped midway, hesitated, then doubled back to close the office door. "I just heard from a buddy at the prosecutor's office—Lawyer Zach got threatened at the courthouse yesterday."

Owen had just finished a message from Mirabella and was momentarily taken aback. "Seriously?"

Johnny nodded. "Yeah, they said it hit his shoulder but didn't do any serious damage, so it's not too bad. Plus, he was having dinner with you last night, right? He seemed okay then."

Thinking back, Owen recalled that Zach had seemed perfectly fine. That gave him a bit of relief.

Then a thought crossed Owen's mind, and he set his phone down. "Any idea who’s behind it?"

Johnny shook his head. "Not yet, but it smells like an inside job. This is Riverdale we're talking about, not some backwater town."

In a place like Riverdale, especially within the legal system, such threats usually meant Zach had stepped on some powerful toes. Otherwise, who would dare to pull something like this in the courthouse?

It'd be like asking for trouble.

Owen pondered quietly, understanding why Zach had suddenly asked him to keep an eye on his sister. He then instructed, "Johnny, get someone to dig into this quietly."

Given what Mirabella had done for him—curing his illness and helping his mentor—he couldn’t just turn a blind eye.

Johnny looked at Owen. "Are you getting involved?" He frowned, then seemed to reconsider and nodded. "Got it."

Owen shot him a look. "You don't always have to weigh the benefits. Some things are about more than just calculations."