Chapter 24 Despite Alarics dramatic interruption , the engagement party concluded . Heather composed herself . Lets head home . Time to meet the family elders at the estate , James said eagerly . Hed been waiting for this moment . As an adopted daughter of the Welch family , Heathers status made her perfect . Greed flickered in his eyes . When can we marry , James ? Heather clung to his arm , voice tinged with worry . I have so little standing in the Welch family … Patience , darling . Once grandfather approves , its guaranteed . James smirked . Hed chosen Heather precisely because she was vulnerable adopted , no parents , the Welch brothers practically wishing her dead to protect their inheritance . Shed be easy to control . They arrived at the Lancaster estate . Despite its imposing darkness , Heather maintained her eager smile . I hope grandfather wont mind I didnt bring a gift ? Hes been dying to meet you . Im so glad Ill finally have a real family . Meeting you was fate , James . Her eyes sparkled with hope . James inwardly sneered at her naivety . The Welch family was hardly prestigious did this adopted nobody think hed actually marry her ? But her desperation made her the perfect mark . In the main hall , the Lancaster patriarch surveyed Heather with calculating eyes . This is your fiancée ? Perfect specimen , isnt she ? James grinned . Specimen ? What do you mean ? 00:40 My Ex Husband Went Crazy After I Left Him And came a 88.5 % Chapter 24 Before Heathers confusion cleared , James signaled the guards . They seized her roughly . James ?! Why are you doing this ? Were getting married ! Let me go ! She struggled frantically but was quickly bound and gagged . Blame your bad luck . We needed a new drug mule . James revealed his true nature . Heathers eyes widened in comprehension . She thrashed harder , muffled screams and tears betraying her terror . You played your part well at the engagement . If we werent short on carriers , I might have kept up the charade . Too bad, darling . Take her below ! James waved dismissively as Heather was dragged away . In the warehouse , the scale of their operation shocked even her . The implications of this much drugs hitting the streets … She bit down hard , crushing the tracking device hidden under her tongue the pre arranged signal that they had enough evidence . While James used her , shed used him to catch a major trafficking ring . After this mission , the Bureau would stage another death this time retiring Heather Welch . Shed take a new identity for her next assignment . Hopefully one that would keep her far from Alaric Crawford . 09.10 My Ex Hushand Went Crazy After Left Five-year-old Annie, who can understand animals, saved Landon Hawthorne, a wealthy businessman, from suicide. Now she's his whole world and he's her legal cheat-code against every villain fate throws ...