A False Heiress's Guide to Love and Power

Chapter 18

“Justin? What are you doing here?” Alessia poked her head out of the room at the sound of voices, pausing in surprise when she saw him standing there.

“I heard from Cole, so I thought I’d swing by and check in.”

Alessia nodded, waved the workers inside, and quickly explained the situation before stepping back out. She found Brendan trailing after Justin, surveying the house like a pair of detectives.

“Is your old habit acting up again?” Alessia didn’t bother with pleasantries; she slapped Justin on the back, the sharp smack making Brendan jump. When she saw

Justin wasn’t fazed, she relaxed.

“Dad, let me introduce you. This is my friend, Justin. He’s in construction.”

Her introduction was casual, as if Justin was just an everyday acquaintance. Justin seemed used to it, greeting Brendan politely with a “Good afternoon, sir.”

“In construction? Lessie, Mr. Keane isn’t just ‘in construction.‘ He’s the–well, he’s famous. They call him a genius architect…” Brendan stuttered, glancing at Justin.

“You’ve heard of me, sir? Please, just call me Justin. Lessie and I go way back–no need for formalities.” Justin’s easy warmth left Brendan a little flustered; after all, he’d once witnessed Justin tear into a nouveau riche client without mercy.

the Keane Group. As luck would

and sole heir.

voice carried right through two closed doors into the meeting room. Yet the man standing here now was

Karen hovered by the door, listening anxiously to the voices drifting from

Maybe

frowned, just about to step in when the

startled

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talk it out. Don’t

gets when he’s focused–he’s not yelling at anyone. Sometimes the construction site’s so loud, he forgets how loud

“Really?”

threw the door wide, revealing a perfectly calm scene: Justin deep in discussion

and

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