A False Heiress's Guide to Love and Power

Chapter 326

With a sigh, Alessia gave Cole a quick rundown of what had just happened.

He listened intently, waiting until she finished before reaching over to ruffle her hair. “You really know how to play your cards, don’t you? Good work, Lessie. Dealing with those old pros isn’t easy.”

The gentle tone, the fond smile–it reminded her so much of Jade June. For a split second, she was back in those afternoons after school, always greeted by a warm hug.

She pushed those memories away and laced her fingers through Cole’s.

His hand was big, always warm even in the dead of winter. It was just like him to absentmindedly play with her fingers; she found herself doing the same.

“Come on, let’s go. I’m starving.”

“Sure. How about The Veranda House?”

She nodded, and Cole, taking the cue, shifted the car into gear and pulled out.

“Oh, by the way,” he said as they drove, “I heard Fortune went to see lleana before she was admitted to the hospital. I’m guessing he had something to do with it. He came looking for me a while ago–seems like he’s getting desperate now that he’s lost his grip on things. Just be careful, okay? Don’t let him trip you up.”

“Funny you mention him,” Alessia replied. “I actually found out something interesting.”

“Yeah? What’s that?“.

“He’s been making money on the side through some shady deals. Ileana wasn’t his first victim.” Cole kept it vague, but Alessia understood.

though–destroyed all the evidence before he came back to the country. There’s nothing we can pin

in her seat, Alessia let her hand drum absently on the car

dwell on it. Let’s eat, get some

noticing, they’d arrived

luck would have it, they ran into Max and Bacchus at the front desk–apparently, both

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little

said, cuffing Bacchus on the back of the

him, rubbing his head and

his eyes, spotting the way Alessia and Cole’s hands

that. You finally got her to

joined hands and giving

Alessia. “Just make sure you’re not counting

eye–roll. “Are you two just getting here, or

Didn’t make a reservation, so they told us there’d be a wait,” Bacchus

at Cole, her silent question

look and snorted. “Wow, can’t make a

was unexpectedly prickly, leaving Alessia a little at a loss. She was about to respond, but

a private room.