Chapter 231

Jessica arched her brow, a flicker of surprise showing in her

‘She actually went for it?‘ Jessica blinked, caught off guard.

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“You better do everything you promised to keep me hidden,” Andrea said, her heart anxious but there was no turning back now. “Once I’m out of Honnala, I’ll tell you who it is.”

“Deal,” Rebecca replied.

Andrea just wanted to leave as soon as possible. “I’ll be gone by the second of next month at the latest. When will you transfer the fifty million to me?”

“What money?” Rebecca asked.

“The fifty million we talked about in the car,” Andrea replied.

“Didn’t you say you didn’t want it?” Rebecca shot back.

Andrea took a deep breath, wishing she could go back in time and slap herself for being so careless.

‘I must’ve been out of my mind to agree just to get Rebecca on board,‘ Andrea thought.

“Get your people ready,” Andrea said, not wanting to say more. “I’ll let you know the day I leave.”

“Got it,” Rebecca replied coolly.

Andrea got wise. “Rebecca.”

“What?” Rebecca replied.

Andrea couldn’t see Rebecca’s face through the phone, but just to be sure, she added, “When I say do everything you can, I don’t mean handling it all by yourself–use everyone and everything at your disposal. That means Jessica, Ian, your mom, anyone you’ve got.”

Rebecca didn’t respond, just ended the call.

The dial tone buzzed in Andrea’s ear.

Andrea forced herself to calm down again.

‘If only I’d taken care of things earlier with Ben Cole, none of this mess would exist, Andrea thought bitterly. ‘If it wasn’t for him messing.things up, I could’ve stayed by Jeffrey’s side for the rest of my life.’

‘Not only could I have gotten under Rebecca’s skin, but I would’ve had all the wealth and status that came with having someone powerful protecting me, forever,’ she brooded.

Too bad regrets don’t fix anything; there’s no do–over in real life.

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the past. After she hung up, nothing fazed her; she just kept eating as

“I honestly don’t know if Andrea’s brain is clever or

“Yeah, that’s really tough to

to you for help–what goes on in her mind?” Jessica frowned, recalling how Andrea treated Rebecca in college.

self–respect, she wouldn’t have taken someone else’s place,” Rebecca muttered, feeling sorry for the real person who saved Jeffrey–what

hardly fazed

eating and drinking like

in the study with Jessica, poring over files on every member of the Quinn family. ‘Know your enemy, and you’ll never lose a fight,‘ Rebecca thought. Amelia had warned her the

two looking at?” Amelia asked

“Mom,” Rebecca greeted her.

Amelia,” Jessica

two invitations out of her bag. “There’s a business banquet on

looked it over–her

“Wait, how come I got one

said, “Your mom wanted me

“What

replied, “I’m

play pretend with those big shots. Anyway,

confident. She’d been trained for this since she was a kid, slated to inherit

Amelia always let her do her own thing–and she

had never really seen the ugly side of life. Outside of Andrea, the world was still all

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instructed, seeing this banquet as a stepping

invitation, already guessing what her

“Yeah?” Amelia answered.

really just for fun, or are you sending me to get

figure?” Amelia asked, a flicker of surprise crossing her

introductions yourself at these events,” Rebecca said, twirling the

nodded–yeah, that had

own. Is that because of those fancy gifts Sebastian and Mr. Guzman

whole banquet is about getting you seen, putting your face in

Rebecca a

getting those shares won’t

wasn’t about to let the past

exactly why this banquet matters so much,” Amelia emphasized. “You need to grab everyone’s attention, make sure the Quinns–and anyone else watching–stay curious about

It’s the only way.

Quinn family think twice before

happened to Rebecca, all those old–money families in Honnala would suspect the Quinns right

one of The Big Four Families, the Quinns were all about

get people talking and keep them curious?” Jessica

wanted to

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