Chapter 292

“Let’s get Jeannie, and hit the mall this afternoon for some fancy lingerie. She mentioned she knows just the place!”

“Oh, let’s not,” Gwendolyn demurred.

“We must! I’m dialing her up right this second!”

In the bustling heart of Bayridge City downtown

In the creeping pace of the car.

Derrick was a bundle of nerves, his back drenched, breaking out in a cold sweat.

The call from the hospital that morning nearly had him collapsing in fright, worried sick that Claude might spill the beans about the

past.

Everything he owned could go up in smoke.

“Honey, what’s wrong?” Magnolia asked, concem lacing her voice as she sat beside him. “Did you have a rough night?”

Derrick waved it off. “Nothing, just worried about Claude. He’s awake, but only his eyes can move. I’m scared he won’t pull through”

Magnolia’s face lit up with relief. “Nonsense! He’ll get better in time. The doctors had written him off, but look, he woke up! They said he’s got a strong will to live, must be because he can’t bear to leave us!”

Derrick knew better. Claude was driven by revenge and had

The family business will be yours and your brother’s burden someday.

she

outdone by some country bumpkin, no matter what. She had to be

was her obsession! She had to marry

could give her more opportunities to

with a smile, “Why not take Skyler? You’ve always favored Selina, you have to show some love to our son.” Though she chided

for his daughter was a

not,” Skyler muttered, his attention glued

desire to share a space

pretenses of the business

a little ambition?” Demrick’s frustrations found an outlet as

the family. And Skyler, for his part, always seemed at odds with him, like

let out a derisive laugh, “Isn’t my big bro enough for

“Spoiled brat!”

seems quite the go–getter” Skyler’s eyes swept

situation, “Dad, don’t be angry. Let’s

up outside the

out of the car,

their way up the elevator, straight to the CEO’s office.

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