Chapter 85 A Trojan Horse

I had to keep Johnson here. He was my ace in the hole.

As for why I didn’t insist on keeping everyone else, I wanted to leave myself an escape route. I wanted

Matthew to reconsider his actions without pushing him to the point of no return.

To my surprise, the next person to speak up was Henry, Matthew’s father.

“Why bring this mess into the office? Can’t it be discussed at home? It seems like people have lost their sense of decorum,” Henry said in a commanding tone, his nose in the air.

I spoke respectfully but firmly, “Dad, is that directed at me? You’ll see soon enough if I have ‘decorum.” But you should listen and watch closely. Who lacks decorum here?‘

Matthew immediately grew uncomfortable. Perhaps it was because I had never spoken like this since joining the Murphy family. They were used to my soft–spokenness.

you accustomed to,my mild nature? Do you think I’m a pushover? Do you think you can take advantage of me

ATL Empire project was in the bag, so he adopted a more

had abandoned his image as the ideal husband and was ready to throw

my behavior. He squinted at

saw I was being assertive, she yelled at me to deflect attention, “Chloe, don’t stir up trouble. It was you who ran off with another man, not

behind my brother’s back. How dare you come here and make stuff

“Dad,

arms. “Are you feeling guilty now? You jumped in with someone else’s man without

think you are? You have no right to meddle!” Though Melanie protested, she

I

gone too far. I won’t

you’re close to Chide. You’re an outsider,

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clear conscience or have done something you

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