Chapter 1294 A Formidable Opponent

Sadie glanced at Annika's eager face, feeling a mix of conflict and nostalgia. Love, she thought, had a way of showing itself no matter how hard you tried to hide it. Just like she and Micah once had those unspoken, undeniable connections- "Ms. James, is that okay?" Annika's voice snapped her back to reality, urgency cutting through her doubt.

connections she'd now painfully learned to break.

"Yeah, go ahead and buy it. I'll stay here with Hubert," Sadie finally said. "Take the night off; just come back tomorrow morning."

"I..." Annika started to panic but quickly changed her tone, "I was thinking of going with you. If you don't want to go, I won't either. I'll stay with you."

"I told you to go, so go." Sadie gave her a pointed look. Before Annika could argue, Sadie's phone rang. She glanced at the unknown number on the screen and hesitated before answering, "Hello?"

"Ms. James, this is Olivia. I'd like to meet with you. Is that okay?" Olivia's voice was gentle yet commanding, with a strange allure that caught Sadie off guard.

any real animosity toward her. Given her past experiences with hypocrites like Ella, Arianna, and Barbara, Sadie prided herself on reading people well. Yet, Olivia defied her

out," Olivia said with a smile. "We met briefly at the

her eyes slightly. Olivia was impressive, no doubt; she had uncovered Sadie's identity with startling

forgotten," Sadie quickly composed herself and replied with a smile. "I haven't even thanked you for lending us

is that okay?"

the invitation. Her curiosity was piqued; she really wanted to know what Olivia

her phone and contemplating the situation with

at the phone and asked in confusion, "At the party last time, we hid our identities well. Only Joe, Mr. Clemens, and Clarence knew. How

she will find out," Sadie said calmly. "The Graham family has developed very well in recent years and has considerable influence in the

Annika frowned and said.

"Challenge what? We have no

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