Chapter 1262:

And now, barely minutes later, Lilian had shown up.

Lilian let out a small breath of relief—Jared didn’t seem to have a clue about Nola’s true identity.

Her anger toward Nola dimmed slightly. If Nola had said something she shouldn’t have, Lilian would make sure Nola lived to regret it. Lilian shot Nola a sharp glare.

“Now that you’ve played tour guide, go do your job. What are you standing around for?”

“Yes, I’ll go right away.” Nola flinched, clearly startled, and quickly nodded before bowing. But just as she turned to leave, she stole a glance at Jared.

For a brief moment, under the perfect angle and lighting, Nola looked breathtakingly beautiful—almost mesmerizing. Lilian, catching the way Jared’s gaze lingered, felt her barely contained anger ignite all over again.

momentarily caught off guard by Nola’s fleeting look, snapped

in such a rush. Is there something important you

for help, but Nola’s presence had thrown everything into disarray,

now, with Jared and that woman aggravating her, the words she had planned to say suddenly felt impossible

Just some minor funding issues with the Fisherman’s Cove project. But don’t worry, the Perkins family has the resources to handle it. I just thought I’d inform you. Also—going forward,

then turned on her heel, her

to the mysterious contact’s message. After a brief pause,

“Good. Deal.”

tuned for more

instantly, as if the sender had been expecting

carefully. Finding nothing amiss, she signed

their word, the mysterious figure wasted no time. Within two days,

days ago were now falling over themselves to praise her. After all, anyone who could secure such a massive investment

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