Chloe slipped her lipstick into the drawer. "Tonight, I'm heading back to the Meadows family."

"What's going on?" Connor asked, a hint of concern in his voice.

Chloe rarely made a point of going there. She shook her head, "Just some things that need sorting out."

Connor knew exactly what she meant-Lisa. Chloe had long suspected that Lisa, in cahoots with Ricky, had tried to have her killed. Luckily, Linda took the bullet meant for her.

Connor had been digging into it too. He found out that Lisa and Ricky were indeed cozy, with frequent transactions involving hefty sums of money. But none of this was enough to pin Lisa for hiring a hitman.

a classmate so badly that they fell into depression and took their own life. If any of this went public,

life.

was years ago, reopening the case and getting Lisa jailed wasn't out of the question. Lisa herself wasn't much of a threat beyond her stupidity and cruelty. The real worry was her backer, Claire, who had Anthony in her corner. Even if the past came back to haunt Lisa, it would likely be

wanted to let it go. She claimed to have a better plan to make Lisa

a heads-up, so when they arrived, Jacob and Leah were

called me twice. I can't decide if

to buy into the Meadows family, but everyone knows

think of helping us after marrying rich? Claire's offering top dollar This is the Meadows family's best shot. If we don't sell, the stocks will keep tanking. Do we want

Époque was a sinking ship. Selling the business he poured his life into felt like giving up, but if he didn't, those shares would soon be worthless. At least Claire was offering a price way above market value

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