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 slew of Lisa's dirty laundry. Like getting expelled in high school for stealing. Then, in community college, she bullied a classmate so badly that they fell into depression and took their own life. If any

life.

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

it go. She claimed to have a better plan

heads-up, so when they arrived, Jacob and Leah were caught off guard. They were

can't decide if I should sell or not. What do

She wants to buy into the Meadows family, but everyone knows she's Connor's nemesis. Selling to her would

of helping us after marrying rich? Claire's offering top dollar This is the

Belle 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

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